Description
A breakfast that tastes like pumpkin pie but is naturally sweetened with dates? Sign me up! Don’t worry, you can try these with sugar first if you don’t keep dates on hand. Kid and adult friendly. These bars use oats instead of flour too! You will not meet a more moist breakfast bar anywhere. Did I mention you can make the batter in your blender without dirtying any mixing bowls? Serve chilled with a glass of cold milk.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 1-½ cup Milk
- 1 cup Dates, Packed
- 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ cups Mini Chocolate Chips
Preparation
Add oats to blender. Blend on medium low until flour is formed, about 30–60 seconds. You may have to tap the sides to get the oats down into the blades. Dump oat flour out into a small bowl.
Heat milk until steaming. Add dates and hot milk to blender. (Substitute 3/4 cup white sugar if you don’t have dates.) Blend on medium until dates are blended with the milk.
Add pumpkin and eggs to blender. Blend on high until incorporated. Add oat flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Blend until incorporated.
Pour batter into a greased 8×8 pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips across the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
These are delicious warm or chilled, but they are definitely easier to cut cold.
