Guest Post - Pumpkin Coconut Date Bars

Posted on 04 November 2008 Print This Post

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Welcome everyone and happy Tuesday! I am very excited to share a guest post with you by Tina from Carrots and Cake. If you have not done so already, I suggest you drop over and pay Tina a visit. Her blog is really informative and very upbeat. It really is a great find and definitely one to bookmark.

Follow along below and make your own Pumpkin Coconut Bars.

Ingredients

1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup whole wheat flour*
1/2 cup white flour
1 cup brown sugar (I used 1/2 cup of Splenda brown sugar)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

*I used 1/2 cup of whole wheat and 1/2 cup of regular white flour for this recipe. The bars were tasty, but pretty dense. I recommend using 1 cup of white flour and nixing the whole wheat flour all together.

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla, and oil, then mix in flour (both kinds) and baking powder.
Stir in dates, coconut, and walnuts to mixture.
Coat 8X8 baking pan with cooking spray and spread mixture evenly in pan (photo below).
Bake for 15-18 minutes at 350 degrees until batter is mostly firm.
Top with additional coconut shavings and cook for another 8-10 minutes on 450 degrees until coconut begins to brown.
Let cool for 10-15 minutes, and the cut into bars (mine were
approximately 2″ X 2″).

Here’s the mixture before going into the oven…

… and here’s the final product, piping-hot with golden-brown shredded
coconut on top.

I hope everybody enjoyed the guest post from Tina. Feel free to comment and tell us what you think of these yummy coconut pumpkin bars. Have a great day!

Zesty

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16 Responses to “Guest Post - Pumpkin Coconut Date Bars”

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Megan says:

November 4, 2008 at 8:26 am

Yum! I love pumkpin and dates, but I have never combined them and then added coconut. What a fabulous recipe! I will definitely try this. Thanks Zesty for having one of my favorite bloggers as a guest poster!

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coco says:

November 4, 2008 at 8:46 am

pumpkin bars…..these are great!!! The only question I’m wondering is for how long it can be kept in fridge?

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miss v says:

November 4, 2008 at 9:47 am

these look great!

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Jessie says:

November 4, 2008 at 10:16 am

Oh this looks great! Love the coconut.

+Jessie
a.k.a. The Hungry Mouse

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Krista says:

November 4, 2008 at 10:29 am

These sound really good! Thanks Tina & Zesty!

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VeggieGirl says:

November 4, 2008 at 10:47 am

Loooove Tina’s bars!!

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mi says:

November 4, 2008 at 12:29 pm

thank you for featuring this! she mades absolutely fantastic recipes.

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gina (fitnessista) says:

November 4, 2008 at 1:51 pm

this looks delicious! i love pumpkin ANYTHING and these look like a keeper

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Maggie says:

November 4, 2008 at 3:32 pm

I love Tina’s blog! These look delicious. Pumpkin desserts are so good.

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Erica says:

November 4, 2008 at 4:08 pm

What a great guest! I cannot get enough of Tina’s baked goods! Her oatmeal raisin bars are a HUGE hit at my house! I have even started making a vegan version!

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noble pig says:

November 4, 2008 at 5:18 pm

This sounds absolutely amazing. Wow!

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Jen says:

November 4, 2008 at 5:25 pm

I love Tina’s stuff! Great guest post - Jen

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Reeni says:

November 4, 2008 at 7:41 pm

Looks delicious! Great guest post!

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Happy Herbivore says:

November 4, 2008 at 9:05 pm

ugh, yum. thats all im gonna say about that.

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chadnpam1 says:

November 5, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Oh yum. Two of my favorite things - coconut and pumpkin. Great recipe.

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Tina says:

November 29, 2008 at 8:11 am

Looks awesome! Thanks so much for featuring one of my recipes!

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