Pumpkin Bars

Another delicious festive recipe coming your way! These bars would be a great addition to your Thanksgiving dessert menu. I found a similar recipe in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, but of course I had to change it up, so this is my modified version :)

Pumpkin Bars

*2 cups flour ( I used Trader Joe's white whole wheat flour, but you could do half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat, or just all-purpose if you don't have this particular flour)
*2 tsps. baking powder
*2 tsps. ground cinnamon
*1 tsp. baking soda
*1/4 tsp. ground ginger
*1 tsp. salt
*4 eggs
*1 16-ounce can pumpkin
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1/2 cup applesauce
* handful of semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish and set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and salt in one bowl. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, sugar, oil and applesauce. Mix your dry and wet ingredients together. Add the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the lightly greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 mins. You can tell its done when you give the dish a little shake and the center doesn't jiggle much. These will be soft though. Let them cool completely and then cut into bars. You could also frost the bars with a cream cheese frosting if you're so inclined :) Enjoy!