Gluten-free Vegan Carrot Cake-esque Bites
Disclaimer: Excess sugar is not good for you whether you are a cancer patient, an exercise instructor, or simply a breathing human being ! BUT baked goods in moderation, and the removal of lots of the undesirable stuff makes it kinda okay. Plus I had an intense craving for carrot cake and it was a stormy day in the mountains, so it just made sense.
This recipe was inspired by my current desire for carrot cake + my fondness for carrot cake Clif bars.
Carrot Cake-esque Tasty Bites
1 ½ cups rice flour
½ cup oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
½ cup sugar or stevia
2 big ole carrots, shredded
1 cup applesauce
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ - 1 cup raisins or craisins
**These taste delish sans icing, but if you are like me and really trying to re-create carrot cake try this vegan icing
1/3 – ½ cup Earth Balance or other butter substitute
~ 1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blend everything except carrots, applesauce, vanilla and craisins in one bowl, and then mix up the remaining ingredients separately. Combine the two bowls into one tasty mass. Shape into cookies and bake at 350 for about fifteen minutes.
If you are feeling the icing, while the cookies are baking use a mixer to blend up the vanilla and Earth Balance while slowly adding powdered sugar. Keep blending til it forms an icing that is worthy of eating by the spoonful.
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| This icing goes well on carrot cake bites and spoons! |
Ice and Enjoy!
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| nOMMM |
