Homemade Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Granola Bars are swirling with cinnamon, brown sugar, and coconut. Pumpkin and chocolate in every single bite!
Since this is the non-official time of year to break out the pumpkin action, thought I’d share with you my latest (and greatest) creation thus far.
Once you make these Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Granola Bars, I promise you will be going back for more… and more.
Trust me. I know. I pretty much devoured my test batches before I could give my taste testers any.
What makes these so good is a few things… they are no-bake… and guilt-free delicious!
Pumpkin is among a few of my necessary items in my refrigerator this time of year.
There’s always a rare shortage of butter, of course.
Plenty of milk and eggs are always on hand. Thank you, Mr. Milkman!
Our temperatures are already barreling down to freezing at night. Summer is over (pure sadness) and Fall is now upon us.
It’s time to open the trusty cans of pumpkin and smell the sweet Fall aroma throughout the house!
If you’ve been hanging with me for awhile, you know I love to cook from scratch. So, when Easton asked if we can run to the store to satisfy this all-of-a-sudden-craving-for-granola-bars, I mentioned to him that we can stay home and make them instead. (Great advantages of making a lot of things from scratch, is that I usually already have the ingredients on hand without having to make a special trip to the store.) And, while I had some already opened pumpkin in the refrigerator, that begun the makings of these homemade Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Granola Bars.
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chai seeds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chunks
- In a medium size sauce pan, combine the honey, pumpkin puree, light brown sugar, chai seeds, and vanilla on medium high heat. Bring to a soft boil for 3-5 minutes. Set off to the side for 15 minutes to cool down.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, rice cereal, flax seed, and coconut. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the rolled oats mixture and stir until all is coated. Stir in mini chocolate chips.
- Line a 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Put the coated pumpkin oats mixture into the baking dish. Pat with the back of a spoon to impact it evenly across. Add large chunks of chocolate on top. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. Lift foil or paper out of the baking dish to cut into 8 rectangle pieces. Store at room temperature, covered. Stays good for up to 3 days.
So glad you’re back Gloria:) These look super yummy and healthy!
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Oh these look amazing! Pumpkin in granola bars is brilliant. I love pumpkin everything but granola bars is a new idea to me, looking forward to making some!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. recently posted…Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread with a Maple Pecan Glaze
ooo homemade granola bars are the best π I just made some like 2 weeks ago buttt yours with pumpkin in them sound totally yummy! pinned!!!
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These granola bars look awesome, Gloria, and since I have some pumpkin left from a recipe this week, I may be making them today! Pinning. π
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These bars look fantastic Gloria! Love granola bars and with pumpkin these are perfect for fall π So glad Easton got his snack fix too – they sound delicious! Pinning π
So love all your from scratch recipes.. those boys are lucky they have one awesome momma! Need to try these, pretty sure I’m gonna love them already based on all the ingredients. Love those pics girl!
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Omg.. these look amazing! Like I need to run to the grocery store tomorrow morning so I can make and devour them! YUMMMM
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It’s been awhile since I dropped by, but I am LOVING the new look! Plus the pumpkin bars!
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These are gorgeous, Gloria! I love the addition of the pumpkin and the coconut, and that there’s no peanut butter!! I have a hard time finding granola bars that don’t contain peanuts or peanut butter (my son is allergic) so thank you for this recipe. So glad you’re back at it!! And your blog’s new look is lovely. π
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Gloria, these granola bars look amazing! I have some pumpkin leftover and can’t wait to try these. Love your pictures π
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LOVE the big OL chunks of chocolate in these bars!!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen recently posted…Chicken Pesto Mac & Cheese
Pumpkin granola bars have been on my to-do list forever! I love how yours turned out and I bet they are just so freakin’ yummy π Pinned!
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These look great Gloria! A real energy burst in the morning!!
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Mmm, totally love these granola bars, Gloria!
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Holy moly! That’s one delicious looking granola bar. These need to go on my to make list. Pinned!
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert recently posted…Maple Pecan Chocolate Tartlets
Homemade granola bars are one of my favorite snacks, especially the no-bake kind. I never thought to add pumpkin! Thanks so much for the recipe – pinned it to my Pumpkin and my Snacks boards.
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