No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

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

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

Why You’ll Love these Bars

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

Elements You’ll Want

• Rolled oats – healthful complete grain quaint oats make these bars deliciously chewy!  You can even use quick-cooking oats if that’s all you’ve readily available, however they gained’t have that nice chewy texture
• Puffed rice cereal – I used puffed brown rice cereal with no added sugar (not Rice Krispies) which provides a scrumptious crunch to those bars
• Pumpkin – I used a 1/3 cup pumpkin puree for this, simply be sure you use 100% pure pumpkin and never pumpkin pie filling as that’s 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 you probably have a nut allergy
• Maple syrup – naturally sweetens these bars with out utilizing any refined sugar, however you may additionally use honey or different pure sweetener
• 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 in case you don’t have any pumpkin spice
• Vanilla extract + salt – boosts of taste!
• Chocolate chips – I used Lily’s dark chocolate chips that are gluten-free, vegan and sweetened with stevia making the sugar content material actually low and so they style scrumptious!  You might additionally in fact use common chocolate chips for the chocolate layer, however the sugar content material might be a lot larger.
• Coconut oil – I like mixing in somewhat coconut oil when melting chocolate as a result of it makes the chocolate somewhat thicker and actually helps create that good shell when it hardens with out affecting the style
• Sprinkles – these are optionally available, however makes these bars so enjoyable and festive!

Find out how to Make Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

1. Combine substances.  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 substances in with the dry substances and blend effectively 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 good 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 good layer over prime of the pumpkin layer utilizing a spatula and prime with sprinkles, if desired.
4. Let bars set. Cowl and place the bars within the fridge (or freezer) for at the very least 2-3 hours till the chocolate has hardened and 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.

Ideas for Making Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

• Be certain the peanut butter is combined effectively as you need it to be good and thick to carry the combination collectively.
• Use a spatula to combine all of the substances which prevents sticking and helps unfold the combination out within the pan.  Be certain to press down firmly in order that the combination is packed and holds collectively when set.
• You’ll be able to simply swap out the peanut butter for any sort of nut butter!  Another nice choices are almond butter, cashew butter and even sunflower seed butter you probably have 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’s all you’ve.
• I like to recommend letting the bars sit for about 5 minutes at room temp earlier than reducing them with a pointy knife to stop the chocolate from cracking.
• If it’s worthwhile to make a bigger batch of chocolate pumpkin bars (good 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 will be saved in a sealed, hermetic container for as much as 2 weeks within the fridge.  I don’t advocate storing at room temp as these bars get actually mushy and ought to be stored 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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