Breastfeeding has a funny way of making new mommies obsessed with cookies. Cookies, brownies, ice cream and all the sugary foods really. Milk Dust is amazing for combating those cravings, but we also believe you can have healthy, nutrient-dense cookies too.

Here at Milk Dust we love cookies. We think cookies are a great way to get in some needed nutrients, satisfy cravings and even boost your milk supply. Peanut butter cookies are an even better way to do this! These peanut butter cookies in particular are super simple to make. They take just a few ingredients, are gluten-free, healthy and full of the good stuff.

If you are still pregnant, make these for when baby arrives! If you know someone who just had a baby, make some for them!

If you want to give these babies a try, use code: LACTATION for 10% off your first order! Milk Dust usually offers enough sweetness for the recipe, but if you find you need more, add 1/4 cup of honey to the recipe, and you will be perfect!

These pumpkin chocolate chunk lactation bars are amazing. They taste just like a delicious bite of fall, with all the healthy ingredients new mommies need while breastfeeding. We talked about the nutritional benefits of pumpkin in our pumpkin pie lactation shake post.

Pumpkin is a seasonal ingredient that offers a big nutritional bang for your buck, and we highly recommend it for postpartum mamas. Feel free to eat all the pumpkin this season. And you can start with these lactation bars, which taste like pumpkin bread, with a sweeter twist and some chocolate chunks.

In fact, this recipe is very versatile, so you can make them into bars, bread, or muffins depending on what works best for you.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Lactation Bars

These pumpkin lactation bars are topped with chocolate chunks to make an amazing, healthy bar!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lactation bar, lactation recipe, pumpkin bar

Servings: 12

Equipment

• Mixer

Ingredients

• 1 cup Birch's Paleo Pancake Mix or Paleo Baking Flour
• 1 scoop Milk Dust Lactation Powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can Pumpkin puree (not pie)
• 3 Eggs
• 6 packets Stevia or sweetener of choice
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1-3 tbsp milk of choice if needed
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chocolate chunks for topping

Instructions

• Mix dry ingredients in large bowl and set aside. Use a mixer to blend together wet ingredients including eggs, pumpkin, stevia and honey. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. You may need to add some extra milk to help mix, depending on the flour you use. This is a thicker dough, rather than batter that you have to spread over a greased baking 8×5 or square baking pan. Pour dough into greased pan and spread out evenly. Top with chocolate chips or chopped chocolate chunks. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until fork comes out clean. Makes 12-16 bars.

Notes

These bars are actually gluten-free and full of healthy nutrients for postpartum mamas! No added sugar, low in carbs and high in protein! 

Remember, the “batter” is thicker on these. Here’s a photo that illustrates the thickness, so you know its okay to smooth it out into your pan.

Feel free to top with nuts, apple chunks, chocolate chips, or chocolate chunks like we did. It makes a big difference.

Bake, and keep an eye on the edges, as those cook faster. They taste fabulous both warm and cold the next day. You can eat them for breakfast or as dessert. Warm up with some honey or whipped cream on top, and a sprinkle of sea salt, and it won’t disappoint.

Better yet, this is LOW SUGAR! Yet it tastes so good and sweet. With all the benefits of Milk Dust, pumpkin and eggs, we promise this is a healthy dessert or breakfast to ease those sugar cravings!

Use code: LACTATION for 10% off, and subscribe for an even better deal! You can make these, as well as our brownie bites or banana bread lactation bars!