I’ll be honest, I didn’t have a lot of faith in these. A majority of my desserts end up being failures for one reason or another but much to my surprise, these turned out great! Recipe adapted from The Purple Carrot.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat bread flour (or your choice of flour)
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup finely shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds (or other nut)
- 1 cup finely shredded carrots (I used Grimmway Farms)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Optional: 1 Tablespoon of coconut oil
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven at 375.
2. In large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and oats. Add carrots, almonds, raisins, coconut and cinnamon.
3. In separate bowl, mix together agave, vanilla, and applesauce (coconut oil if using). Add to flour mixture and stir until combined.
4. Drop onto parchment paper lined baking sheets, about 1 tablespoon in size. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden. (I made mine a bit bigger so I baked mine a little longer)
yum! You had me at carrot cake
And the recipe is simple. I think I’ll try these and make a healthy cheesecake dipping sauce for them. Nothing goes better with carrot cake than cheesecake frosting. 
What a great idea! Let me know if you post it and I’ll have to make some!
Those look scrumptious! They remind me a bit of some I made awhile ago that I just unearthed from the freezer…except instead of coconut as a secret ingredient, mine had dried cherries, chocolate, and peanut butter.
freaking awesome! i bookmarked this.
Ack. Im making these right now.. Is it baking powder or soda?
baking powder! Hopefully I caught you in time! Let me know what you think!
Your right! Omg I am so sorry! Thanks for the catch! I edited it so hopefully no on else will be confused! I’m so glad you liked them! I don’t even feel guilty eating them and they fill me up! Thanks for stopping by and hope you come back soon!
oh and I was using my phone.. but now I see in the picture that it’s powder
These look really yummy!
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WOW! Carrot cake is actually my favorite dessert of all time. No joke. Even before red velvet cake and dark chocolate (which is saying a LOT.) But, I don’t often eat it because it’s not always the healthiest thing. Well, these are a nice solution to that little predicament. Bite size carrot cakes! Love!
It’s funny, I’m actually not a huge fan of carrot cake but these were so amazing! So many people have tried them and love them! You should definitely give them a whirl!
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