A friend tasted these and her first bite she said, "These are really good." And they are.

Pumpkin Spice Cake / Bars

• 2 cups oats
• 18 medium dates
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• Dash ground cloves
• 2 cups sweet potato puree
• 1 cup cooked yam, small dice (to fold in)
• ½ cup raisins
• ¼-½ cup filtered water (or water from boiling, if boiled the yams)

Optional: ½ teaspoon vanilla powder or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Add the first 8 ingredients (through cloves) to a food processor and process to the chunkiness you like. Add to a large bowl.

In the food processor, add 2 cups of boiled or roasted sweet potato or yam, the vanilla (if using) and process to a smooth consistency, adding ¼ cup water if yams were boiled and ½ cup water if roasted.

Add to flour mixture. Stir until evenly moistened (the batter will be stiff). Fold in raisins and diced yam.

Spoon into a 7” spring-form pan lined with parchment paper for a round cake, or into an 8” x 8” baking dish to cut into bars.

Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cool completely before releasing the spring-form pan or cutting into squares.