I’m sure you are a lover of Carrot Cake. Am I right?
And although carrot cake is always good, sometimes you want something that’s a tiny bit better for you. A few slices of carrot cake everyday may be a little too much, but you can easily eat a few of these each day. These bars are super healthy, filling and most important: they are really good. It’s truly the taste of carrot cake in a healthy, little bar.
I like to make these oat bars and eat them as a quick and satisfying snack between meals. They are easy to take with me in my bag and taste good any moment of the day. Children love them too, especially when you don’t tell them there are hidden veggies involved!
You can keep these bars for a few days in the fridge (if they will last that long of course!), but freezing works perfect too. I don’t have particularly sweet tooth and the raisins already add some sweetness, but feel free to add some sugar or honey.
Ingredients Instructions
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Yep, I’m definitely gonna make these! Clean and simple, that’s what I want! Thanks for sharing!
Great! Let me know how they turned out!
they look amazing… love the picture
Thanks!
I like your style and idea of enjoying carrot cake bars every day instead of the cake. The recipe looks awesome and I am sure my son would love these in his lunchbox!
Thanks, Meeta! They would be perfect for a lunchbox.
(Only a week until we meet!)
What a good idea … take away carrot cake !!
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Portable version, yes!
Am I weird when I say I’ve never tasted carrot cake? or maybe I have but it didn’t stick in my mind somehow… For a long time I tought carrot cake wasn’t real. All due to that joke about the bunny going into the baker store and asking for carrot cake…
But this looks lovely!
Haha: I immediately think of that joke when I think of carrot cake!
It’s only a little weird!
I’m such a carrot cake lover and I’m glad it’s now a more and more common treat here in Europe as well.
What a simplistic, healthy snack idea! You have my dietitian stamp of approval… soon to be my stomach’s approval as well, I’m sure…
Cheers,
*Heather*
Thanks Heather!
These look delicious! What size baking pan do you recommend?
If I make 6 bars, I often use a 8 x 5 baking pan (about 20 x 12 cm). But I’ve used bigger and smaller pans as well, with good results. Because the unbaked mixture is pretty firm, it’s even possible to not fill the entire pan and press it into the desired shape. Good luck!
I am enjoying your blog and these carrot cake bars.
Great, thanks!
OMG can’t wait to make this !! Love carrot cake but don’t get to eat it very often and am super excited to find a healthy alternative to enjoy as a snack !!
Great to hear that, Steffany!
I love finding healthy snacks I can make easily for my kids and was thrilled to find yours! I made these over the weekend and both ate them and asked for more!! It is so important for me to get them to have a taste for healthy foods while they young. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Madison! It’s great to hear that!
Wow! I’m at my mother in laws making this right now. I had to read it three times to believe there was no sugar! Love!!!
Great to hear that, Jillena! You can add some sugar/honey, but it’s not really needed. Hope you liked them:)
Had a craving for carrot cake but I didn’t want to ruin my workout. So I tried this. These totally hit the spot. Only thing I did different was use 1 tbsp of brown sugar instead of honey. Delicious!
Great, I love to hear that Cara!
we are going to make these today. if they work, i’ll link back to you – actually if they don’t work i could link back and pass on the blame ; ) – only joking, it will be entirely my fault if i fail to follow such clear instructions
Ha ha! Let me know how they turned out:)
Love these, made them this morning. They came quite moist. I altered the recipe a bit as I made these for my 1 year old. He loved them.
Great to hear that, Elaine! And yes: I find they vary in moistness, depending on the carrots you use.
I tried these today, used 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, no honey, lovely. I’ve been trying to find a flapjack/muesli bar recipe without much sugar and these are perfect, thank you
Thank you, Sue. I love to hear that!