Gluten-Free & Vegan Pumpkin Blondies
These Gluten-Free & Vegan Pumpkin Blondies have a super chewy, fudgy texture with the warmth of pumpkin spices and gooey, melted chocolate chunks. You’re going to love these healthier pumpkin bars!

I’ve been going pumpkin crazy…especially now that it’s officially autumn. Every year I’m shocked by how quickly it comes, and how quickly pumpkin season is upon us!
You know that I love my healthier pumpkin recipes and am adding new ones to the site every autumn. Ummm, this baked pumpkin cheesecake? Absolutely delicious pumpkin pancakes to start the day? All the PSLs with this pumpkin spice syrup? Can’t be beat.

So far this year, we’ve already got these Pumpkin Pie Crumb Bars (omg so ridiculously good) and this No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake (soooo creamy, and that caramel sauce 😍). And the next recipe, the Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Blondies you’ve been laying your eyes on, fits in wonderfully with the deliciousness we’ve got so far. In fact, these three recipes are SO GOOD I could probably just share these and you’d all be happily pumpkin-ed. But, you know I won’t just stop at these 😉
Before we get ahead of ourselves, we must discuss these easy and delicious pumpkin bars. They’re gluten free and vegan. The pumpkin serves as a perfect egg replacement here, adding moisture and chew to the blondies. These are a treat you could serve to anyone and they wouldn’t guess they’re healthier than the average treat.

Ingredients for gluten-free vegan pumpkin bars & substitution suggestions:
- Almond Butter: gives these pumpkin blondies such a rich texture and flavor! Any nut or seed butter works here, but I’d avoid peanut butter since its flavor would come through strongly.
- Coconut Oil: make sure it’s melted! Use refined for no coconut flavor.
- Coconut Sugar: you can substitute with any other granulated sweetener, but don’t replace with a liquid sweetener.
- Pumpkin Puree: the star!! I used canned, make sure it isn’t too water-y or it will make your bars too soggy.
- Vanilla Extract: for flavor, measure with your heart :)
- Almond Flour: use oat flour instead to make these nut-free!
- Coconut Flour: don’t replace this – it helps absorb any extra liquid from the pumpkin.
- Baking Soda & Salt: for texture & flavor.
- Cinnamon & Nutmeg: you can sub with an equal amount of pumpkin pie spice if preferred.
- Dark Chocolate: I like using freshly chopped chocolate chunks, but chips work too!
Is your pumpkin liquid-y? Cook it down over the stovetop until it’s nice and thick – it will give these pumpkin bars a much better texture and prevent them from getting soggy.

To prepare gluten-free pumpkin bars:
They’re easy to make in just 30 minutes!
- Combine the almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
- Stir in the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Fold in the chocolate chips or chunks.
- Spread the batter into a greased and lined pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Let cool completely and then slice into 16 squares.

I hope you will give these gluten-free & vegan pumpkin blondies a try – they’re one of my newest fall favorites! It’s seriously hard to beat the chew on these. I’d be embarrassed to tell you how quickly they disappeared from my apartment 🙈 enjoy!

Want more delicious pumpkin recipes?
- Pumpkin Pie Crumb Bars
- Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
- Healthy Pumpkin Spice Syrup
- Vegan Pumpkin Scones
- Baked Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Blondies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
These Chocolate Chip Gluten-Free & Vegan Pumpkin Blondies have a super chewy, fudgy texture with the warmth of pumpkin spices and gooey, melted chocolate chunks. You’re going to love these healthier pumpkin bars!
Ingredients
- ½ cup (128g) creamy almond butter, or other smooth nut butter of choice
- ¼ cup (50g) coconut oil, melted, use refined for no coconut flavor
- ⅔ cup (126g) coconut sugar
- ⅓ cup (81g) pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (72g) almond flour
- 3 tablespoons (24g) coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 ozunces dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8” square baking pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together the almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, pumpkin, and vanilla extract until smooth and combined. Stir in the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Spread evenly in prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Cool completely, and then cut into 16 squares. Store in an airtight container.
Such gorgeous blondies, Rachel!! I have NEVER tried pumpkin in my blondies and I don’t even know why because these look SO insanely chewy and amazing! I want the whole batch!
Thanks so much for the love, Sarah!
I’m making this right now and I see 3tb coconut flour in the ingredients list but not in the directions, I’m sure you just mix it in when you mix in the almond flour but just wanted to make sure it wasn’t listed by mistake. Thanks! :)
Hi Emily, not a mistake and you’re right, you mix it with the almond flour! I’ll fix the recipe now, thanks for pointing out my error.
Perfect! I made them last night and they were totally fantastic! I’m happy I made them for someone or else I would’ve eaten wayyy to many! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Yay I’m so thrilled you loved them, Emily! Thanks so much for your feedback :)
Hi Rachel,
Another amazing recipe which I can’t wait to try! Would you be able to include the measurements in grams please? It’s a lot easier for me in the UK than cups. I hope this doesn’t cause too much work.
Thank you so much.
Hi Melissa, I added gram measurements for this recipe! Enjoy :)
Would it be bad to use just one type of flour? If so, which one would you recommend?
You could use an extra half cup of almond flour in place of the coconut flour if you only want to use one.
Hi! If I want to double this for a 9×13 pan how long do you recommend cooking?
It should be similar in timing since the thickness of the bars doesn’t change – if anything, it will just be a few extra minutes!
These look delicious! Do you think it would work to use tahini in place of the nut butter?
Seems so delicious!
Halloween is around the corner and would live to bake some for my friends! Georgia has chocolate intolerance -poor girl- and cannot have any. Could I skip for her sake the chocolate chunks? If so, what would be a subsitution?
Many thanks, Rachel, in advance!
And happy Halloween to all!
Hi Maria, you could definitely skip the chocolate and use something like walnuts or pecans instead! Enjoy :)
The taste is awesome, but mine ended up more gooey than I anticipated. The top was nice and golden when I took it out of the oven. Maybe I should increase the coconut flour?
Hi Julie, it’s possible you used a wetter pumpkin puree than me, or you oven temp may be running low – did you do a toothpick test to make sure they were cooked through before pulling from the oven? You should try that to make sure they’re fully cooked before pulling from the oven.
Is it possible to sub the almond flour with oat flour?
I haven’t tried it, but that should be okay!
Anyone have nutritional info on these?
Just added nutritional info! You can see it at the bottom of the recipe card.
Thanks so much!
Super delicious! I used 1/2 hazelnut butter and 1/2 peanut butter. Turned out very yummy. I also added an egg to make them more cakelike and add a bit of protein. I also subbed 20 g of oat flour instead of almond flour. I had 3 pieces and was so full afterward. Yum! I also topped it with a chocolate glaze.
Sounds great, thanks for the feedback, Rebecca!