Carrot Cake Bites

Carrot Cake Bites takes roughly 15 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 13 servings with 88 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. For 46 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of apricots, raw cashews, cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. 800 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. It is brought to you by The Fitchen. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 97%, this dish is tremendous. Users who liked this recipe also liked Carrot Cake Bites, Carrot Cake Snack Bites, and Turmeric Carrot Cake Energy Bites.

Servings: 13

 

Ingredients:

3/4 c. dried apricots [chopped]

3/4 c. roughly chopped carrots

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tbsp. grated ginger

zest of 1 orange

1/2 c. raw cashews

1/3 c. sesame seeds for coating

1/2 c. raw walnuts

Equipment:

food processor

microplane

grater

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Roughly chop carrots and toss them into the food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles a pulp. Empty the processor and set the carrot aside. You’ll need ¾ cup total of post-processed carrots for the recipe. Using a microplane or grater, grate the fresh ginger root then zest one and a half oranges and set aside with the carrot.2. Next, add the walnuts and cashews to the food processor. Pulse until they are finely ground. Set aside.3. Add dried apricots to the food processor and pulse until a sticky paste starts to form. In a medium bowl, combine carrot, apricot paste, walnuts, cashews, orange zest, ginger, and cinnamon then use your hands to combine it well.4. The next step is easier with two sets of hands – one person rolls the mixture into balls and one rolls the balls in sesame seeds. It’s totally doable as a one-man show, but you’ll find out just how sticky sesame seeds can be. Regardless, fill a bowl with about 4 tablespoons of sesame seeds and set a glass container to store the balls after you finish. Roll the mixture into small balls [a little smaller than a golf ball] and plop them into the bowl of seeds to coat on all sides.5. As you finish each one, set it aside in the container [or on a plate if you’re eating/serving them right away]. Store in the refrigerator – these stay good for a week or more!

 

Step by step:


1. Roughly chop carrots and toss them into the food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles a pulp. Empty the processor and set the carrot aside. You’ll need ¾ cup total of post-processed carrots for the recipe. Using a microplane or grater, grate the fresh ginger root then zest one and a half oranges and set aside with the carrot.

2. Next, add the walnuts and cashews to the food processor. Pulse until they are finely ground. Set aside.

3. Add dried apricots to the food processor and pulse until a sticky paste starts to form. In a medium bowl, combine carrot, apricot paste, walnuts, cashews, orange zest, ginger, and cinnamon then use your hands to combine it well.

4. The next step is easier with two sets of hands – one person rolls the mixture into balls and one rolls the balls in sesame seeds. It’s totally doable as a one-man show, but you’ll find out just how sticky sesame seeds can be. Regardless, fill a bowl with about 4 tablespoons of sesame seeds and set a glass container to store the balls after you finish.

5. Roll the mixture into small balls [a little smaller than a golf ball] and plop them into the bowl of seeds to coat on all sides.

6. As you finish each one, set it aside in the container [or on a plate if you’re eating/serving them right away]. Store in the refrigerator – these stay good for a week or more!


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
87k Calories
2g Protein
7g Total Fat
5g Carbs
26% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
87k
4%

Fat
7g
11%

  Saturated Fat
0.94g
6%

Carbohydrates
5g
2%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
6mg
0%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
5%

Vitamin A
1411IU
28%

Manganese
0.37mg
18%

Copper
0.35mg
18%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Phosphorus
74mg
7%

Iron
1mg
6%

Fiber
1g
6%

Zinc
0.77mg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Calcium
49mg
5%

Vitamin B6
0.09mg
5%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Potassium
122mg
3%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Folate
11µg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.42mg
2%

Vitamin B2
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.22mg
1%

Vitamin B5
0.12mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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