Dessert for 16

Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Bars

Name: Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Bars
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup creamy cashew butter; 1/2 cup pumpkin puree; 1/3 cup pure maple syrup; 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats; 1/4 cup ground flaxseed; 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 tsp fine sea salt; 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 2 tbsp cashew butter

$1.83for 415 minServes 16

These no-bake pumpkin oat bars combine nut butter and maple syrup, then chill under a smooth chocolate topping.

Photo: hummusapien.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Peanut butter, 10 oz$0.14/oz typical	10 oz	$1.42Typical price
	Canned pumpkin, 4.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Oats, 3.75 oz$0.10/oz typical	3.75 oz	$0.38Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 4.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	4.5 oz	$2.02Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.31

Pantry staples you likely have

Honey or maple syrupDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

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15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.46 per serving$1.83 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup creamy cashew butter
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp cashew butter

Steps

Stir cashew butter, pumpkin, maple syrup, oats, flaxseed, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a bowl.
Press the mixture firmly into an 8-inch square pan.
Melt chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons cashew butter in 30-second microwave intervals, stirring between each.
Spread the melted chocolate over the pumpkin mixture.
Freeze the pan for 10 minutes, then cut into 16 bars.