Easy Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Bake

If you're into pumpkin spice, you have to try this super easy sourdough discard pumpkin bake. These bars are dense, rich, and seriously delicious—basically fall in dessert form. Bonus: your whole house will smell amazing while they bake!

This pumpkin bake is a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree. It's great for when you have just a little extra discard that you don't want to toss, too. Not the healthiest, but a treat for Fall and Winter. Please make sure you are using pure pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling.

Equipment:

• Baking dish: 8x8 or 9x7
• a spatula
• a mixing bowl
• a small microwave safe bowl
• parchment paper
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Ingredients:

• ¾ Cups pumpkin puree, see note
• 12 Tablespoons (1.5 sticks) butter
• ⅓ Cup sourdough starter, unfed
• 1 Cup coconut sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Cup dark chocolate
• 1.5 cups all purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5-2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice. This depends on how strong of a flavor you want. I ended up using 2 teaspoon but I will probably use closer to 1.5 teaspoon next time.

Instructions:

1. First gather your equipment and ingredients
2. Preheat your oven to 375℉
3. Then we are going to start by melting the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Once that it melted we are going to add in your pureed pumpkin, sourdough starter, coconut sugar, vanilla extract, and egg.
4. Mix everything together until it's well combined.
5. On the top, add the flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Carefully mix your dry ingredients a little bit before mixing them into the wet mixture.
6. Once the wet and dry ingredients are mixed, it's time to fold in your chocolate chips.
7. Line your baking pan with parchment paper and carefully add in the batter.
8. Once it is spread as evenly as you can get it, pop it in the oven for about 35 minutes.
9. It will be gone when a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean. You will be able to tell that the top is getting a little more solid and darker.
10. Allow it to cool for twenty minutes.
11. Enjoy!

Notes

• Make sure that you use pure pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling.

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Easy sourdough discard pumpkin bake

These pumpkin bars are dense, rich, and delicious. They will have your house smelling so cozy.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Cooling 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Equipment

• 1 Baking Dish 8x8 or 9x7
• 1 spatula
• 1 big mixing bowl
• 1 microwave safe small bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• parchment paper

Ingredients

  

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• ¾ Cups pumpkin puree Not pumpkin pie filling
• 12 Tablespoons butter (1.5 sticks)
• ⅓ Cup sourdough discard unfed
• 1 Cup coconut sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½-3/4 Cup dark chocolate Chips
• 1.5 cups all purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5-2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice depending how strong you like the flavor

Instructions

 

• First gather your equipment and ingredients
• Preheat your oven to 375℉
• Then we are going to start by melting the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Once that it melted we are going to add in your pureed pumpkin, sourdough starter, coconut sugar, vanilla extract, and egg.
• Mix everything together until it’s well combined.
• On the top, add the flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Carefully mix your dry ingredients a little bit before mixing them into the wet mixture. We don’t need to dirty two bowls. We’re efficient.
• Once the wet and dry ingredients are mixed, it’s time to fold in your chocolate chips.
• Line your baking pan with parchment paper and carefully add in the batter.
• Once it is spread as evenly as you can get it, pop it in the oven for about 35 minutes.
• It will be gone when a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean. You will be able to tell that the top is getting a little more solid and darker.
• Allow it to cool for twenty minutes.
• Enjoy!

Keyword pumpkin bake, pumpkin bar, pumpkin dessert

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