How to Make Carrot Cake Bites - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re a fan of carrot cake, you’ll love these bite-sized treats that pack all the flavor of the classic dessert into a convenient, portable form. Carrot cake bites are perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth on the go, and they’re also a great way to sneak some extra veggies into your diet.

Made with a base of shredded carrots, these little bites are moist, tender, and just sweet enough to satisfy your cravings. The addition of warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg gives them that ...

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Ingredients

  • 15 pitted Deglet Noor dates
  • 5 medium dried apricots
  • 1 cup chopped carrot
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • ¼ cup toasted almond butter
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
  • Servings: 14
  • Yield: 14 carrot cake bites

  • Combine dates and apricots in a small measuring cup or bowl. Add enough hot water to cover and allow fruit to soak for 15 minutes to soften.
  • Drain dates and apricots and add to the bowl of a food processor. Add carrots, walnuts, coconut flakes, almond butter, flax meal, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and salt. Pulse, scraping down the sides frequently, until mixture comes together to form a mostly smooth, sticky dough, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Scoop out tablespoon-sized balls of dough using a lightly greased tablespoon measure. Roll into balls with lightly greased hands.
  • Place bites into an airtight container and freeze until set, at least 1 hour. Keep stored in the freezer.
  • Nutrition

    142 cal.

    • Total Fat: 10g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Sodium: 39mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 13g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 9g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 35mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 222mg