Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars {GF, Low Cal, Vegan}

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are made with healthier baking ingredients for a better for you baked treat! Gluten free, lower in sugar and absolutely delicious! Vegan + Low Calorie + Gluten Free

Just letting you know, this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars recipe was originally published November 2015. I retested, rephotographed and updated the content for you. Hope you enjoy it!

In case you couldn’t tell, fall baking is in full swing over here. You’ve been warned! I’ve been having fun remaking some really old recipes. Tweaking the ingredients to make them lower in sugar and extra D-E-licious! Hopefully, you’re good with that.

There are certain things about these bars I didn’t want to change. Like the chewy consistency and amount of chocolate. I mean, I may have created the 14 day sugar challenge but I still believe in eating chocolate. It’s just a matter of resetting your hormones and learning to eat in a way that prevents you from eating the entire pan of bars when you make them.

These goodies are made with gluten-free oats which gives them their chewy and thick texture. I haven’t tested other flours with the recipe, but I imagine gluten free flour or a 1/2 cup less of almond flour would work. Coconut flour will definitely not work. There’s no eggs in this recipe and coconut flour needs eggs.

The best part about these bars is they have pumpkin snuck into them. You can’t even taste it! I personally am not a huge fan of pumpkin flavor in itself, but I do love adding pumpkin to recipes to make them healthier and to increase nutrition. Because…balance!

Don’t believe me? Grab your picky eaters and have them munch on these pumpkin chocolate chip cookie bars. I’m sure you’ll have them loving pumpkin in no time. They’ll be mesmerized by the chocolate-y goodness of healthy baking!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

For those that have a thing for chocolate chip cookies, these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are for you!

Author Skinny Fitalicious

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 12 bars

Calories 164 kcal

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients

• 2 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats
• 1/2 cup pumpkin canned
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips dairy free

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven 325 F. Prepare an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.

2. To a food processor or blender, add the oats and process until smooth like a flour. 

3. Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor omitting the chocolate chips. Process and combine until smooth. 

4. Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl and fold in the chocolate chips reserving 1 1/2 tablespoons for the top of the batter. 

5. Transfer the batter into the baking pan and bake at 325 F 25 minutes.

6. The bars should look a bit undercooked when you remove them from the oven, but they will finish cooking in the pan. Cool in the pan another 20 minutes before slicing into 12 bars.

Recipe Notes

• My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
• Be sure to measure properly for baking.

Course Brownie, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword brownie, chocolate chip, coconut flour cookie, gluten free, healthy, low calorie, oat, pumpkin, vegan

Nutrition facts per serving (1bar)

Calories 164 kcal

Fat 8 g

Saturated Fat 6 g

Cholesterol 1 mg

Sodium 110 mg

Potassium 114 mg

Carbohydrates 20 g

Fiber 1 g

Sugar 9 g

Protein 2 g

Vitamin A 430 %

Vitamin C 0.4 %

Calcium 39 %

Iron 0.7 %

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About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.