We are not only serving oatmeal at the breakfast table but also slithering it down to one of our favourite seasons of the year! With a combination of pumpkin, spice and chocolate chips, oatmeal pumpkin bars continue to be most people’s favourite.

It’s understandable, since these bars are egg-free, crunchy with soft centres, with addictive pumpkin and spice and a final score of chocolate chips, so delicious! Serve it for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert with a scoop of ice cream!

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Chocolate chip oatmeal pumpkin bars are crunchy on the outside with a delicate, spicy melt-in-your-mouth center. For complete crunchy bars leave them in the oven for a tad bit longer and vice versa for opposite results. Since they are egg-free, hydration comes from the pumpkin puree, brown sugar and butter which also significantly elevates the flavours. These pumpkin bars can store for up to 2 weeks in a tightly sealed container but that is up to you since they are so easy to indulge in.

Semi-sweet chocolate chips are incorporated in the butter while the sugar amounts are also reduced to balance out the sweetness. For spicy pumpkin flavours use Pumpkin spice or a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger powders.

Recipe Run Through

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with a hand whisk for 2 minutes until thick.
• Add in the pumpkin puree and mix.
• Afterwards, add all-purpose flour, rolled oats, baking powder, and spices and mix until combined. Then add chocolate chips and mix until fully distributed throughout the batter.
• Pour batter into a 7 by 11 baking dish and bake until browned on the edges.
• Afterwards, remove it from the oven and set it aside to cool. Cut with a serrated knife or a very sharp knife into squares.

Recipe Notes

• I significantly reduced the amount of sugar in this recipe due to the chocolate chips and to balance out the flavours. Therefore these can easily pass for breakfast, light snacking or dessert optionally with a scoop of ice cream!

• You can substitute pumpkin spice with a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger powder.

• Chocolate chip oatmeal pumpkin bars will be significantly soft when immediately removed from the oven but should harden around the edges after cooling.

• You can optionally slice it immediately after removing it from the oven since it will be softer or let it cool down completely and cut it with a very sharp or serrated bread knife.

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