Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Snack Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

instant oats (gluten-free if needed and measured like this)

1 1/4 cups

whole wheat flour or gluten-free* flour (measured like this)

2 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp

ground ginger

1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp

ground cloves

1 1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1/4 tsp

salt

1 tsp

coconut oil or unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

large egg whites, room temperature

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 cup

pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie mix!)

1/2 cup

plain nonfat Greek yogurt

6 tbsp

pure maple syrup

1/4 cup

nonfat milk

3 1/2 tbsp

miniature chocolate chips, divided