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Pumpkin Pie Squares

A creamy fruit filling in a bar shape. Great for a snack or dessert, even breakfast!
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

Crust Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Almond Flour or Brown Rice Flour
  • 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour You can use all whole wheat flour instead of the almond flour
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Date Paste See below for recipe
  • 2 tbsp Almond Butter or Sun Butter Use any kind of nut butter you like
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Sugar, optional Substitute Pure Cane sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt optional
  • 2 tbsp Orange Juice or more date paste if you would like a moister crust

Fruit Layer

  • 1/2 cup Raw Cashews Soaked in hot water 15 minutes
  • 2 tbsp Ground Flax Seed Mix with 3 tbsp warm water, let sit 10 minutes
  • 1 cup Mashed pumpkin, sweet potato or squash
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup or date paste
  • 2 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 tsp Pumpkin or Apple Pie Spice substitute cinnamon and ginger
  • 1/2 cup Plant Based Milk Use any kind you have on hand

Instructions
 

  • Soak your cashews and flax seeds.

Make Crust

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x5 bread pan with parchment paper.
    Mix all Crust ingredients in a medium size bowl until incorporated. A pastry blender works great. It should be a little bit sticky. If not, add a bit more orange juice until it begins to hold together. It shouldn't be soggy, just holding together.
  • Press mixture into bottom of pan, pressing gently. Don't pack it too much.
    Bake for 10 minutes. While crust is baking, make the filling.

Filling

  • Add all ingredients to a blender. I use a Nutribullet.
    Blend until smooth. You may need to scrape the sides down once or twice to get a smooth texture.
  • When crust is done, pour filling on top and spread it evenly.
    Bake 40-45 minutes until the top is firm to the touch. If it's really jiggly, bake it 5 minutes longer. Don't under bake it, you want it to be firm and not jiggly.
  • Remove from oven and let cool in the pan to room temperature. Then transfer to the fridge and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
  • Cut into squares and top with coconut cream or whipped aquafaba.
Keyword fruit, pie bar, crumb crust