We SWEAR It Tastes Better Than It Sounds: Chocolate Butternut Squash Bars
Updated: Dec 29, 2020
Don't be fooled by the butternut squash, these bars are slightly addicting!

Ingredients:
Squash Bars
1/2 cup Butter (Melted)
2 eggs (Pasture Raised)
1/2 cup Monkfruit Sweetener (or maple syrup)
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp melted Coconut Oil
1 1/4 cup Butternut Squash Purée*
1 1/2 cup of Coconut Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Pink Himalayan salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
Chocolate Drizzle
1/3 cup of Chocolate Chips
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F
Coat 9x13 baking dish with coconut oil
Soften squash in one of three ways listed below
Whisk eggs and Monkfruit Sweetener in a large bowl
Next, add in melted butter, melted Coconut oil, and vanilla
After, fold in squash purée
In a separate bowl, add flour, baking powder, cinnamon
Mix dry and wet ingredients together
Cook for approximately 25-30 mins until cooked. Let cool.
Once the bars are cooked, melt 1/3 cup chocolate chips with 1 Tbsp coconut oil in small bowl. Drizzle mixture on top of bars & ENJOY!
*Purée squash one of three ways:
Cook squash in pressure cooker, scrape out inside and mix up until smooth
Cut the squash into cubes, boil until tender
Bake squash in over and mix after soft