Wholesome Pumpkin Blondies (Gluten-Free + Low-Sugar Fall Deal with)

The season for pumpkin treats is right here! These pumpkin blondies are a more healthy tackle this widespread fall dessert utilizing some sugar free swaps, to not point out it’s gluten free too. 

As quickly as fall arrives, I all the time attempt to maintain the kitchen stocked with no less than one baked pumpkin recipe. Some weeks it’s a batch of pumpkin muffins and pumpkin protein balls, or others I’m baking up a batch of those scrumptious pumpkin blondies. To make these slightly more healthy, I swapped all objective flour for oat flour and used sugar-free choices so as to add sweetness with out added sugars. 

Regardless of being slightly more healthy, these blondies nonetheless by no means final lengthy in our home! After they cool, I slice them up and retailer them within the fridge for a day snack or post-dinner candy deal with. 

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Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• Simple to Make: every thing will get blended collectively in a single bowl then dumped right into a casserole dish to bake. Tremendous simple!
• Freezer Pleasant: these blondies freeze effectively so you may retailer leftovers within the freezer and even make a double batch and freeze the additional. 
• A Decrease Sugar Deal with: this pumpkin blondies recipe is way decrease in sugar than most thanks to a couple easy swaps like utilizing monk fruit to sweeten and including sugar free white chocolate chips. 

Substances You’ll Want

Right here’s a brief recap of a few of the important elements to make this pumpkin blondies recipe. Make sure you take a look at the recipe card for the precise quantities of every ingredient you’ll want. 

• Olive oil: a more healthy oil that works effectively in baking recipes like this one! Avocado oil can be an excellent choice. 
• Monk fruit golden sugar: provides sweetness to this blondie recipe with out the sugar. 
• Pumpkin puree: canned pumpkin puree provides tons of wealthy taste to those bars. Be certain to seize plain canned pumpkin fairly than pumpkin pie filling which is seasoned and sweetened. 
• Oat flour: utilizing oat flour instead of all objective flour will increase the fiber and protein within the completed recipe. You should purchase oat flour within the retailer and even make your personal pureeing oats in a high-speed blender till finely floor right into a flour. 
• White chocolate chips: to chop down on the added sugars on this recipe, I exploit Lily’s model white chocolate chips that are sugar free however simply as scrumptious. For those who aren’t a fan of white chocolate, you too can use sugar free semi-sweet chocolate chips as a substitute.

Variations

Make it Gluten Free: use a gluten-free licensed oat flour to make these pumpkin blondies gluten free. 

Add Nuts: use them instead of the white chocolate chips or use each should you desire. These blondies could be tasty with some chopped walnuts or pecans blended in.

Make Pumpkin Blondies

This wholesome pumpkin blondies recipe is straightforward to place collectively in a number of steps. 

Whisk the Moist Substances: In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the olive oil and the golden sugar monk fruit. Add the egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla; whisk till clean.

Add Dry Substances: To the identical bowl, add the oat flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir till effectively mixed. Fold within the white chocolate chips. 

Bake: Switch the batter into the ready pan, spreading it evenly and smoothing the highest with a spatula. Sprinkle extra white chocolate chips over prime of the batter. Bake till the middle is about, 35-40 minutes. Take away from the oven and let cool earlier than slicing into 16 bars. 

Storage

Fridge: as soon as cool, slice and switch the pumpkin blondies to an hermetic container and retailer within the fridge for as much as every week. 

Freezer: as soon as cooled, slice and retailer in an hermetic container, utilizing parchment paper between every slice if stacked, and freeze for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge or at room temperature. Heat them up within the microwave for an additional tasty deal with.