Gluten Free Pumpkin Snack Cake
This Gluten Free Pumpkin Snack Cake is a delicious after school snack kids will love, and so will parents thanks to the whole grains and lower sugar content.
Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!!!)
- 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk alternative
- 2/3 cup avocado oil or other mild-tasting oil
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla paste from Trader Joe’s or pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups oat flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl mix together the pumpkin puree, milk, oil, egg, sugars, and vanilla paste. Then add the oat flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Spray an 8-by-8 baking dish with oil spray. Pour the batter into the dish. Sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar on top and additional chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Keywords: pumpkin, fall recipes, snacks