Healthy Fresh Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

I had some left over pumpkin that I wanted to use, so I decided to come up with a fresh pumpkin oatmeal bars recipe. This healthy easy recipe was a hit in my family, the bar turned out great!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup of white flour
1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
1 cup quick oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
2 cup of shredded pumpkin
white chocolate chip (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.

Mix eggs, sugar and oil together.

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In a separate bowl mix together white flour, wheat flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, and cinnamon.  Then add it to the egg mixture.  Mix it all together.

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Shred the pumpkin in a food processor or by hand.  Using a large wooden spoon fold the pumpkin into the batter.

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Spread the batter on an oiled 9×12 baking pan.

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If you chose to, sprinkle the chocolate on top.

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Place the pan in the oven for 30 minutes. When it’s ready get your pan out and let it rest for 5 minutes.

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Cut the bars into squares and…

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Enjoy!

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