Description
Soft, chewy, and warmly spiced baked breakfast oatmeal pumpkin bars made with oats, pumpkin puree, and cozy fall ingredients. Perfect for make-ahead breakfasts or snacks.
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled old-fashioned oats
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup pure pumpkin puree
½ cup natural applesauce
½ cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup pepitas
¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease it.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda.
In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs, then mix in the pumpkin puree, applesauce, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until fully combined.
Fold in half the pepitas and pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
Sprinkle remaining pepitas and pecans over the top.
Bake for 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely before slicing into squares.
Notes
Use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
Bars can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Optional add-ins: chocolate chips, dried cranberries, coconut flakes, or walnuts.
You can substitute maple syrup for brown sugar but reduce moisture elsewhere if needed.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 142
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 155mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 41mg
Keywords: baked breakfast oatmeal pumpkin bars, pumpkin oatmeal bars, healthy pumpkin breakfast