Pumpkin Bites

Ingredients

• 2 cups oats
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup almond butter or peanut butter
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
• 8 pinches of salt
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions

Pulse all ingredients (except chocolate chips) in a food processor until well-mixed. Add chocolate chips and pulse a few more times until they are in small pieces. Scoop mixture and roll into balls. Freeze until solid and store in the freezer or refrigerate.

Did You Know?

• Over 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkin are produced each year in the United States?
• The top pumpkin-producing states are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California?
• Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds?
• The world’s heaviest pumpkin weighed over 2,600 pounds?
  
• Pumpkin is very nutritious and low in calories?
  
• Big pumpkins are best for carving; small pumpkins are best for cooking?
  For a delish and healthy pumpkin treat, try Pumpkin Bites and remember to support your local pumpkin patch.
  
• In Yancey County, stop by Davis Farm to pick out that perfect pumpkin! Booooooo!