Megan Mitchell

Megan Mitchell Instagram – Soft, fluffy pumpkin bars studded with dark chocolate chunks, spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and topped with pepitas. Perfection. Recipe👇🏼
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Ingredients:⁣⁣⁣
• Cooking spray⁣⁣⁣
• 2 1/2 cups AP flour⁣⁣⁣
• 2 tsp. baking powder⁣⁣⁣
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon⁣⁣⁣
• 1 tsp. baking soda⁣⁣⁣
• 1 tsp. ground ginger⁣⁣⁣
• 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt⁣⁣⁣
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves⁣⁣⁣
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice⁣⁣⁣
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg⁣⁣⁣
• 15-ounce can pumpkin puree⁣⁣⁣
• 1 cup granulated sugar⁣⁣⁣
• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil⁣⁣⁣
• 2 large eggs⁣⁣⁣
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract⁣⁣⁣
• 8-ounce dark chocolate bar, chopped into chunks⁣⁣⁣
• 1/3 cup raw pepitas
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Directions: ⁣⁣⁣
• Lightly spray a 9×13 cake pan and line with parchment so it overhangs on the long sides of the pan. Lightly spray the parchment as well.⁣⁣⁣
• Preheat oven to 350F⁣⁣⁣
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, sea salt, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Whisk together.⁣⁣⁣
• In a large bowl whisk together the pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla⁣⁣⁣
• Add the dry into the wet and whisk until combined and you no longer see any dry bits. Using a silicone spatula stir in the chocolate chunks. Pour into the prepared pan and spread out into a flat, even layer. Sprinkle with the pepitas
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until puffed, golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean⁣⁣⁣
• Let cool slightly before cutting. Even better the next day. Keep covered or in an airtight container for 5-6 days⁣⁣⁣ | Posted on 12/Nov/2023 21:27:11