Carrots are one of the veggies I really miss eating cooked. I have a hard time eating them raw but I’m working on it! Carrot cake has been on my list of raw desserts to make and I finally had time to create the perfect low fat raw recipe!! When I searched online for recipes.. a ton of high fat recipes popped up, womp womp.
I’m not a fan of most raw dessert recipes that are made up of 80% – 90% fats like nuts/seeds/oils. To me that’s crazy! Although they are considered “healthy” fats, there’s nothing healthy about eating raw desserts that are made up that much fat. I’m totally a fan of desserts you can eat in abundance – and won’t feel bad eating more than 1…. or 10 servings.
Now that I’ve created a recipe that makes eating raw carrots enjoyable, I have a feeling that I will be making these carrot cake bites quite often. The bites are perfect for topping on a smoothie bowl, but even more amazing blended into a smoothie so you get chunks of carrot cake in there.
Let me know in the comments if you try my recipes, I would love to hear about what you think!
- ¾ - 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
- ½ - ¾ cup finely shredded carrots (I used a peeler)
- ½ cup dried mulberries (or raisins)
- 7 medjool dates
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves OR ginger, whatever you prefer!
- Blend oats in vitamix (food processor should work too) until you get a fine consistency like flour.
- Add in dried mulberries, pulse a few times to break them up then add carrots, vanilla and spices.
- Slowly add in dates and water. If you're patient (unlike me!) you can soak dates ahead of time for easier blending!
- Roll dough into balls and cover in shredded coconut if you want. I wet my hands to make it easier to manage the the dough, it's very sticky!
- Freeze for 2 hours and enjoy!
I calculated the calories and it came up to 85 calories each ball if you make 12 balls total. Hope that helps!
Wonderful! Thanks Avery, so helpful :)
Greetings Amanda
My name is Angie and I live in Costa Rica..
My passion about health and plant based foods is alive.
I would love to learn more and become a raw food guru (just like you♡♡♡)here in my lovely country’ Costa Rica,
I want to thank you for all of your beautiful yummy recipes..definitely an inspiration to keep manifesting my goals and passions..
LOVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE and feel blessed to have run into you..feel inspired and ready to try all your recipes…
Here in Costa is really hard to find dates what other options would you suggest?
We are starting a pretty big size garden in a huge green house. .looking forward to having abundance of everything veggies ♡and fruits ♡greens ..Currently we get all of our fresh organic veggies and fruits from our local farmers market we call La Feria..
If you come to Costa Rica let me know you are more than Welcome to stay with us..im a mother of 2 beautiful boys,♡♡♡♡.Blessings Amanda for sharing your passion that you shine right through you. .Keep on shining☆
My six year old daughter loved these! What a great recipe, so quick and yummy. I love that they’re gluten free as she has some classmates who can enjoy them when we need to send food in for a class party.
Hi Bri! Thanks so much for taking the time to try out my recipe and let me know that your daughter loves them!! I know kids can be the pickiest eaters so this makes me so happy to hear! I love the idea of sending them in for a class party :) XX
I was wondering if you knew what the nutritional value of each ball would be? Or what a serving size would be and the information for that?
Went to go make these the other day and we didn’t even have an carrots to make any ? Definitely making them today though! Cannot wait!
Hi Jasmine! So happy you’re going to try out these yummy carrot cake bites :) I normally eat about 2-3. I haven’t yet calculated the nutritional value of each ball, but I’m sure you could easily plug in the ingredients to find out online! Enjoy! XX
Made these for the second time and I’m in love ! Your raw food instagram is my favorite ! I love trying new things especially fruits ! Thank you for making versatile recipes and not just plain old fruits and veggies ! It makes me love being a vegan and sharing good food with others :)
Hi Alexa!
I am so happy you made these babies twice :) Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know you enjoy my Instagram, it means a lot to me to hear such positive feedback and reminds me of why I’m here in the first place. It puts a huge smile on my face to know I can contribute in any way towards making you love being a vegan! Cheers!
