Plant-based carrot cake bars

2 November 2018|Protein snacks, Dessert

Today, a delicious plant-based carrot cake with 8.5 grams of protein each.  

Ingredients (14 pieces)

For the cake

  • 130 grams of carrots
  • 235 grams of walnuts
  • 165 grams of raisins
  • 40 grams of coconut flakes
  • 40 grams of date syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 scoop of Orangefit Protein vanilla

For the icing

  • 200 grams of unsalted cashews
  • 1/2 scoop of Orangefit Protein vanilla
  • 120 ml of water
  • 40 grams of melted coconut oil

Instructions

  1. Put the carrot in the food processor and pulse briefly until it's slightly finer.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients for the cake to the carrot and blend until everything is well mixed.
  3. Don't overdo it! It can be a bit coarse.
  4. Place a piece of parchment paper in the baking tin and spray it with baking spray.
  5. Transfer the cake mixture into the baking tin and press it down firmly, using a spatula, for example.
  6. Clean the food processor and add the ingredients for the icing to it.
  7. Spread this over the carrot cake.
  8. Optionally, top it with seeds/nuts or more nuts.
  9. Freeze it for at least two hours.

Keep it in the freezer at all times. Just a few minutes outside the freezer before enjoying!

Nutritional value

  • Energy - Kcal: 316
  • Fats: 23g
  • Carbohydrates: 18g
  • Proteins: 8.5g