Healthy Carrot Cake Bars

Recipe by Catching Seeds

These Healthy Carrot Cake Bars are a secretly healthy treat! Full of carrot cake flavors, but made without refined sugar, flour, and oil!

Ingredients

• 1 can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
• ¾ cup gluten free rolled oats
• ⅓ cup coconut sugar
• ⅓ cup honey or maple syrup
• ¼ cup almond butter OR peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon cloves
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup finely grated carrot
• ¼ cup Raisins (optional)
• ¼ cup chopped Walnuts (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 inch baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Add the beans, oats, coconut sugar, honey, almond butter, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves into a food processor fitted with the S blade. Process until smooth, about 5 minutes, scraping down the sides as necessary.
3. Add in the baking powder and soda and process until mixed through. Transfer the dough to a bowl and fold in the grated carrots, raisins, and walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.

View the recipe instructions at Catching Seeds