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top down shot of frosted carrot cake bars with a piping bag in the top right corner and coconut flakes scattered in the top left corner

No Bake Carrot Cake Bars

These no bake carrot cake bars are absolutely delicious on their own, or you can add frosting if you like!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Course: Dessert, Snack
Calories: 239
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet
  • 1 cup grated carrots ~2 large carrots
  • 1 ½ cup apricots
  • 1 lg orange, juiced
Dry
  • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup oat flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut*
  • 1 TBSP ground flaxseeds
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp turmeric optional
Frosting
  • 1 batch High Protein Vegan Frosting

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • 8x8 baking dish
  • Parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Blend the apricots and orange juice into a paste using a high speed blender.
  2. Grate the carrots using a medium size hole. Aim for the same size as the desiccated coconut.
  3. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, desiccated coconut, ground flaxseed, salt, and turmeric (if using).
  4. Using a spatula, combine the apricot paste and grated carrots with the dry ingredients. The dough should stick together when pressed. If the dough still feels dry or crumbly, add more orange juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough feels tacky and can stick to itself.
  5. Line an 8x8 square baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease the paper.
  6. Firmly press the dough into the baking dish.
  7. Chill for at least 30 minutes before slicing into bars.
Frosted Bars
  1. Prepare a batch of high protein vegan frosting (see recipe notes)
    creamy blended frosting, still in the blender
  2. Add frosting to a piping bag fit with a wilton or star tip.
  3. Pipe a cupcake-like spiral on top of each bar.

Notes

High Protein Vegan Frosting Recipe
*if your apricots are on the dry side, flash soak them in hot water for 10 minutes to help with the blending process
**feel free to use sweetened desiccated coconut with a 1:1 ratio.