Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars

Soft pumpkin oat bars studded with chocolate chips and sweetened with maple syrup, baked until set and cooled fully for easy slicing.

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 30 min · Yield: 16 · Method: Oven

Ingredients

• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 1.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter

Cooking instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment, leaving overhang on two sides. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. (about 5 min) — 350°F
2. In a large bowl, whisk the pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, and melted butter until smooth. (about 3 min)
3. Stir in the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until no dry streaks remain. Fold in the chocolate chips. (about 4 min)
4. Spread the batter evenly in the lined pan. Bake until the edges are set and the center is firm to a gentle touch, 28 to 32 minutes. (about 30 min) — 350°F
5. Cool completely in the pan on a rack, about 1 hour. Lift out using the parchment and cut into 16 bars. (about 60 min)