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Healthy Carrot Cake Bites [No Bake]

These healthy snack bites taste like you are eating little bites of carrot cake. They packed with healthy superfoods, but taste sinful! If you are a carrot cake fan, you will adore these. Perfectly spiced, just the right amount of sweetness, and the white chocolate coating ties it all together! These bites are great as a snack or healthy treat or are even amazing crumbled over smoothie bowls!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating
Keyword carrot cake bites no bake, carrot cake cupcakes no bake, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy carrot cake bites, healthy carrot cake no bake
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 1 large carrot, chopped into chunks
  • 1 cup dates, soaked 30 minutes and drained
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Macadamia Frosting

  • 1 cup macadamias, preferably soaked for a few hours
  • 1 13.5 oz coconut cream, full fat (solid part only) *see note below
  • 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest
  • Water, as needed

Toppings

  • Walnuts
  • Shredded carrot

Instructions

  • Note: Place the can of coconut cream in the fridge or freezer for at least 1-2 hours before making these carrot bites to allow coconut cream to separate.
    Place almonds and carrot into a food processer and process until broken down and crumbly. Add dates, coconut and cinnamon and continue to process until mixture is sticky and well combined.
    Be careful not to over process as its nice to have texture variance and different sized “bits” in your carrot bites.
    Spoon mixture into a 24 mini muffin cups or 12 normal size muffin cups and press down with the back of a teaspoon.

Macadamia Frosting

  • Open chilled can and scoop out the cream that has separated and set hard on the top. Save the remaining coconut water to use in a smoothie, drink, or discard.
    Place all filling ingredients macadamia nuts, coconut cream, honey, coconut oil, lemon juice and zest into the food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Depending on the power of your blender this might take a few minutes.
    Stop blending to scrape down the sides if necessary and continue to blend until smooth, adding in a little water as needed, a tablespoon at a time.
    Taste test add more honey or lemon if you think it needs it.
    Scoop the frosting out and on top of the chilled bite bases and spread evenly with a spatula or the back of a teaspoon. Place into the fridge or freezer for 2-3 hours to set.
    Top with walnuts and some finely shredded carrot.
    Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week or freezer for up to 3 months.
    If frozen, thaw on the counter for a few minutes to soften before eating.
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