Pumpkin chocolate chip oat bars (vegan friendly)

Now that exam season is over, I decided that it was about time I share this recipe! These pumpkin chocolate chip oat bars are the epitome of the Fall season and the oats keep them hearty which makes them perfect for breakfast!

I know I said that the pumpkin cranberry cake I made would be the last pumpkin recipe for the year but silly me found a can of pumpkin puree at the back of my pantry the other day and figured that I should probably put it to good use!

By now I pretty much ran out of pumpkin treats to make because I’ve made just about everything this year. I mean I’ve already done the coffee cake, the muffins, the cookies, the pies, the buns, and the breakfasts.

What else was there to make?

The BARS! I forgot the bars!

And thus, these chewy pumpkin chocolate chip oat bars were born.

These were a little experimental for me because I rarely ever make bars of any sort but I did some adapting off of a trusty brownie recipe and (surprisingly), they turned out great!

As a matter of fact, even mother deer who isn’t a fan of sweet treats came back for seconds!

Yeup they were mom’s seal of approval good. That’s how amazing they were.

So what are you waiting for? Go on, scroll down and write down the recipe, you know you want to!

Pumpkin chocolate chip oat bars recipe

Ingredients (makes 12)

• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour (all purpose works as well)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg (or 1 tablespoon flax meal + 3 tablespoons water)
• 2/3 cup oats
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Method

1. Whisk the oil, brown sugar, sugar, pumpkin puree, vanilla and the egg together in a large bowl.
2. Sift in the whole wheat flour, pumpkin spice and salt.
3. Fold in the oats and chocolate chips.
4. Bake on a lined 6″ x 8″ baking pan for 20 – 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.