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A wooden cake stand with carrot cake balls rolled in shredded coconut and shredded carrots.

Easy Vegan No Bake Carrot Cake Energy Bites

These delicious carrot cake bites are made with whole foods and are the perfect healthy snack.
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Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American, Vegan
Keyword: carrot cake, energy bites
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 20 balls
Calories: 39kcal

Equipment

  • food processor

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups grated carrots – approximately 3 medium carrots
  • 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats, 32 Ounce" class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-link">rolled oats for gliuten-free see note
  • 3/4 cup finely shredded coconut. divided
  • 1/3 cup raw almonds
  • 2 tbsp shelled hemp seeds
  • 2 tbsp ground flax seed
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon of finely ground sea salt
  • 4 medjool dates pits removed, feel free to add more if you like a sweeter bite.
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Put 1/4 cup of the coconut in a shallow bowl and set aside.
  • Use the grater attachment and shred the carrots in the food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, use a box grater and a high-powered blender to make the dough for the bites.
  • Add the ½ cup rolled oats, ½ cup shredded coconut, 1/3 cup raw almonds, 2 tbsp shelled hemp hearts, 2 tbsp ground flax seed, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp ginger, ¼ tsp salt, and 4 pitted dates to the food processor and process until it becomes a sticky mostly solid dough. Scoop out a tablespoon (you can make these as small or as big as you like) of the batter and roll into a ball. Roll in the reserved coconut.
  • Keep refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to 4 days or freeze in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.

Notes

NUTRITION DISCLAIMER
To make these gluten-free, use Bob's Red Mill gluten-free rolled oats. 

Nutrition

Serving: 8g | Sodium: 44mg | Calcium: 14mg | Vitamin C: 1mg | Vitamin A: 8IU | Sugar: 3g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 64mg | Calories: 39kcal | Trans Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 2g | Protein: 1g | Carbohydrates: 6g | Iron: 1mg