Pumpkin-Oatmeal Bars

Name: Pumpkin-Oatmeal Bars
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; ½ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; ½ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; Confectioners’ sugar, for serving (optional); ½ cup sweetened dried cranberries; 6 ounces soft or silken tofu, drained and crumbled; 6 ounces soft or silken tofu, drained and crumbled; 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ cup chopped toasted pecans; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup nondairy milk; ⅔ cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

By Robin Robertson

Published 2012

About

If you don’t have a rectangular baking pan that will fit inside your slow cooker, you can make these bars directly in the cooker insert. They’ll need less time to cook and you’ll have to cut them into wedges instead of bars. For gluten-free bars, be sure to use certified gluten-free oats.

Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup packed light brown sugar or granulated natural sugar

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

If using a 4-quart slow cooker, lightly oil the insert or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. If using a 6-quart slow cooker, place a rack, trivet, or a ring of crumpled aluminum foil in the bottom of the cooker insert. Lightly oil or spray a 7 × 9-inch baking pan or other pan that will fit inside your slow cooker.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, ci