Vegan Pumpkin Steel Cut Oat Bars

top view of a single Pumpkin Steel Cut Oat Bar

Prep time

10 minutes

Cook time

55 minutes

Servings

These Vegan Pumpkin Steel Cut Oat Bars are a cozy, nourishing treat perfect for fall mornings or anytime snacking. Made with hearty NOW Real Food^® Organic Steel Cut Oats, pumpkin purée, and pleasantly sweetened with our Organic Maple Syrup and Organic Allulose, they bake up soft and satisfying, with warm pumpkin spice flavor in every bite. Topped with a creamy coconut maple drizzle, this plant-based, fiber-filled recipe is ideal for meal prep, lunchboxes, or a better-for-you dessert.

Ingredients

1 cup pumpkin purée

2 tablespoons Flax Seed Meal, Organic

1 ½ cups plant milk

¼ cup Maple Syrup, Organic Grade A Amber Color

¼ cup Slender Zero™ Allulose, Organic Powder

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups Steel Cut Oats, Organic

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For Coconut Maple Drizzle

¼ cup unsweetened coconut butter

1 tablespoon Maple Syrup, Organic Grade A Amber Color

3 tablespoons plant milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease an 8x12 baking dish with cooking oil. Whisk together pumpkin purée, flax seed mixture, milk, maple syrup, allulose, pumpkin spice, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Stir in steel cut oats until well combined.
Pour into prepared dish. Bake for 50-55 minutes.
Cool at room temperature for 1 hour to allow bars to firm.
Heat coconut butter and milk over low heat in a small saucepan. Once coconut butter is melted, turn heat off and stir in in maple syrup until smooth.
Slice into 12 bars and top with coconut-maple drizzle. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.