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Gluten Free Pumpkin Bars

These gluten-free Pumpkin Bars are the ultimate fall treat without the guilt. Tender and packed full of flavor--no one will know that they are lightened up.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Geri

Ingredients

FOR THE PUMPKIN BARS

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup powdered peanut butter like PB2 or PB Fit
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup almond meal or course almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (optional)

  • 5 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese (or light cream cheese) at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tbsp almond or nonfat milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together all bar ingredients except almond meal.
  • Fold almond meal into the wet mixture until just combined. Pour into 8x8 inch pan, greased with cooking spray.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle has just a tiny bit of batter clinging to it. Just like with a brownie batter, it's much better to slightly under cook these than over cook them.
  • Let cool completely before cutting into 12 portions (2 cuts one way, 3 cuts the other way). In fact, it is best if you refrigerate them for at least an hour to let them set; the flavor and texture develops quite a bit the longer you do this. If you try to eat them straight out of the oven, they will crumble apart (still delicious, though!).
  • If making the cream cheese frosting, simply whisk the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla together. Add in milk, a tbsp at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. Spread over cooled bars and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the frosting set.

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). Calculated as 1/12 of recipe, with frosting
WW Green, Blue, and Purple SmartPoints:
2 SP for one bar without frosting
4 SP for one bar with frosting
*Nutritional Info calculated WITH frosting. Without frosting, each is 100 cals with 6g sugar. 

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Fiber: 2g