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Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Bar with loads of flavorful gooey pumpkin puree and the rich-tasting cocoa powder. These bars are chewy, dense, buttery and decadently-chocolaty!
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 20 servings
Calories 158kcal
Author Deb Clark

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 cups Pure Pumpkin Puree
  • cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Honey or Maple Syrup
  • ½ cup Vegetable Oil
  • 4 Egg Whites
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 pinch of Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 F.
  • Line a large brownie pan with the parchment paper or oil it and dust it with some flour.
  • In a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  • In another bowl mix the egg whites, oil, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract and 1 ⅔ cup of pumpkin puree. Set the ⅓ pumpkin puree aside.
  • Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and mix everything well until all the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Scoop ½ of the batter into another bowl. Add the cocoa powder and the ⅓ of the reserved pumpkin puree and mix everything thoroughly.
  • Scoop the chocolate batter into the brownie pan. Dollop the pumpkin batter over the chocolate batter and swirl in with a knife.
  • Bake for about 35 minutes. Check the bars for doneness with a toothpick and if they’re still sticky inside, bake for another 5 minutes.
  • Cool the bars before taking them out of the pan and slicing them.
  • The recipe makes 20 bars, enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 3815IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.3mg