X Amanda
These look amazing! I was always really keen on the idea of a ‘cashew cheesecake’ – the vegan kind, but when I realized how much *fat* was inside I definitely thought twice. Not that I’m against fat… but seriously! That can’t be good for anyone to digest! Will be trying these later, since I’ve got a brunch of grated carrot that seems somewhat ENDLESS (already made carrot cake cookies with them!!)
I’m not a vegan myself but really do enjoy vegan foods. I had loved coming across your blog :-)
Tash x
Hi Carolina!! Thanks for trying out this recipe! I think rolling them in cacao and almonds is genius. Hope you have a wonderful day! xx
I made these for National Tree Planting Day as my daughter is a vegan . Needless to say they were enjoyed by all ! ( even the non vegan sceptics ) thanks very much for the recipe ! She gets sick of all the nutty bliss balls.
Hi Irna! I’m so happy they were a hit and YES, sometimes you just need a break from nutty raw treats!! Have a wonderful day and thank you for the feedback! xoxox
what can i substitute for the oats?
Hi Nancy! You could try using walnuts and blend them into flour :)
I think buckwheat flakes are a great substitute for rolled oats.
Hi Katharine!
I’m thrilled you enjoyed these!! adding pecans sounds brilliant! xoxo
Do you know what can be substituted for the dates?
Hi Tracy, I haven’t tried anything else yet – but raisins or prunes would work! xx
Looking forward to making these, I think they will make excellent cycling fuel. Where would I find Dried Mulberries? I’ve never seen them at Sprouts, or any of my local natural food grocers. Will try them with raisins for now and wait till the neighborhood Mulberries tree produces fruit again (Mulberry season is long over in desert south west) and then dry my own.
Hi Lynda! If can’t find them in your health stores I would try looking online! I’ve ordered them from Amazon before, maybe not the best I’ve ever had but still really good!
Thanks for the recipe, I’ve just tried it and have to say it’s awesome. :) Have a nice day :)
thank you for sharing!! you totally made my day! xoxo
Hi, this recipe looks great! I can’t wait to try it out! I was wondering if I could use it on a blog post I am writing about healthy peanut-free snacks. I would only be using a photo and will link back to this post for the recipe.
Thanks!
Hi Brittany, Sure thing! Thanks for asking :) xx
Wow I just can’t wait to try these! Thank you so much Amanda for sharing your recipes, it’s really kind from you.
Hi Dorothee! That’s awesome to hear – it’s my pleasure :) Enjoy!! xx
I made these this week and they were insanely good….my hubby and I snack on these with our afternoon coffee/tea. They taste perfect the way they are but I think I am going to experiment next time with some protein powder, just to get a little protein in my snack. I am sharing on FB with all my friends.
Hi Janie!
You are so kind to share them with your hubby :) Sometimes I like to keep my treats to myself! Jk. Raw recipes are so amazing in the fact that you can easily adjust ingredients and be as creative as you want! As long as you use quality ingredients, you get quality outcomes – win win win! Enjoy xo
What if we have bobs red mill gluten-free oat flour how much do we use in place of freshly grinded oats
Hi Shweta,
I would start with about 3/4 cup and add in more if you feel like the dough is too wet or sticky! Enjoy. xx
I just made some they’re in the freezer at the moment, but the dough tasted delicious, cant wait to eat them. Sadly I didn’t have any mulberries and raisins, but the spices are perfect in the recipe!. Thank you so much.
Hi Claire!
Glad you like the spices! Enjoy the carrot cake – they’re definitely one of my fave! xx
Just made these! I substituted zante currants for the mulberries and used fresh grated ginger – delicious! Once coated in coconut shreds they taste like carrot cake heaven!
I am so happy to hear this, Katie!! Thanks so much for sharing your substitutions – glad to know currants are a good swap. Enjoy your carrot cake heaven (while they last!) xx
Do you store these in the fridge? serve frozen? Thank you!
Either will work just fine! xx
What a delicious way to enjoy carrots Amanda
Thank you so much Angela!