Thursday, February 16, 2012

Granola Pumpkin Bars

My mom brought these to our Health and Fitness Club to try out and we all loved them.  You can tweak them with different ingredients like craisins or mini chocolate chips.  Good stuff!  Bake them longer to make them a more crunchy granola.

Ingredients:
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup walnut pieces
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1 tsp pumpkin pie spices
pinch of salt
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup maple syrup

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease an 11x7 baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix oats, walnut pieces, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie spices, and the pinch of salt.
In another bowl, mix pumpkin, applesauce, and maple syrup.  Add them to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Spread mixture evenly into the baking pan.  Bake in oven for 30 minutes until golden brown.  Let cool for 5 minutes and cut into bars using a sharp knife.

1 comment:

Evelyn Jeffries said...

I used agave syrup instead of maple syrup - lower on the glycemic index.