Pumpkin Butter Granola Bars

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • ¼ cup flour (GF flour will work too)
  • ¼ cup wheat germ
  • ¼ cup almonds (or any other nut)
  • ¼ cup cashews (or any other nut)
  • ¼ cup pepitas
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp. honey
  • 2 tbsp. pumpkin butter + 6 tbsp. pumpkin butter (recipe here)
  • 1 egg, beaten

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 and grease an 8×8 baking pan.
  2. Chop up the nuts in a food processor.
  3. Mix the oats, flour, wheat germ, almonds, cashews, pepitas, and salt in a large bowl.
  4. Beat an egg and mix together the egg, honey, and 2 tbsp. of pumpkin butter.
  5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
  6. Put about 2/3 of the mixture in a greased 8×8 baking pan and press down. Spread the remaining 6 tbsp. of pumpkin butter on top of the mixture, then place the remaining 1/3 of the mixture in an even layer on top.
  7. Bake at 325 for about 25 minutes.
  8. Let cool, slice into bars or squares, and enjoy!

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