No Bake Carrot Cake Bars

As soon as spring rolls around, so does my desire for all things carrot sweet treats! Am I alone, or are you with me on that?! I lovvve a good carrot cake. But these no bake carrot cake bars are insanely easy, healthy and delicious. You could even have them with your coffee on Easter (or Passover) morning – no guilt! Let’s get into the details!

No Bake Carrot Cake Bars Details!

As always, I subbed out the typical carrot cake ingredients for ‘better for you’ options. These bars will leave you both satisfied AND feeling good enough to hop around like the easter bunny ;)..Let’s dive into those specifics now:

• Flour: We I opted to use Coconut Flour for this recipe. Coconut flavor goes so well with carrot, and it’s gluten free and high in fiber too.
• Sweetener: The only traditional sweetener in this recipe is sugar free maple syrup. I used Lakanto, I love it because it’s sweetened with monk fruit which has a very low glycemic index (won’t make your blood sugar spike.)!
• Binders & Fats: For this portion of the recipe, I opted to use a creamy almond butter, as well as unsweetened apple sauce. Almond butter provides a ton of healthy fats while the apple sauce is a great replacement for butter in baking without the calories 🙂
• Special Touches: The special touches in this recipe are the extra coconut flakes – which I always buy unsweetened. Also, the vegan cream cheese frosting is sweetened with monk fruit as well and sans dairy!

These are super simple to make and great for a dessert or a sweeter breakfast to go along with a fun Easter brunch!

No Bake Carrot Cake Bars

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Serves: 16 Prep Time: 15Minutes Cooking Time: 60Minutes

Ingredients

• Base 'Cake'
• 1 c coconut flour
• 1/2 c carrots, grated
• 1/2 c sugar free maple syrup
• 1/4 c apple sauce
• 1/2 c unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 c almond butter
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• FROSTING:
• 8 oz vegan cream cheese
• 3 tbsp monk fruit
• Topping:
• 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes (optional)

Instructions

No Bake Time!

1. Mix all wet ingredients (carrots, apple sauce, maple syrup, nut butter, vanilla) in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
2. Add in all spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice) and coconut and stir well.
3. Add in coconut flour and fold into mixture until well combined.
4. Grease an 8×8 dish and pack batter in evenly.
5. Place dish/batter into the freezer for 15 minutes.
6. While batter is forming, add your cream cheese an monk fruit to a food processor mix with a hand mixer.
7. Once your base/batter is ready, spread cream cheese frosting + coconut shreds.
8. Cover & refrigerate for an hour and then enjoy! Store in the fridge for 3-4 days.