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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Pumpkin Pecan Bars

    Pumpkin Pecan Bars

    Published: Sep 21, 2017 · Modified: Oct 14, 2021 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    These Pumpkin Pecan Bars are so yummy gooey and perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning or a cup of tea in the afternoon.

    Three Pumpkin Pecan Bars stacked on top of each other

     

    Pumpkin Pecan Bars

    Between making the apple oatmeal crumb bars last week and my daughter filling our house with the smells of Fall in our essential oil diffuser, I am in full force everything apple and pumpkin mode.  Cinnamon and orange essential oils smell SO wonderful diffused together by the way!

    These little bars are another simple, healthy  snack to add to your list to try.  There is no butter or added oil but instead swapped with applesauce and pumpkin for moisture. Maple syrup is swapped for sugar. The medjool dates add even more delicious sweetness with creamy caramel like center.

    Ingredients for Pumpkin Pecan Bars

    For the bars:

    Dry ingredients

    1 cup rolled oats

    1 cup raw pecans

    2 teaspoon cinnamon

    1 teaspoon baking powder

    ½ teaspoon salt

    ¼ teaspoon ginger

    ¼ teaspoon cloves

    ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

    ⅛ teaspoon allspice

    Wet Ingredients

    ⅓ cup maple syrup

    1 cup pumpkin

    ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce

    1 egg

    For the caramel:

    15 medjool dates

    ¼ cup water

    How to Make Pumpkin Pecan Bars

     

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    In a food processor, grind the oats and pecans until flour like.

    Place this mixture in a bowl and add the remaining dry ingredients and mix together well.

    Then place the dates and water in the food processor and pulse until you get a caramel consistency, scraping down the sides a few times.

    In another mixing bowl, mix the maple syrup, pumpkin, applesauce and the egg and mix together.

    Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir to combine thoroughly.

    Line an 8X8 glass baking dish with parchment paper, having enough extra paper to hang over the sides.

    Slowly spoon ½ the batter into the 8X8 pan.

    Then add the layer of the date mixture.

    Thirdly, add in the remaining batter on top of that layer.

    Bake in the oven for about 30-40 minutes.

    ENJOY!!

    Try these other healthy snacks too:

    Healthy Gluten Free Brownies

    Pumpkin Protein Muffins

    Healthier Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

    Cinnamon Applesauce Bread

    Healthy Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

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    Pumpkin Pecan Bars

    These Pumpkin Pecan Bars are so yummy gooey and perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning or a cup of tea in the afternoon.
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    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 100kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • For the bars:
    • Dry ingredients
    • 1 cup rolled oats
    • 1 cup raw pecans
    • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon cloves
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
    • ⅛ teaspoon allspice
    • Wet Ingredients
    • ⅓ cup maple syrup
    • 1 cup pumpkin
    • ¼ cup applesauce
    • 1 egg
    • For the caramel:
    • 15 medjool dates
    • ¼ cup water

    Instructions

    • In a food processor, grind the oats and pecans until flour like.
    • Place this mixture in a bowl and add the remaining dry ingredients and mix together well.
    • Then place the dates and water in the food processor and pulse until you get a caramel consistency, scraping down the sides a few times.
    • In another bowl, mix the maple syrup, pumpkin, applesauce and the egg and mix together.
    • Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir to combine thoroughly.
    • Line an 8X8 glass baking dish with parchment paper, having enough extra paper to hang over the sides.
    • Slowly spoon ½ the batter into the 8X8 pan.
    • Then add the layer of the date mixture.
    • Thirdly, add in the remaining batter on top of that layer.
    • Bake in the oven for about 30-40 minutes.
    • ENJOY!!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.5mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Adapted from My Whole Food Life

    Three Pumpkin Pecan Bars stacked on top of each other.

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    1. NanH

      May 25, 2022 at 10:52 pm

      5 stars
      The ads and subscriptions cover the recipe and can’t be clicked off, very frustrating. Maybe find another revenue stream?
      When I printed the recipe, there was no oven temp in the printed version.

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