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Pumpkin Chocolate Protein Bars

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Ingredients

1. Wet
2. 4 eggs
3. 1 cup pumpkin purée
4. ¼ cup maple syrup
5. 2 tablespoons nondairy milk
6. 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
7. Dry
8. ½ cup coconut flour
9. 5 tablespoons protein powder
10. 3 tablespoons Unflavored Natural Calm
11. ¼ cup ground or milled flaxseed
12. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
13. ¼ teaspoon baking soda
14. ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
15. ¼ teaspoon sea salt
16. ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
17. Drizzle
18. 2 oz dark chocolate, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Combine wet ingredients in a large bowl with a hand or stand mixer.
3. Whisk dry ingredients in a small bowl. Once incorporated, add to the wet mix and mix until smooth. Allow to sit for 1–2 minutes to thicken up.
4. Scoop approximately ⅓ cup at a time into your hand. Shape into a bar and place on prepared baking sheet. You can also shape the bars on the baking sheet; I found that was easiest.
5. Bake bars for 22–25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean, the bottoms of the bars are golden, and the tops are cracking slightly.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
7. Once cooled completely, then drizzle with melted chocolate.

Notes

1. Serves 9
2. Author says you can omit the natural calm and replace it with equal amounts of protein powder. For the protein powder she suggest whey, pea or brown rice but not egg as it cooks funny. 

By Leanne Vogel