Pan Bars

[AMQmom]

I recently made a batch of pan bars using "1 2 3 Gluten Free" mix and my daughter LOVED them. The mix is quite expensive and I was wondering if any of you had any suggestions for home made bars. They are like brownies but without chocolate. I used apricot sauce and the mix had a pumkin spice type flavor - she was in heaven. She is allergic to squash and - of course loves and misses pumpkin (her very first food!). She told me that the bars tasted like pumpkin pie. Sooo... I am looking for a bar recipe that I can add pumpkin pie spice to. She is allergic to soy, corn, sorghum, nuts (including coconut), dairy and much more. Rice was just reintroduced to her so I can use some rice flour . We basically cook with amaranth, quinoa and tapioca. I have dairy subs - so no problem if your recipe calls for dairy. Any suggestions are appreciated. I would love to experiment before Thanksgiving. I am also considering a sweet potato pie instead of pumpkin - any ideas? Thank you, thank you, thank you. She has been my pumpkin pie maker for years and this is our first Thanksgiving with her gluten free. She is thriving and I am so happy for her - just want to give her a little bit of what she remembers for the holiday while creating new memories for her...

[cyberprof]

I recently made a batch of pan bars using "1 2 3 Gluten Free" mix and my daughter LOVED them. The mix is quite expensive and I was wondering if any of you had any suggestions for home made bars. They are like brownies but without chocolate. I used apricot sauce and the mix had a pumkin spice type flavor - she was in heaven. She is allergic to squash and - of course loves and misses pumpkin (her very first food!). She told me that the bars tasted like pumpkin pie. Sooo... I am looking for a bar recipe that I can add pumpkin pie spice to. She is allergic to soy, corn, sorghum, nuts (including coconut), dairy and much more. Rice was just reintroduced to her so I can use some rice flour . We basically cook with amaranth, quinoa and tapioca. I have dairy subs - so no problem if your recipe calls for dairy. Any suggestions are appreciated. I would love to experiment before Thanksgiving. I am also considering a sweet potato pie instead of pumpkin - any ideas? Thank you, thank you, thank you. She has been my pumpkin pie maker for years and this is our first Thanksgiving with her gluten free. She is thriving and I am so happy for her - just want to give her a little bit of what she remembers for the holiday while creating new memories for her...

I'm not familiar with the 123 Bars so I can't help you there. However, you should be able to make a pie with canned sweet potatoes (or cooked, mashed sweetpotato- cook with a little maple syrup and/or water) using your old pumpkin pie recipie. My mom used to do that when I was a kid. Look for canned sweetpotatoes in your grocery store.

~Laura

[purple]

I am making these again today: Gluten Free/Vegan Breakfast Brownies

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Karina lists several alternative flours/ingredients. I tried them with chocolate chips but it doesn't suit them. They taste like apple crisp or gingerbread. I am sure you could add pumpkin pie spice or even pureed apricots or dried. I divided the dough into 2- 8" pans putting different extras in each. I like them with chopped dates. Other posters used dried blueberries or cranberries. I tried them with with chopped peanuts but not a favorite so I use chopped pumpkin seeds and sunflower kernals instead. Slice, wrap, bag and freeze. I put the last 2 in my DD and DH lunches today.

This is one of the best gluten-free recipes I have tried, they have ALOT of ingredients but are worth it. When I make them I put a ziploc bag on the side and bag up the dry ingredients for a future batch. Today I get to just dump out the bag...yay!

Enjoy...I hope it works for you!

[ang1e0251]

I have also made mock "pumpkin" pie from cooked carrots, it's very good.

[AMQmom]

Thank you all for your help. I will be brave and try to make an alternate pumpkin pie this season. Purple, I went onto the site that you recommended and LOVED it! Wow! So many things to try!!!!

[purple]

I am making these again today: Gluten Free/Vegan Breakfast Brownies

Open Original Shared Link

Karina lists several alternative flours/ingredients. I tried them with chocolate chips but it doesn't suit them. They taste like apple crisp or gingerbread. I am sure you could add pumpkin pie spice or even pureed apricots or dried. I divided the dough into 2- 8" pans putting different extras in each. I like them with chopped dates. Other posters used dried blueberries or cranberries. I tried them with with chopped peanuts but not a favorite so I use chopped pumpkin seeds and sunflower kernals instead. Slice, wrap, bag and freeze. I put the last 2 in my DD and DH lunches today.

This is one of the best gluten-free recipes I have tried, they have ALOT of ingredients but are worth it. When I make them I put a ziploc bag on the side and bag up the dry ingredients for a future batch. Today I get to just dump out the bag...yay!

Enjoy...I hope it works for you!

Update...Karina just posted today a pumpkin pecan cookie recipe. I bet you could sub the flours, use canned sweet potatoes, leave out the nuts and add dates or raisins.