Both homemade pumpkin protein bars

Melissa,here's the revised, lower-carb version of the pumpkin bars. What brought it down was removing some of the oatmeal and replacing it with puffed kamut cereal. I got mine at a health food store but you can find puffed cereals with about the same numbers in the organic section of the grocery store. (there is puffed kamut, puffed spelt, puffed millet, puffed brown rice...to name a few--all unsweetened) http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=155370 Here is the original version again for comparison. Note that on both recipes the calculation for the sugar free syrup componant is listed as a Davinci flavour...that is your choice and I just use whatever suits my fancy at the time. But these bars taste best with the DaVinci sugar free pumpkin pie spice one. Same calories for any of them so don't worry about what flavour syrup is listed. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=137245 I'll also include some of my other versions of this if you are interested. You can see how I tinkered with the original formula to make different variations. One I REALLY, REALLY love is not listed but uses the Torani brand sugar free syrup Brown Sugar Cinnamon, uses half a cup of babyfood prunes instead of pumpkin, vanilla and cinnamon for spices and apple juice. It tastes like a good oatmeal cookie! http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=150226 http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=144325 http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=140718 http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=138258 http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=151628 The last one is my changes to PK's pumpkin protein pie recipe. Works really well for me at work and so delish!

Aw thanks Molly, I know this took some time and I really appreciate it. I am gonna print all of these off at work this weekend! You are the best!

It's very kind of you to say you appreciate it and not that it appears that I have a protein bar obsession. LOL!

OK, with all these "holiday" recipes, I'm getting too sweet... Need some good mexican recipes... Anybody got anything (other than chili)?

ok mexican I can do...I eat mexican several times a week. Taco salad ( easy on the bowl if one comes with it) tacos minus the tortillas burrito bowl...add lots of lettuce and pico I always add lots of salsa, cheese and lettuce need to try the pumpkin bars though!!!!

Slow-cooker Salsa Chicken: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=141491 I had that today (again) and it is so yummy! Made mine with 8 chicken thighs instead of the four chicken breasts and when I eat one I count it as half a serving. You can never be too sweet, Steve! Not around us on the mb anyway. Molly

Hi Molly, Can you post the one that tastes like really good oatmeal cookies? I want to make some tomorrow for work on Monday!!! Steve

Here you go, Steve. I got these calculated and saved. Remember, these are a protein bar and will be dense...not light like a cookie. Are you sure the people at work are up for a homemade protein bar? http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=158999 Molly

I guess we're gonna find out! And what they don't know won't hurt them - in fact, it might do them some good, huh???