The Ultimate Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

These Ultimate Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars are going to be your new addiction. They are loaded with chocolate chips with a perfect balance of pumpkin flavor.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars Ingredients

This list of ingredients for these Ultimate Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars make seem long but really you will have most items as staples in your kitchen!

All Purpose Flour: This may be one of the most common types of flour found in American pantries. This is a basic staple that can be used in SO MANY recipes.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon is one of the most common types of spices, especially during the fall season.

Nutmeg: A small amount of nutmeg goes a long way. This spice will compliment the cinnamon and add a warm depth to this recipe.

Baking Soda: Use baking soda for rise!

Salt: It may seem strange to use unsalted butter then add salt. I do this so we can control and standardize the amount of saltiness in these pumpkin chocolate chip bars

Unsalted Butter: Be sure to get this out early so it can start to soften to room temperature!

Brown Sugar: Using brown sugar instead of regular old white sugar beans there is additional warm flavor!

Vanilla Extract: Using a high quality can really make a difference.

Egg: While getting out your butter grab an egg. This should also be close to room temperature when you are making these bars.

Pumpkin: You can actually find cans of pumpkin puree all year long in the baking aisle of your grocery store! That means you don’t need to wait until the fall to enjoy a batch of these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars!

Chocolate Chips: To me the more chocolate, the better. I use milk chocolate chips as I have them on hand but imagine using dark chocolate chunks in this recipe! That would be delicious.

How to Make These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

Once i’ve perfected this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bar recipe, I made them two times in one week. I hope that shows how easy to make and irresistible they are!

Prepare your space by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and lining a 8×8 square dish with parchment paper.

Start by making these bars by combining flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda.

Then, use a hand mixer to cream together softened butter and brown sugar. Once it is creamy, mix in the egg, vanilla, and pumpkin.

Next, slowly combine in the flour mixture into the wet ingredient bowl.

At the very end use a large spoon to disperse chocolate chips into the dough. Add the dough into the lined dish. Evenly spread the dough into the dish. If you want to top with additional chocolate chips, do so now!

Substitutions and Alterations

There are so many different takes you could go for with these bars! Here a couple of my ideas but let me know in the comments below if you do something different.

• Use white chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate chips. Or, even try using chocolate chunks!
• Once the bars are cooled, pipe on some icing!
• Add some nuts to the batter and on top. Maye try walnuts or pecans?

How to Serve

These pumpkin cookie bars may seem like they are straightforward, with one way to serve. You’ve got to get creative!

1. Serve them warm out of the oven or wait a bit until they’ve cooled more. Each way will give a slightly different experence.
2. Add a scoop or two of vanilla bean ice cream! The juxtaposition of taste and temperatures is amazing.
3. Drizzle on some chocolate sauce.
4. Pair this treat with your morning coffee. I won’t tell.
5. Cut into bite size pieces to enjoy more often!

Recipe Tips and Tricks

In order to have the best results with the least amount of time, be sure to get your butter and egg out of the fridge as soon as you decide to make these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars! If you don’t want to wait too long for the butter to soften, cut it up into smaller pieces. This means there is more surface area and will come to room temperature quicker than if it were in a stick!

Be sure you are using pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling! These are two different things and will result in a different outcome than you’re hoping for.

When spreading the dough into the baking dish use a large spoon. This dough can be heavy. Using a regular spoon will be frustrating and difficult!

Right before you pop the dish in the oven, add additional chocolate chips. This dish is loaded with chocolate chips and the little bit extra on top can only make it even better, right!?

Pumpkin Health Benefits- A Word from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Pumpkin is rich in both vitamin A and vitamin C! Both are vitamins that are beneficial to your health.

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. That means you need fat in order to absorb this nutrient. And guess what? These pumpkin chocolate chip bars have fat! This vitamin aids in vision, skin health, immune system function, and even cell development. Pretty important!

Vitamin C is known to be in oranges but it’s actually in a ton of other foods, too. Our bodies are unable to create its own vitamin C, so we need to get it from our food.

This nutrient is good for your immune system but even more it also acts as an antioxidant, promotes wound healing, and improves iron absorption! Dang- these pumpkin cookie bars sure have some goodness!

Craving More?

If you give these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars a taste be sure to leave a 5-Star rating and comment down below! This really supports me and entices others to also give the recipe a go!

You can also share a photo of your creation by tagging me on Instagram! I’d love to see how it turned out!

If you love pumpkin recipes you may also want to try my:

• Pumpkin Spice Doughnut with Chocolate Topping
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Smoothie
• Healthy Pumpkin Banana Muffins
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Bites
• Pumpkin Baked Oats

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