Spiced Pumpkin Butter Oat Bars
Spiced Pumpkin Butter Oat Bars made in one bowl with 9 simple ingredients. All the flavors of fall in one delicious bite. Vegan with gluten free option.
Servings 16 squares
Equipment
- 1 8x8 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour I've used all purpose, white whole wheat, pastry flour
- 1 cup oats
- ¼ cup sugar Coconut sugar or cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup vegan butter or firm coconut oil
- 1 cup 5 Minute Spiced Pumpkin Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease an 8 x 8 baking dish.
- In a large bowl combine flour, oats, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking powder.1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, ¼ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Using your fingers or a pastry blender cut in vegan butter or coconut oil until only pea size pieces remain.¼ cup vegan butter or firm coconut oil
- Add pumpkin puree. Use hands to work pumpkin in while maintaining a crumbly texture.½ cup pumpkin puree
- Press just over half the mixture into baking dish. Be sure to apply enough pressure that mixture holds together. I laid a piece of parchment paper on the top and rolled a can back and forth to provide even pressure.
- Spread spiced pumpkin butter over crust in an even layer.1 cup 5 Minute Spiced Pumpkin Butter
- Crumble remaining oat mixture over the pumpkin butter layer.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned and crumble is toasted and a little crunchy. Allow to cool completely before cutting into desired sized squares or bars.
Notes
You'll need to make a batch of the 5 Minute Spiced Pumpkin Butter to make these bars.
