Carrot Cake Bars
If you want a healthier take on a carrot cake, try these Carrot Cake Bars. The combination of carrot & orange with oats, dates and spices, gives the bars a fantastic taste. They’re naturally gluten and refined sugar-free, making them a perfect choice for anyone looking for a healthy, homemade snack.
Equipment
- Magimix food processor *affiliate link
Ingredients
Base ingredients:
- 1½ cups soft medjool dates pitted (about 225g)
- ½ cup raisins (75g)
- 1 cup rolled oats (100g)
- 1 cup walnuts (100g)
- ½ cup desiccated coconut (40g)
- ½ cup grated carrot (1 med carrot)
- Zest of an orange and 2 tbsp of juice
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp sea salt
Optional topping:
- A drizzle of white chocolate and a few chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C (170C fan oven) or 350F.
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz for a couple of minutes. It should be gooey and soft with no large nut pieces remaining. If your dates are hard or it seems too dry, add a tbsp or two more orange juice. It should be quite wet and soft.
- Spoon the mixture into a 20cm (8in) lined baking tin. Press down firmly so it is tightly packed in.
- Bake for about 18-20 mins. Allow to cool in the tin. Once cool, cut into 10 bars. You can also add an optional drizzle of chocolate and some extra walnuts.
Notes
- Once baked, they will last for about 4 days. I like to store in the fridge as they stay hard (and last longer). However, if you prefer a softer texture then room temperature is fine.
- To make nut free - substitute the walnuts for sunflower seeds.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 32.3gProtein: 4.1gFat: 11.2gSaturated Fat: 3.4gFiber: 4.5g
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