Paleo Pumpkin Coconut Breakfast Bars

• Vegan
• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Produce

  • 1 cup Pumpkin, canned

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup, pure

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/3 cup Dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 1/2 cups Almonds, raw
  • 1 cup Coconut, unsweetened

Found on athleticavocado.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
• 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place almonds and coconut on a cooking sheet and place in oven for 15 minutes, or until slightly toasted.
• Add almonds and coconut to a food processor and process until it is a flour or meal-like texture. Add to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl combine pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon. Add to almond-coconut mixture and mix well.
• Add in dark chocolate chips and use your hands to mix all ingredients together well.
• Spray cooking spray (or use parchment paper) in a large loaf pan and transfer the mixture to pan and use a spatula to smooth out. Sprinkle on shredded coconut.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cool and slice into about 8 bars.
• Adapted from [this recipehttp://paleogrubs.com/strawberry-banana-breakfast-bar-recipe]