Dessert for 8

Pumpkin Almond Flour Bars

Name: Pumpkin Almond Flour Bars
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup maple syrup; 2 tbsp coconut sugar or other sugar for sweeter (optional); 1 cup pumpkin puree; 1 tsp vinegar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp flax seed meal; 1 cup almond flour; 1/4 cup coconut flour; 1 tbsp potato starch; 2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 1/2 tbsp brown sugar; 3/4 tsp cinnamon; 2 tbsp almond flour or a combination of almond and coconut flours; 1/8 tsp salt

$2.04for 450 minServes 8

Pumpkin bars use almond and coconut flours with warm spices, then bake under a cinnamon-sugar topping.

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned pumpkin, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Shredded coconut, 0.75 oz$0.30/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.22Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.09

Pantry staples you likely have

Honey or maple syrupSugar and brown sugarVinegarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsBaking powder and sodaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.51 per serving$2.04 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp coconut sugar or other sugar for sweeter (optional)
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp flax seed meal
1 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 tbsp potato starch
2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp almond flour or a combination of almond and coconut flours
1/8 tsp salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8-inch square pan with oil.
Whisk the pumpkin, maple syrup, coconut sugar, vinegar, vanilla, and flax meal in a medium bowl.
Stir the almond flour, coconut flour, potato starch, pumpkin spice, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl.
Mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until a thick batter forms.
Spread the batter in the pan and sprinkle it with brown sugar, cinnamon, almond flour, and salt.
Bake for 25 to 28 minutes, then cool the bars in the pan for 10 minutes.