High Protein Pumpkin Pie Bars!

I admit I have quite the sweet tooth and when it comes to finding desserts that not only are low sugar and low carb, but also are packed with protein for a pre-bedtime snack it can be quite challenging. However, I found a recipe for regular pumpkin pie bars with the graham cracker crust and all and just manipulated it to where it's something healthy and that actually tastes good. These will just be "crustless", but don't worry they still taste amazing! 

I take full credit for this because this is what it looked like right before I ate it :)

So here are the ingredients you will need:
2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Cinnamon (according to preference)
Pumpkin Pie Spice
1-15oz. Can Pumpkin Puree
1/4 cup Baking Stevia
3 whole eggs
5 scoops Vanilla Whey Protein

First things first- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Bring 2 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to a boil in medium size pot on stove top. As soon as ingredients begin to boil, pour into a large mixing bowl. First add in Pumpkin Puree and stir until dissolved. Next, simply add in 3 whole eggs, 5 scoops of Vanilla Protein and 1/4 cup stevia and stir briskly until mixed as much as possible. *The batter will be VERY RUNNY and some of the protein may not completely dissolve, but it's ok.

Spray large 10x10 Baking Dish (or other big square cake like/brownie like pan) and bake for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown and batter is set pretty solid (it shouldn't be jiggly when you pull it out). Set on cooling rack for 20-30 minutes to cool then place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours and keep refrigerated.

Top with 1 tbsp Non Fat Plain Greek Yogurt sprinkled with Stevia on top of Top with 2 Tbsp Fat Free Whipped Topping.

This recipe is for 9 servings so the nutritional breakdown will be based on 1 out of 9. (It will depend on the size of pan you decide to use, but here is why these are so awesome!

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