Carrot Oat Bars
Enjoy these easy carrot cake oatmeal nut bars as a quick on-the-go breakfast, snack or healthy dessert made with zero refined sugar. Made with a blend of shredded carrots, oats and sweetened naturally with dates, these easy healthy carrot cake oatmeal bars capture the essence of carrot cake in portable and convenient gluten-free carrot cake snack bars.
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Servings: 25 squares
Equipment
- 1 8-inch square baking dish lined with parchment paper
- 1 small food processor
- 1 box grater to grate carrots
Jacqui's Prep TipWeigh ingredients with a food scale for best results!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (194 grams) raw cashews
- 1 cup (129 grams) pecans halves
- 1¼ cup (101 grams) quick cooking rolled oats
- 2 large bananas, mashed about 1 cup / 275 grams mashed
- 1 (170 grams) large carrot, peeled and grated
- 4 dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch baking pan with two sheets of parchment paper in a criss-cross pattern to cover bottom and sides of pan.
- Add cashews, pecans, oats, mashed bananas, grated carrots, dates, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and sea salt to food processor.1 ½ cups raw cashews, 1 cup pecans halves, 1¼ cup quick cooking rolled oats, 2 large bananas, mashed, 1 large carrot, peeled and grated, 4 dates, pitted and chopped, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- Mix until combined and mixture sticks together easily. No need for a perfectly smooth batter when mixing - you want the bars to have some texture.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan and press evenly.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes until firm and toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Cool completely in pan and cut into bars or squares.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for a week. If stacking the bars, separate each layer with a sheet of parchment paper. Freeze for up to 3 months. Wrap each bar or square individually for a quick grab-and-go snack.
- No need for a perfectly smooth batter when mixing. You want the bars to have some texture.
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