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Easy Homemade Pumpkin Pie Protein Bars Recipe

'Tis the season to be spooky! To celebrate Halloween, the talented Charlotte Roberts has created these not-so-scary, homemade, chocolate Pumpkin Pie protein bars! Not only do these bars look amazing, they taste great too! Give 'em a go - share with the trick or treat-ers or stash them away for yourself (we won't judge!). Head over to Charley's Instagram for more tasty treats and healthy recipes.

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Ingredients

	Base
1 cup	Oats
1 cup	Dates
1 tbsp	Coconut oil
	Filing
1/2	Light cream cheese
1 cup	Cooked pumpkin
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
Pinch	Nutmeg
Pinch	Cloves
1/2 tbsp	Ground ginger
1 heaped tbsp	Honey
2 scoops	Hydra 6® protein powder, Peanut Nutter
Dash	Almond milk
1 tbsp	Coconut oil
80ml	Coconut cream or coconut milk
	Topping
70g	Dark chocolate
1 heaped tsp	Coconut oil
2 tbsp	Carb Killa® protein spread, White Chocolate
	Edible sugar eyes

Method

First, add the oats into a food processor and blitz to form a 'dough'. Then, pour in the dates and the coconut oil and blend again until well combined

Next, press the dough into a lined baking tin or tray, pressing firmly to create a smooth, flat base. Pop this into the freezer to set

While the base sets, make the filling. Blitz all of the filling ingredients in a blender until you're left with a smooth filling

Take the set base out of the freezer and pour the filling on top. Then, place pack in the freezer to set for a further few hours

Once set, slice into 10 even-sized bars. Melt the dark chocolate and drizzle this on top of the bars

Then, melt the Carb Killa^® spread in the same pan as the chocolate to create a dark and white chocolate mixture. Drizzle this over the bars

Finish by adding the edible eyes then store in the fridge or freezer