Baked: Pumpkin Bars (sans Frosting)

Lower calorie pumpkin bars.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Pumpkin Bars (sans Frosting)

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

4 large egg
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
15 oz pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
2 tsps ground cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 °F (170 °C).

2. Beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and canned pumpkin puree until light and fluffy.

3. Sift the flour and combine with baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Add these dry ingredients with the pumpkin mixture and mix until batter is smooth.

4. Pour batter in to 13x9" pan and bake for about 30 minutes. Cut in to 24 servings. Enjoy!

5. Note: these bars go great with a bit of cream cheese frosting, but beware the extra calories.

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