Photo: David Holifield
Healthy Carrot Cake
16 ingredients
15 min + 40 min
8
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A delicious healthy version of your favourite carrot cake, free of dairy, eggs, refined sugar and flour. The creamy icing is to die for!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1676
Calories
39g
Protein
89g
Fat
189g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 21 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Sunflower | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 tbsp (20ml) | 52 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Macadamia | not in our table | 0 |
| Spelt | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups Plant-based Milk
- ⅓ cups Macadamia Oil (or Sunflower/mild Olive Oil)
- 1 teaspoon Dark Coconut Nectar (or Maple Syrup)
- 2 cups Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Wholemeal Spelt Flour
- ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2 cups Cinnamon
- ⅓ cups Sea Salt
- ½ cups THE FOLD-INS:
- 1 whole Carrots (grated And Densely Packed)
- 1 cup Medjoul Dates (chopped, Or Sultanas)
- ¼ cups Walnuts (chopped, Or Pumpkin Seeds) Plus Extra For Garnish If Desired
- ½ whole Large Orange, Washed Well And Zested
- 2 Tablespoons THE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
- ⅓ cups Raw Cashews (soaked 2-3 Hours, Rinsed And Drained)
- ⅛ teaspoons Water
Directions
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By tastykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
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