these easy carrot cake bites come together in the food processor with just 7 ingredients. they’re great for crumbling over yogurt or throwing in your bag for a grab & go option.

I bought Owen some carrot date bars on a whim at the grocery store the other week and he loved them so much that I decided to come up with a recipe of my own that I could make.

Luckily there’s only a handful of ingredients in these and they’re all stuff I pretty much always have on hand!

I jazzed mine up a little more than the store-bought version by adding walnuts, coconut and raisins so it felt more like an authentic carrot cake flavor.

And let me tell you, I tried both and these were 1000x better.

I rolled half the batch into larger balls which I rolled in coconut and half the batch in mini balls for Owen and omitted the coconut.

Even without the coconut, these things are just plain good. And so stinking easy. I hope they’ll serve you well too, since I know many of you are always looking for quick/easy/portable snack ideas!

carrot cake bites

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

Author: Cait
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 12–15 bites (depending on size/shape) 1x
Category: snack

Description

these easy carrot cake bites come together in the food processor with just 7 ingredients. they’re great for crumbling over yogurt or throwing in your bag for a grab & go option.

Scale

Ingredients

2/3 cup dates, pitted and roughly chopped
3 tablespoons raisins
1 large (or two small) carrots, peeled & roughly chopped
1 cup walnuts
2–3 tablespoons shredded coconut (plus more for rolling as desired)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a food processor and and blend until finely chopped & well combined (dough should stick together when pressed)
Using a cookie scoop, scoop into balls (or press into an 8×8 pan to make into bars if desired!)