Black and Gold Idaho Pumpkin Bars | Idaho Preferred

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups homemade Idaho pumpkin puree (or 1 15-oz can)
• ¾ cup cooked Idaho garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup Idaho sugar (granulated or light brown)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups Idaho flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp pumpkin spice (or blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves)
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or dark chocolate chunks for richer flavor)
• 1 cup chilled Idaho heavy whipping cream
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1–2 Tbsp Idaho honey (to taste)