This is what I was thinking, and then B.J. Novak posted this on Instagram:
Where, then, I decided I didn’t have to say it, I can just “heart” it. But, I just wanted to warn you, a few more pumpkin baked goods may be in our future…
Speaking of pumpkin, it is officially Pumpkin Spice Latte season. No doubt you’ve already heard the John Oliver rant about Pumpkin Spice. And why am I capitalizing Pumpkin Spice? The thing is, he’s kinda right. Every year I suddenly get totally excited for pumpkin spice lattes! Oooh! Ahhh! Every year, I order one which comes out to be some ridiculously expensive, like $5 or something. And every year I take that first sip and I’m like, Oh, this doesn’t taste as good as I remember it tasting. Yet, for some reason I can’t learn from my mistake? Maybe this is why SBUX only brings out this syrup for a limited time. They expect you to forget, until the hype starts up again and then Oh no, you got me again.
This year, though, I did remember and I went all crazy on the PSL. I ordered it with soy and suddenly it was saved. It was also 60 cents more, so, yeah, not doing that again (I drink Americanos. I’m not used to spending $5 on a drink. Unless it’s my free sbux reward, then I’ll do whatever I can to make it worth my while). But now, I’ve had my one PSL and I won’t need another one until next year. And this time I’m putting a tickler in my calendar to remind me, order it with soy.
But let’s get to where I’m really going with this … So far this season I’m on my third can of pumpkin puree. aawwww yeah! One can was dedicated to trying to perfect the pumpkin pie smoothie, which I’m still working on (Note to self: the “lite” coconut milk from PCC is nasty. Stick with Trader Joe’s). Today, as I was cruising through Insta I noticed a repost from paleomg that triggered something in me. So the kiddo and I took out our tools and got to work on Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars. You might have thought I gave up on paleo baking after those atrocious Raspberry Lemon Muffins (I am still shuddering). Well, the thing is, it’s hard to go wrong with pumpkin and chocolate. That, and I still had a little bit of almond flour I was looking to get rid of. So, pumpkin bars it is.
Really good. How do I know they’re good? 1) I’ve had about 5 of them. 2) Husband said, “hey, these are really good!” (I know!!) 3) The kiddo, whining because she kept chomping down on a loose tooth, continued to shove one in her mouth while whining and crying about the pain in her mouth. 3a) She LOST her First tooth in an Ooey Gooey bar, so these treats are going to be something I’ll remember for a while now.
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Ooey gooey chocolate chip pumpkin bars. @paleomg said to make them right now, so we did.
Truth be told, these are actually not paleo. I used almond flour, but didn’t have tapioca flour, so instead used sweet white rice flour that I did have. Also, I used regular chocolate chips, not those fancy Enjoy Life ones. Are those changes part of why they are really tasty, and why I fully expect this family to polish off the batch by the end of the weekend? Possibly. I’ll live.