Pumpkin Spice Energy Bars
- 4 cups gluten free oats
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2½ cups pure pumpkin puree
- ⅔ cup honey
- ¼ cup hemp seeds
- ⅓ cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup mini dark chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
- Grease two 9" loaf pans with coconut oil spray.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, salt, and pumpkin spice.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, almond milk, pumpkin puree and honey.
- Stir wet mixture into oat mixture, and mix thoroughly.
- Add hemp seeds, coconut, pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips and stir just to combine.
- Pour the mixture into the two loaf pans.
- Bake in oven for 35 minutes turning pans halfway through cooking time.
- If you need to bake them longer, you may wish to turn your oven off and leave the pans in another 5 minutes if the edges are becoming brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.
- Before they have completely cooled, slice each loaf into 12-14 bars.
- Once completely cooled, wrap individually and store in fridge or freezer.
Recipe by Sugar Plum Sisters at https://sugarplumsisters.com/2015/09/pumpkin-spice-energy-bars/
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