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Vegan Carrot Cake Bites Recipe

Easy Vegan Carrot Cake Bites Recipe! These Spiced Carrot Cake Balls Need just 8 ingredients and 15 minutes. No refined sugar…

  • Ready 30 minutes
  • Serves 10
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Cook 25 minutes
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Vegan Carrot Cake Bites Recipe

I can’t wait for some sunny Springy days! Meanwhile, I am making batches of these refreshing and quick Carrot Cake Bliss Balls! I made this carrot cake ice cream with roasted carrots and walnuts way back when and loved the roasted carrot flavor in it. The carrots in these balls are roasted for a bit to enhance the flavor, the get sweet and add a baked cake like profile. The carrots then get processed with the rest of the ingredients to make a dough that is shaped into balls or bars. Even with the baking, it takes just 15 mins of active time! Walnuts, spices, dates and coconut flour make these a fudgy spiced delicious treat. These would be no bake if you use raw carrots.

These Carrot Cake Energy Bites are Easy, taste like carrot cake, are grainfree, oilfree, are naturally sweetened and are ready within minutes! Lets make some.

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Pulse the walnuts in a processor

Walnuts in a food processor for our carrot cake bites Ingredient in a food processor for our carrot cake bitesAdd the carrots, dates, spices and vanilla and pulse again. Then add the flours and pulse to make a dough.

Shape using a scoop or your hands, then roll in shredded coconut.

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  • Roast the Carrots! Roasting makes them sweeter and adds a baked like flavor to the bites. If in a hurry, you can directly use raw carrots. Or grate and cook them on a skillet and use
  • Cover the dish with parchment while baking. This helps cook the carrots faster and prevents drying out.
  • Pulse the larger nuts before adding the rest of the ingredients. This ensures a smoother texture.
  • Use soft dates or a combination of dates and raisins or dates and sugar.
  • Add lemon zest for a fresher flavor.
  • Dress with just coconut or a vegan cream cheese glaze for more decadent cake like balls.
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Recipe

Vegan Carrot Cake Bites Recipe

Easy Vegan Carrot Cake Bites Recipe! These Carrot Cake Balls Need just 8 ingredients and 15 minutes. Grainfree No refined Sugar or oil Carrot Cake Bliss Balls. Roll in coconut or dress with vegan cream cheese glaze. Vegan Glutenfree Grainfree Soyfree

  • Serves 10
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Cook 25 minutes
  • Total 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped carrots
  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 15 soft dates ((regular size), use 2 less if using large medjool)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup almond flour (add more if needed)
  • 3 tbsp coconut flour (or use more almond flour)
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut (for coating)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop the carrots into 2 inch pieces. Add to a baking dish, cover the dish with parchment (optional) and bake for at 400 deg F (200 C) for 20 to 25 mins(longer time for fatter carrots). (You can skip this step and use raw carrot, you will need a few tbsp more almond flour later). Alternatively, grate the carrots in a grated or using a food processor. Then add to a skillet with a teaspoon of oil or vegan butter, cook over medium for 3 minutes. Add 2 tsp maple syrup and a splash of water, cover and continue to cook for 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add walnuts to a food processor and pulse to chop into an even coarse mixture

  3. 3

    Add the roasted carrots, dates, vanilla, spices and salt and process until the mixture is well combined and doughy.

  4. 4

    Add the almond and coconut flours and pulse again to combine. (You can also add other ingredients such as chia seeds, some vanilla protein powder etc instead of some of the almond flour)

  5. 5

    If the mixture is too sticky, add a few tbsp more almond flour and 1 tbsp more coconut flour and pulse. Taste and adjust flavor with a tbsp of coconut sugar or maple syrup for sweeter if needed, or add more spices.

  6. 6

    Shape into balls and roll in shredded coconut. Alternatively, drizzle some vegan cashew cream cheese frosting or, 3 tbsp coconut butter mixed with 1 tbsp of maple syrup, a good pinch of lemon zest and cinnamon.

  7. 7

    Store refrigerated for upto a 5 days or freeze.

Notes

Optional add ins: 1/2 tsp lemon zest adds a fresher profile. 1/4 tsp cardamom, because cardamom! Roast the walnuts for 10 mins with the carrots for variation. Add some raisins or currants into the dough before shaping. Nut-free: It would be difficult to get the same flavor without nuts in these balls without the walnuts. You can possibly use roasted sunflower seeds and more coconut flour. Use all almond flour or all coconut flour if omitting one or the other. Date-free: Use 2-3 tbsp coconut sugar or other sugar, and 2 tbsp maple syrup. You might need to add a bit more almond flour Nutrition is for 1 ball

Nutrition

  • Calories137 kcal
  • Carbohydrates13 g
  • Protein3 g
  • Fat9 g
  • Saturated Fat2 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat1 g
  • Sodium77 mg
  • Potassium199 mg
  • Fiber3 g
  • Sugar8 g
  • Vitamin A4280 IU
  • Vitamin C2 mg
  • Calcium34 mg
  • Iron1 mg