Healthy Carrot Cake Bites

One of our favorite friends sent me a link to an article with a bunch of no bake dessert recipes. I immediately started going through the list and choosing which ones I wanted to make first. These carrot cake bites really stood out and I already had most of the ingredients around so I thought I would give them a shot. They are no match for the true carrot cake but if you want a healthier and bake-free alternative these are pretty good!

Ingredients

1/2 cup pitted dates, packed

1/2 cup golden raisins, packed

1 cup warm water

1 cup roasted cashews

1/4 cup roasted carrots, sliced or cubed

1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

pinch of sea salt

1/8 cup white chocolate chips

2 teaspoons coconut oil

In a small bowl, soak the raisins and dates for about 5 minutes and pat dry. If the raisins and dates are already soft you can skip this step.

In a food processor, blend the carrots and the cashews until they are broken up into pieces.

Next, add the shredded coconut, two tablespoons of the white chocolate, the cinnamon and nutmeg, and the salt. Process the ingredients until it turns into a dough-like consistency. 

Rough the dough into balls and put in the freezer for at least 5 or 10 minutes. As the balls are in the freezer, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave.

Once the balls are taken out of the freezer, drizzle the melted chocolate on top. You can serve as is, but likely you will want to put back in the freezer or refrigeration so the chocolate can harden before serving.

Enjoy!