By The Toasted Pine Nut
Healthy Carrot Cake Bars
13 steps
Prep:15minCook:30min
Healthy Carrot Cake Bars are easy to make, perfectly spiced and full of healthy ingredients like almond flour and fresh carrots!
Updated at: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 05:07:02 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
44
Low
Glycemic Load
10
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories290.6 kcal (15%)
Total Fat20.4 g (29%)
Carbs23.9 g (9%)
Sugars15.5 g (17%)
Protein4.5 g (9%)
Sodium245 mg (12%)
Fiber1.6 g (6%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings
½ cupsalted butter
room temperature
½ cupcoconut sugar
¼ cupagave nectar
2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
2eggs
1 cupoat flour
½ teaspoonground ginger
½ teaspooncinnamon
½ teaspoonsea salt
1 teaspoonbaking powder
1 ½ cupcarrots
shredded
½ cupchopped walnuts
8 ozcream cheese
room temperature
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
2 tablespoonsagave nectar
3 tablespoonspecans
chopped, for topping
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
Step 2
Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, coconut sugar, agave, vanilla, and eggs.
Step 3
Add the oat flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
Step 4
Mix until everything is combined.
Step 5
Fold in the carrots and walnuts.
Step 6
Line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper and spread the batter evenly across the bottom.
Step 7
Bake for 30 minutes, until the top is browned.
Step 8
Remove from oven and allow the cake to cool in the pan.
Step 9
When the cake is room temperature, pull the parchment paper to transfer it to a cutting board.
Step 10
In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the icing ingredients.
Step 11
Whip it on high until fluffy, about 1 minute.
Step 12
Spread the icing on top of the cake and sprinkle with additional pecans.
Step 13
Chill in the fridge for an hour for the icing to set before slicing them, or for gooier cake (like mine), just dive right in and cut into squares!
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