Pumpkin Oat Bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and 8×8-inch baking pan.

Stir oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, and kosher salt together in a bowl; make a well in the center. Pour half-and-half, egg, and vanilla extract into well in the center of the oat mixture; stir to combine. Add pumpkin to half-and-half oat mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour pumpkin batter into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.