HEALTHY PUMPKIN CARAMEL BARS

OK: Fall Baking cannot be without pumpkins, right? 🙂 And also, the Pie is a must-have staple! But I’ve already baked both a Healthy Pumpkin Pie and a Healthy Sugar-Free All-Natural Pumpkin Pie!

And I’ve also baked a Crustless Pumpkin Chocolate Pie as well!

At the same time it seems like this site is missing some other healthy pumpkin dessert options!

So: to fill this gap I have baked these Healthy Pumpkin Caramel Bars!

And let me just say that: they were a success:

• Low-Calorie
• All-Natural
• Easy: it’s a one-bowl recipe that only takes a few minutes to mix!
• Super yummy and gooey!

One other reasons why I love baking bars like these is because they are so easy to wrap up and share with your friends, bring to a party or to just stash in your freezer for later indulgence!

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HEALTHY PUMPKIN CARAMEL BARS!

These bars are just like I mentioned, super easy to mix up! The dough recipe I adapted from these Healthy Blender Berry Brownies, but to make them even more scrumptious and to completely conceal the fact that they’re made with all the healthy ingredients I also added some date caramel to the mix!

I just thought that it’d be more interesting than “just” the Pumpkin Bars! 🙂 And it also kind of sounds more indulgent! 🙂

With that said, I don’t have the Date Caramel as a recipe ingredient, because it would then complicate this easy recipe. For these bars I used the real dates and blended them along with all the other ingredients! (Which is basically what Date Caramel is all about!)

At the same time I like making my Date Caramel sometimes: that is, WHEN I have the time to make it. Oh, and also when I buy one of those big bulk date containers from Costco and end up with just too many dates to use!

Also, the Date Caramel is actually a useful thing to have: It makes a great healthy sub for the real caramel and I can also spread it on any of my healthy cookies or on a slice of bread for a healthy PBJ sandwich variation for my kids.

So: if you ended up making my date caramel and want to use the leftovers – just use 1/2 cup of Date Caramel in place of 8 oz of dates. But if you don’t have it around – just follow the recipe and you’ll be all set! So, what do you say about making the Healthy Pumpkin Caramel Bars? Does this sound like a good Fall dessert? I say – if you want something easy yet indulgent to make, eat and share – this is one of my favorite picks! 🙂

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Healthy Pumpkin Caramel Bars

The Healthy Pumpkin Caramel Bars are gooey, full of Fall flavor, all-natural, sugar-free, low-fat and high in fiber! They are also easy to make, indulgent and delicious!

Course Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Healthy Pumpkin Bars, Pumpkin Bars

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Servings 20 bars

Calories 63 kcal

Author Liza

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas drained
• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 1 cup dates 8 oz
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tsp  baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a squire 9X9 inch brownie pan with parchment paper.

2. Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend until everything is super-smooth and incorporated.

3. Pour the mass from the blender into the pan and bake for about 1 hour or until set.

4. Cool before cutting and enjoy!