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INSIDE: These homemade pumpkin granola hemp bars are loaded up with hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, oats, pumpkin puree, and warm spices. With protein and healthy fats, these make for a great and satisfying vegan and gluten-free snack. Ready in less than 30 minutes, they’re perfect for days on-the-go, kids lunchboxes, after a workout, and more!

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If you’re searching for a delicious homemade pumpkin granola bar recipe, you’ve come to the right place!

All you snack lovers (like myself) can rejoice with today’s pumpkin hemp seed bars, which happen to be vegan and gluten free.

One of my favorite features is that you can prep these in advance to eat throughout the week – one of the best healthy snacks for meal prep!

Let’s normalize eating pumpkin year-round, shall we? These healthy pumpkin granola bars are superb during the fall, but they’re also stellar in the winter and spring! After all, pumpkin is a nutrition superstar.

As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and mom, I’m always sneaking pumpkin and sweetpotato into everything, as well as hemp seeds, chia seeds and flax seeds – add nutrition where I can!

I tried and tested these bars extensively with both pumpkin and sweetpotato puree. Usually, sweetpotato puree works in nearly everything, but for these pumpkin spice granola bars, I preferred the pumpkin puree, so I recommend following the recipe as written.

No need to buy the evo hemp protein bars anymore – you’ll love this pumpkin hemp protein bars recipe.

Why You’ll Love Pumpkin Granola Bars with Hemp Seeds

The whole family will love these hemp protein bars – they’re just so easy and tasty!

• Great for travel – Many people struggle with healthy, protein-rich snacks when traveling. This is one of those and one of our favorite road trip snacks for toddlers.
• Nutritious – These vegan pumpkin bars have pumpkin puree, pumpkin seeds and peanut butter – healthy fats to keep you full and antioxidants, just like these sweet potato oat bars. Hemp seeds are safe for kids and provide several essential nutrients.
• High in Protein – Three tablespoons of hemp seeds provide about 10 grams of plant protein, which is they they are one of my favorite vegetarian protein sources. 
• Fiber Rich – With oats, peanut butter, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds, these hemp seed bars pack a punch of fiber for health and keeping you full! They also have 6 grams of protein, each.
• Not overly sweet – If you plan to serve this as to younger toddlers or just want to serve low-sugar options, you can opt to reduce the maple syrup, and omit the chocolate chips as well.

How to Use Hemp Seeds in Cooking

Hemp seeds, or hemp hearts (which are shelled hemp seeds), are so versatile and easy to add to literally anything, from salads to oatmeal to oatmeal applesauce bars.

They are a nutritious rockstar that adds in protein, fiber,

Hemp seeds can up the protein of so many recipes without relying on protein powder, like in my favorite hemp seed granola.

Ingredients For Hemp Seed Bars

To make these hemp seed granola bars, let’s turn to our favorite pantry staples.

• Hemp Seeds – While hemp seeds offer the highest amount of protein, you could also substitute with chia or flax seeds as well.
• Oats (*make sure to use certified gluten-free)
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Nut Butter
• Pumpkin Puree
• Maple Syrup (my favorite grade A syrup)
• Spices – I used cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and sea salt
• Chocolate Chips (Enjoy Life are vegan)

These wholesome ingredients come together nicely to make these gluten free pumpkin granola bars. 

While the pumpkin flavor shines, these hemp seed bars can and should be made year round. Kinda like my favorite Pumpkin Seed Granola.

It’s also important to me to introduce my girls to a variety of nutritious ingredients, flavors and textures.

Which is why these healthy pumpkin granola bars are a great option for snack time (because we don’t need to make any more toddler muffins, we’ve aced those time and time again). 

For another fun twist on healthy granola bars, make sure to give my homemade trail mix bars a try!

How to Make Hemp Seed Protein Bars

These vegan hemp seed protein bars start like many of my favorite quick snack recipes: mix everything together in one bowl.

One bowl recipes are the best – You don’t even need a food processor. And since these pumpkin seed bars are egg-free, feel free to lick the batter as you go along. 

Then, you’ll transfer the batter to your baking sheet and press down firmly. Bake for 20 minutes. 

This is a tasty, high protein bar recipe without protein powder, as we’re relying on the power of plant proteins, nuts and seeds.

While I love a chewy Quaker granola bar, it doesn’t provide much protein at all, so I wanted this pumpkin granola bar recipe to be different.

They are a little tougher and chewier than your typical granola bar, but the pumpkin puree does make them a bit softer.

These granola bars with pumpkin seeds are great for quick energy and also keep you full for a bit of time, which is ideal for that incessant breastfeeding hunger!

How to Store Hemp Seed Bars

You can store these hemp seed granola bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

You can also freeze them for up to 3 months. I’ll simply keep them in a stasher bag (I seriously am obsessed), or I’ll layer them between parchment paper in an airtight tupperware.

For the best results, make sure your hemp seeds are refrigerated, since they can oxidize when not stored properly (and may make you sick)!

Servings 10 bars

Healthy Pumpkin Granola Bars with Hemp Seeds

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

These homemade pumpkin granola hemp bars are loaded up with hempseeds, pumpkin seeds, oats, pumpkin puree, and warm spices. With protein,healthy fats, and antioxidants, these make for a great and satisfying vegan andgluten-free snack. Ready in less than 30 minutes, they’re perfect for days on-the-go, kids lunchboxes, after a workout, and more!

4.82 from 16 ratings

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 2 cups rolled oats
• ¼ cup hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/8 tsp tsp sea salt plus some for topping
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ cup almond butter or peanut butter
• ½ cup pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup + 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life to keep them vegan

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Instructions 

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease 8×8 pan or line with parchment paper.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, seeds, salt, spices, almond butter, pumpkin, maple syrup, and vanilla. Mix until fully combined. Fold in chocolate chips last.
4. Transfer dough to baking pan and spread evenly over the pan. Press down firmly so it is flat.
5. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until edges turn brown.
6. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before cutting into bars. These will harden slightly upon cooling.
7. Top with sea salt and enjoy!

Equipment

Kirkland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter U.S. Valencia Peanuts 28 Ounce Each Jar 2 Pack

Enjoy Life Semi-sweet Chocolate Mini Chips, 10 Ounce, Pack of 2

Nutiva Organic, Raw, Shelled Hempseed from non-GMO, Sustainably Farmed Canadian Hemp, 19-ounce

Terrasoul Superfoods Organic Pumpkin Seeds, 2 Lbs – Premium Quality | Fresh | Raw | Unsalted

Coombs Family Farms Maple Syrup, Organic, Grade A, Dark Color, Robust Taste, 32-Ounce Jug

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 6gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 48mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11g

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