Pumpkin Energy Bars

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• 3/4 cup powdered milk
• 3/4 cup ground unsalted almonds
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 (18 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large bar-cookie pan.

Stir pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, oil, and water together in a large bowl until smooth.

Stir all-purpose flour, pastry flour, powdered milk, almonds, flax seed meal, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger together with a whisk in a separate bowl; stir into the pumpkin mixture until you have a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of the batter.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting.