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Jennifer Hunt, RDN, LD

Carrot Cake Snack Balls

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Servings: 20
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup raisins packed
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 very large carrot about 1 cup grated
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • 2 servings vanilla whey protein powder about 60-65 grams total
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup walnuts chopped

Method
 

  1. Place raisins in a small bowl with 1 tbsp water and microwave for 20 seconds. In a food processor, blend raisins in liquid until mostly pureed. Shred carrots into raisins using the grate attachment on your food processor.  
  2. In a medium bowl combine oats, cinnamon, salt, almond flour and protein powder.. Stir in carrot and raisins mixture, melted coconut oil, and vanilla. Combine well until the mixture is moist and comes together when pressed. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow to set.  
  3. Finely chop walnuts. Roll mixture into heaping tablespoon size balls and then roll in walnuts to coat. Place balls in air-tight container and keep refrigerated.

Notes

  • When stirring up wet and dry ingredients, it might not look wet enough initially.  Keep stirring because it will be!
  • Refrigerating the mixture before rolling into balls will make it less sticky and easier to handle.  But, if it feels too “tacky,” freeze the mixture for a few minutes to harden and make it easier to form balls.
Nutrition per Ball
Calories 89; Total Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 6mg; Sodium 37mg; Carbohydrate 8g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugar 3g (Added Sugars 0g*); Protein 4g
*Added sugars depends on your choice of protein powder.  Check out the label and ingredient list to determine how it is sweetened.