No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

These No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Bars are stuffed with scrumptious elements like peanut butter, pumpkin, rolled oats, and puffed rice cereal all topped with a layer of darkish chocolate and festive sprinkles for the proper candy deal with!

Is there something higher than a chewy peanut butter bar? Nicely sure. A chewy peanut butter PUMPKIN bar all drizzled with melted darkish chocolate! Significantly SO dang good and made festive for Halloween with enjoyable sprinkles. These chocolate pumpkin bars are tremendous easy to make and solely take about 10 minutes with zero baking obligatory. Easy, scrumptious and your youngsters will completely love them!

Why You will Love these Bars

• Simply made in simply 10 minutes with zero baking obligatory!
• Peanut butter cup meets pumpkin granola bar all packed into one scrumptious dessert.
• Child (and grownup) accepted and your youngsters may have a blast making them with you.
• Good candy deal with for Halloween or any vacation!

Substances You will Want

• Rolled oats – healthful complete grain quaint oats make these bars deliciously chewy! It’s also possible to use quick-cooking oats if that is all you’ve readily available, however they will not have that nice chewy texture
• Puffed rice cereal – I take advantage of puffed brown rice cereal with no added sugar (not Rice Krispies) which provides a scrumptious crunch to those bars
• Pumpkins – I used a 1/3 cup pumpkin puree for this, simply be sure to use 100% pure pumpkin and never pumpkin pie filling as that which is loaded with tons of sugar
• Peanut butter – I used pure creamy peanut butter with no added sugar, however any nut butter will work in these and even sunflower butter when you’ve got a nut allergy
• Maple syrup – naturally sweetens these bars with out utilizing any refined sugar, however you may as well use honey or different pure sweeteners
• Pumpkin Pie Spice – scrumptious heat spice that actually brings out the pumpkin taste! You might additionally use cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of floor ginger if you haven’t any pumpkin spice
• Vanilla extract + salt – boosts of taste!
• Chocolate chips – I used Lily’s darkish chocolate chips that are gluten-free, vegan and sweetened with stevia making the sugar content material actually low and so they style scrumptious! You possibly can in fact additionally use common chocolate chips for the chocolate layer, however the sugar content material might be a lot increased.
• Coconut oil – I like mixing in a bit of coconut oil when melting chocolate as a result of it makes the chocolate a bit of thicker and actually helps create that excellent shell when it hardens with out affecting the style
• Sprinkles – these are elective, however make these bars so enjoyable and festive!

How you can Make Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

1. Combine elements. In a big bowl, combine collectively the oats, puffed rice cereal, chia seeds, pumpkin pie spice and salt. In a smaller bowl, whisk collectively the peanut butter, pumpkin, maple syrup and vanilla till easy. Pour the moist elements in with the dry elements and blend properly utilizing a spatula till mixed.
2. Unfold in pan. Switch the oat combination to an 8×8 baking pan lined with parchment paper (this makes it simpler to take away the bars as soon as they’re set). Firmly press down the oat combination into the pan utilizing a spatula in a fair layer.
3. Soften chocolate. Add the darkish chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl and warmth in 15 to 30 second intervals, mixing every time, till melted. Unfold the melted chocolate in a fair layer excessive of the pumpkin layer utilizing a spatula and high with sprinkles, if desired.
4. Let bars set. Cowl and place the bars within the fridge (or freezer) for a minimum of 2-3 hours till the chocolate has hardened and the bars are set. When able to serve, let the bars sit at room temperature for about quarter-hour earlier than slicing to keep away from cracking the chocolate.

Suggestions for Making Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

• Make sure that the peanut butter is combined properly as you need it to be good and thick to carry the combination collectively.
• Use a spatula to combine all of the elements which prevents sticking and helps unfold the combination out within the pan. Make sure that to press down firmly in order that the combination is packed and holds collectively when set.
• You possibly can simply swap out the peanut butter for any kind of nut butter! Another nice choices are almond butter, cashew butter and even sunflower seed butter when you’ve got a nut allergy.
• I discover that utilizing parchment paper makes it a lot simpler to take away the treats from the pan in an effort to minimize them evenly, however you need to use nonstick spray if that is all you’ve.
• I like to recommend letting the bars sit for about 5 minutes at room temp earlier than slicing them with a pointy knife to forestall the chocolate from cracking.
• If it is advisable to make a bigger batch of chocolate pumpkin bars (excellent for events!), be at liberty to double this recipe and use a 9×13 baking dish.

Prepping and Storage

To-Retailer: These no bake pumpkin bars may be saved in a sealed, hermetic container for as much as 2 weeks within the fridge. I do not advocate storing at room temp as these bars get actually gentle and needs to be saved in a chilly place.

To Freeze: These will also be frozen for as much as 3 months in a sealed, hermetic container or you may individually retailer them in plastic wrap and take them out individually to thaw.

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