Healthy Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Glaze

I know pumpkin is a little out of season right now, but I just happen to love pumpkin so I decided I am going to use it anyway!!! This recipe is a little spin on your normal pumpkin bars because I altered ingredients in order to create a more healthy bar. The browned butter frosting is not "healthy" but it is so delicious you will want to try it anyways. I hope you enjoy these as much as I have:)

Pumpkin Bar Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup applesauce (in place of 1/2 cup of oil/margarine/butter)
6 oz plain greek yogurt (in place of sour cream )
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar (for sweeter use 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup white sugar (for sweeter use 3/4 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 can of pumpkin (15 ounce)
optional 1-2 cups of chocolate chips


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. cream together applesauce, yogurt and sugar
3. Add in eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon then mix
4. Add flour,baking soda, baking powder, and salt at the same time (you can sift these together)
5. Mix in canned pumpkin and chocolate chips if you desire
6. Grease whatever pan you are going to use with cooking spray
6. Pour into a 9X13 pan for thicker bars and bake for 35 min (your oven may cook faster or slower)
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6. Pour into a cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes depending on how fast your oven cooks:)

Browned Butter Frosting:
1. in a frying pan on medium low heat melt and slightly brown a 1/2 cup of butter
2. place butter in a mixing bowl and then add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 3 T milk
3. Pour over top fresh out of the oven

Additions/Changes:
*use cream cheese frosting on top instead of browned butter frosting
*use the optional butter and extra sugar listed on the recipe
*you could use a sugar replacement for the white sugar if you really desire