Pumpkin Apple Oat Bars
Pumpkin apple oat bars are made with chewy oats and warm spices for a treat that will leave your whole house smelling just as delicious as these bars taste!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Quaker Oat Flour
- 1 cup Quaker Old-Fashioned Oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 7 tbsp. butter, melted
For the Apple Filling:
- 1/2 tbsp. butter, melted
- 3 medium Honeycrisp apples peeled and sliced into about 1/4 inch thick slices
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 1/2 tbsp. maple syrup
- 2 tsp. cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8X8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a bowl combine the oat flour, oats, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt.
- Whisk together and add melted butter. Use a fork to combine it into clumps.
- Wash and peel your apples. Cut into slices and add to a sauté pan along with the maple syrup, melted butter, pumpkin puree, cornstarch, pumpkin spice and vanilla extract.
- Sauté for 4-5 minutes until the apples are tender and the mixture has thickened.
- Use about ¾ of the oat dough mixture to make the base of the bars.Press the dough into the pan forming a crust. Pour the apple mixture on top and use the remaining dough to sprinkle as a topping on top. Adding pumpkin seeds if desired.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool and cut. Enjoy!