healthy carrot cake bars with greek yogurt frosting

Healthy carrot cake bars with greek yogurt frosting is a Mediterranean recipe that serves 13. One serving contains 323 calories, 7g of protein, and 13g of fat. For 71 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. A mixture of ground nutmeg, greek yogurt, coconut, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe is liked by 108 foodies and cooks. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It is brought to you by Greens And Chocolate. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 54%. This score is good. Try Healthy Carrot Cake Mug Cake with Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting, Carrot Cake Donuts with Yogurt Frosting, and carrot cake greek yogurt pancakes for similar recipes.

Servings: 13

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

4 cups grated carrots

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2-1 cup shredded coconut, depending on how much coconut you like

1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

8 oz cream cheese

4 eggs

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

8 oz Greek yogurt

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1 cup powdered sugar (or more if you want it sweeter)

1 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

oven

frying pan

toothpicks

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.In large bowl combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well to combine.In smaller bowl, whisk together sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Fold in carrots.Add wet carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.Fold in coconut. Pour into prepared pan and spread out evenly.Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the middle clean.Let cool completely.Beat together cream cheese, Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and vanilla until well combined.Spread or pipe over cooled bars.Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.In large bowl combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well to combine.In smaller bowl, whisk together sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Fold in carrots.

2. Add wet carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.Fold in coconut.

3. Pour into prepared pan and spread out evenly.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the middle clean.

5. Let cool completely.Beat together cream cheese, Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and vanilla until well combined.

6. Spread or pipe over cooled bars.Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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323k Calories
7g Protein
13g Total Fat
46g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
323k
16%

Fat
13g
20%

  Saturated Fat
8g
53%

Carbohydrates
46g
16%

  Sugar
29g
33%

Cholesterol
70mg
23%

Sodium
386mg
17%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Vitamin A
6895IU
138%

Manganese
0.79mg
39%

Selenium
17µg
24%

Phosphorus
181mg
18%

Fiber
3g
14%

Vitamin B2
0.21mg
13%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Potassium
334mg
10%

Calcium
92mg
9%

Folate
33µg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.16mg
8%

Magnesium
31mg
8%

Iron
1mg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Vitamin K
6µg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Zinc
0.9mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.6mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.3µg
5%

Vitamin E
0.61mg
4%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.38µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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