Pumpkin Granola Bars

Here's to you pumpkin lovers! Makes a great autumn lunch box/on-the-go snack, and it's healthy enough. You can be pretty creative and mix and match ingredients that are in there (like adding raisins, cranberries, etc). These freeze really well!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 89 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups rolled oats
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup wheat germ
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• ¾ cup pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup room-temperature butter
• 2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut
• 2 teaspoons ground flax (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a jelly roll pan.

Step 2

Beat pumpkin puree, egg, butter, honey, and molasses together in a large bowl. Stir rolled oats, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, coconut, ground flax, orange zest, and cinnamon into the pumpkin mixture; spread into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cut into bars while still warm.