Pumpkin Spice Trail Mix Bars

Kick start your morning with homemade pumpkin spice breakfast bars!

There are two types of people in this world- the ones who anxiously await and rejoice for pumpkin season and the ones who don’t understand and scoff at it. I am the type that is up for pumpkin anything at any time. Which is why I want to start my day with some holiday spice!

The other day I was in the grocery store check out line awaiting my turn when I zoned in to hear the cashier mentioning pumpkin spice flavor. I see her holding a box of cheerios and discussing the new cereal flavor with the customer in front of me. I assessed the amount of items still left to be rung up and announced that I would be right back, heading in the direction of the cereal aisle. Yes, I am addicted to pumpkin.

I also love that these pumpkin spice cheerios are gluten free! I thought these were perfection, but purchased the family size box and never have time for cereal. What to do with all these cheerios? Make some breakfast bars of course! I had originally wanted to make some trail mix, but I didn’t have anything prepped for the week for me to take for breakfast. This morphed into the concept of trail mix breakfast bars instead.

Homemade breakfast bars are extremely easy to put together. I love how customizable they are and of course being aware of every single ingredient that is going into them. For these I chose oats, goji berries, two different types of almonds (roasted and marconi), pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut, cocoa granola, chia seeds and of course the pumpkin spice cheerios. The mixture that holds them together is a blend of peanut butter, honey, dates and coconut oil.

Begin by placing the pitted dates in a food processor and pulsing until smooth. I would soak these some before blending. Heat up the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil separately and stir until creamy. Pour over a bowl of the dry ingredients and mix together until fully coated. Line a baking sheet or pan with parchment paper, then spread the mixture out and flatten until all formed together. When ready freeze for 10 minutes so they are hard enough to cut into bars. Afterwards just store in an air tight container in the fridge!

One of my favorite kitchen tools is my Ninja Chop! It doesn’t take up much room and it’s always on point with how well it works- no matter what I am throwing in there!

Pumpkin Spice Trail Mix Bars

Homemade breakfast bars with oats, dried fruit, pumpkin spice flavor cheerios and some nuts and seeds.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 12 people

Ingredients

  

• 2 cup cheerios pumpkin spice
• 1 cup oats old fashioned
• 1/4 cup granola cocoa
• 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup almonds
• 2 tbsp goji berries
• 2 tbsp shredded coconut
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
• 1/3 cup dates pitted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tbsp coconut oil extra virgin

Instructions

 

• Put all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Place dates in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Heat up the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil separately and stir until creamy. Pour over the bowl and mix together until fully coated.
• Line a baking sheet or pan with parchment paper. Spread the mixture out and flatten until all formed together.
• Freeze for 10 minutes and then cut into bars. Store in air tight container in the fridge.

If you liked these you should also check out my strawberry power-o’s breakfast bars recipe! I’m a big fan of quick grab and go options in the morning. Start your day right this season with this healthy cereal on the go!