Pumpkin Chia Protein Bars

Happy Friday! Or shall I say Fri-YAY!!

I hope everyone had a productive and successful week! It's not exactly over yet, so you still have some time to make it a productive one, if you already haven't. If you have, just sit down and stop being an overachiever. :)

Yesterday was picture day at Sophia's school. If you saw her picture last year you're probably having a good laugh down memory lane. She was mean muggin' that camera like nobody's business. When I picked her up from school, I asked her if she smiled for the camera this time. She assured me that she did! 

Some of yesterday's events were a bit overwhelming and I think I had a mini anxiety attack. Nothing bad...some good, big things happening! But to calm down, I got in the kitchen and baked. 

Today started off great, but what isn't great when you start it with Pumpkin Chia Protein Bars?!

Pumpkin Chia Protein Bars

What you’ll need:
¼ cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp Maple syrup
½ cup apple sauce
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 egg whites
2 Tbsp Chia seeds
½ cup almond milk
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
2 cups oat flour (you can either buy or put oats in a blender to make flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 scoops Vanilla protein powder

Topping
¼ cup rolled oats
¼ cup chopping walnuts

What you do:
Preheat over to 350.
In a large bowl, mix together the first 11 ingredients (through pumpkin).
Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and protein powder.
Spray 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray and Pour mixture.
Sprinkle walnut and oats over top the batter.
Bake for 35 minutes. Check center with knife to make sure done.
Cut into 24 squares.

Enjoy!

XOXO