Let’s continue with our carrot season, ok? After super delicious, creamy, and hearty Carrot Soup With Roasted Chickpeas, I decided to make something even simpler! I made healthy carrot bites! Call them vegan carrot protein balls, if you like! They satisfy your sweet tooth, give you an instant energy, and provide you with a protein load!
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For these carrot bites, you can also make sugar icing. To keep them low-carbs, I covered them simply with shredded coconut but if you wish to make the sugar icing, I include it in the recipe as well!
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Ingredients
For carrot bites:
- 4-5 medium carrots peeled and cut into small chunks
- 1/2 cup dates pitted
- 1/2 cup almond or peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp all spice (nutmeg)
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp almond meal
For icing:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp coconut milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract optional
Instructions
For carrot bites:
- Put the carrots into a saucepan with boiling water. Cover and cook the carrots for 10 minutes over the medium heat. Then drain and set aside. Let the carrots cool down.
- In a food processor, combine all the ingredients plus cooled carrots. Make dough which should hold nicely together but it shouldn’t be too sticky.
- If the dough is too sticky, add a little bit more almond meal but again, not too much otherwise the dough wouldn’t hold together.
- With your slightly wet hands, start rolling the small round bites. Place them on a plate (spread them a little bit) and put them in a fridge. Leave them there for at least 15 minutes.
For icing:
- Mix all the ingredients together. Set the mixture aside for a few minutes. Then drizzle over the carrot bites or cover them with icing entirely. Place the carrot bites in the fridge for another 15 minutes.
- Enjoy!
