Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Bars
Author: Marisa @ Uproot from Oregon
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 16
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup room temperature butter
- 14.5 ounce can pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, combine rolled oats, whole wheat flour, salt, brown sugar, and butter, using your hands to incorporate the butter.
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with parchment paper and press the crust mixture firmly into the bottom, trying to make it somewhat flat.
- Prebake the crust for 5 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, and spices. Remove the prebaked crust from the oven and smooth the pumpkin mixture on top.
- Bake the pumpkin bars for 30-35 minutes, until a knife poked into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely and refrigerate for a few hours before slicing into 16 small bars.
If you have pumpkin pie spice, you can use 1 teaspoon instead of the listed spices.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2014/10/15/pumpkin-pie-oatmeal-bars/
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