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Dear joyous readers,
Life without dessert would be a life without sweetness! You deserve a sweet life. On that note I've created another joyous dessert that I hope becomes a fave in your home :)
Since my book came out in January I've been doing a ton of workshops and book events demo'ing my carrot cake balls. This is how this recipe came about -- I had some leftover carrot cake raw cookie goodness from a workshop, so I decided to put it into a square baking pan and then whip up icing for it. It turned out FOODGASMIC!
The carrot cake recipe came from my book -- page 258 and the icing was from the Lemon Poppyseed Loaf recipe on page 268.
This recipe requires no baking whatsoever (yay!), it's totally gluten-free and dairy-free and you will fool those naysayers that think healthy isn't tasty into thinking this is artery-clogging and muffin-top-promoting because it's sooooo good! Then of course you should tell them the truth at how joyously healthy this recipe truly is.
Here's the recipe.
[…] Raw Carrot Cake Bites – adapted from this recipe […]
ReplyJoy, I made the carrot cake balls from the recipe from your book, and they're divine! A great mid-afternoon snack so that my blood sugar doesn't crash, but is still healthy. Thanks for the sweet re-invention :-)
ReplyLoving your new book! Wish I could just curl up with a nice cup of tea and read the whole thing all day long. Too bad work has to get in the way lol.
Reply[…] much everywhere I go these days to teach a workshop or do a book signing I sample my carrot cake balls (a recipe from my book) and always sneak a few for myself of course. In fact, I’m doing […]
ReplyThanks for clarifying the difference between coconut oil and coconut butter. What is your source for coconut butter?
ReplyHi Letty, I like Artisana's coconut butter. Kate - Joyous Health Team
Hello Joy For your lemon icing you mention coconut butter ... could you please let me know where I can find this ingredient or do you simply make it? Thank you Nicole
ReplyHi Nicole, You can find coconut butter at many larger grocery stores and health food stores. Kate- Joyous Health Team
This looks like the most amazing dessert. . . thank you or sharing it! Do you think milled organic flax seed would work in place of the hemp seeds or protein powder?
ReplyHi Lynn, Sure, ground flax seed could be used here. Let us know how it turns out! Kate - Joyous Health Team
I had a heck of a time with the icing--it wouldn't emulsify and the oil kept separating out. Why? The jar I bought had separated into hardened oil and solids so first I had to warm it to blend it back together. Then when I added it to the other ingredients I ended up with a lump of good and oil around it. Can it be fixed?
ReplyHey Terri! Oh no! That's no good. I'm wondering if it was the heating of the coconut butter that interfered with the emulsification process? Typically Joy uses coconut butter at room temperature so it is a bit more on the hard side. If you still have the icing mixture, you could let it harden at room temperature or in the fridge and then try to whip it again, adding in a bit of coconut butter or almond milk as needed to fix it? Let us know how it goes! Hope you're able to get it sorted. It's such a yummy treat! Rachel - Joyous Health Team
I tried this recipe tonight and I enjoyed it. It is very very sweet for my taste so instead of the icing that is recommended, I opted for just plain coconut milk whipped topping. It was perfect.
ReplySounds wonderful, love your substitution and that you made it your own!