I just couldn’t wait any longer. I say it’s officially time for a Fall inspired post. I love all the flavors of Fall. The aromatic spices, the caramel apples, the pumpkin pie and the fresh off the cob corn. Just thinking about it makes me want to pull out my flannel shirts and beanies. One of my favorite Fall flavors is pumpkin. It’s natural sweetness and moisture along with it’s power packed nutrition makes it a perfect choice for countless dishes and desserts.
Pumpkin Cake Bars
I created this recipe to be a thicker bar than my banana bars because I received several comments of people saying they’d like a thicker bar. These are basically the same thickness of cake, so you can call it pumpkin cake if you’d like. Pumpkin is a Superfood and one of it’s super powers is the way it can be thick and dense or light and moist! Like I said, this bar is a little bit thicker like a cake or brownie, so it can support more frosting and other toppings. It’s also much more filling and satisfying.
Healthy Pumpkin Dessert
I chose to make this a bit lower fat than your average pumpkin bar by using half butter and half applesauce (rather than all butter or oil). You would never know it is halfway healthy. I love when I can turn a Superfood into a dessert (if you top them with walnuts you can get two Superfoods between the pumpkin and walnuts). Try these bars and they are likely to become one of your new favorite fall desserts! They might even become more than dessert—these make a really delicious and satisfying breakfast. Trust me. :)
