A raw, no-bake treat for your Vitamix!
These raw, no-bake carrot cake bites are both easy and delicious.
They are packed with healthy ingredients that will make you feel good about snacking.
Throw some simple ingredients into your Vitamix and you’re well on your way to an afternoon pick-me up.
Nutritious and delicious... a winning combo.
The best part about these carrot cake bites?
They are made with healthy ingredients:
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Carrots
(Below are all of the ingredients loaded into the new Vitamix Explorian E310Â (in-depth review.)
The second best part? They taste like carrot cake!
Classic fall flavors are really highlighted in this easy, no-bake recipe.
Each bite is:
- Cinnamony
- Sweet
- Hearty
Bonus? They make an adorable hostess gift. We packed them in a pumpkin tea tin to stay on theme.
You can roll ’em in oats, roll ’em in coconut, or drizzle them with white chocolate.
However you adorn them, these are going to be your new favorite snack.
Love nutritious bites like these? Try our Hula Bites, Iron Bites, or our Blueberry Breakfast Bites.
Recipe
Carrot Cake Bites
A quick no-bake snack that tastes just like carrot cake!
Ingredients:
- dates - 1 cup (175 g)
- maple syrup - 1 Tbsp. (15 mL)
- carrots (shredded) - 1 cup (110 g)
- walnuts - 1/2 cup (65 g)
- pecans - 1/2 cup (65 g)
- cinnamon - 2 tsp. (5 g)
- flax seeds - 3 Tbsp. (21 g)
- chia seeds - 1 Tbsp. (10 g)
- oats - 1/2 cup (40 g) + 1/2 cup (40 g) to roll
- coconut - 1/4 cup (15 g)
- optional: white chocolate - 1/4 cup melted
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients into your Vitamix container
- Ramp from variable speed 1 to 10
- Blend on high for 30 seconds
- Mix the ingredients by using the tamper to push into the blade
- Keep some texture, you want to see pieces of nuts/carrots, etc
- Watch your blend closely, do not overblend
- If mix seems too moist, add more seeds and stir
- Roll mixture into balls with your hands
- Roll balls in oats or coconut so they don’t stick together
- Snap a pic and tag #lifeisNOYOKE
- Enjoy!
Useful tips for Carrot Cake Bites
These are also great without the fancy white chocolate (and obviously healthier).
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I have made this recipe before (it’s great). Now I want to make it in the food processor attachment. Seems like it would mix it a little better. Have you made this since you got your food processor attachment?
We haven’t made it yet but definitely agree that the food processor attachment may work even better for this recipe. Will update when we try it.
I tried it in the food processor attachment today. It made quick work of the mixture. I found it mixed a lot better. I always had trouble with my Vitamix getting the whole batch to mix. The one issue I found was that the balls did not form as easily. Maybe the Vitamix blender blades beat a little more moisture out of the ingredients. I will definitely make these in the food processor attachment from now on.
Good to know! Thanks for the follow up, Corvus 🙂
I wish you included the nutritional information for your recipes. It would be helpful in my fitness/health goals.
Hey Ryan if you add all the ingredients into the MyFitnessPal app, it will calculate the nutritional value for you. You can just copy and paste all ingredients and better the number of servings. Super easy! That’s what I’ve been doing. The detox salad will definitely help you drop pounds and it’s so yummy!!!
Thanks, Angel. That’s exactly what we would do as well, which is why we don’t. We figure everyone has their own methods and calculations. We’ve also found that the actual ingredients people use vary widely (especially for our international readers). Sorry to not make it easier for you, Ryan. We do try our best to make healthy recipes 🙂
As my 3-year-old says, these are ‘super yummy’! Thanks LINY for dialing up another winner!
That’s all the feedback we need! Glad he liked em 🙂
Just curious. I gave up white chocolate when I went plant based as it contains milk product. Have you discovered one that is plant based?
We’ve had some luck in the kosher department at our local grocery store. It’s a good little resource for dairy-free dessert items. You can also order on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2ydU8LT