Pumpkin Protein Bars

I just got done making these and they are amazing! I borrowed heavily from the recipe on bodybuilding.com:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-easons-livefit-recipes-pumpkin-protein-bars.html

But here is what I did!


Ingredients:

½ C Splenda Brown sugar blend
1/2 C unsweetened applesauce
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 ½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 large egg whites
1 - 15 oz. can of raw pumpkin
2 C oat flour
4 scoops vanilla whey protein
1/4 C chopped soynuts

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350.
Spray a 9 X 13 Pyrex dish with non-stick spray.
Combine first 11 ingredients and mix well.
Add the next 3 ingredients and mix until incorporated. Spread batter into the Pyrex dish then sprinkle chopped soy-nuts on top. Bake for 40 min.
Makes 24 squares (supposedly). I found it easier to make 16 squares.

A few notes:
The recommended serving size was 4 squares originally, but I upped the protein so I'd stick to 2. I didn't have oat flour, so I put 2 cups of oatmeal in the food processor and blended to a fine flour consistency. Also, I added more baking powder than called for to make mine extra fluffy. Also, I totally missed the line in the original recipe that called for almond milk, but they turned out totally fine w/o it.
Next time I might try making muffins so I don't have to guess with my cutting. And a few in the center were a little more "raw" than i would have preferred.

Enjoy! ANd keep me posted on how it goes