Carrot Cake Balls

Name: Carrot Cake Balls
Yield: Makes 16 balls
Ingredients: 100 g/3½ oz carrots; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 100 g/3½ oz pitted dates, chopped; pinch of salt; 40 g/1½ oz pecan nuts; 40 g/1½ oz desiccated coconut; 50 g/2 oz porridge oats; 50 g/2 oz sultanas; 1 tsp mixed spice

Preparation info

Makes
16
balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Real Food Kids Will Love

By Annabel Karmel

Published 2018

About

Carrot cake is a favourite of mine so I have turned this much-loved teatime treat into healthy bite-sized snack. Adding a little mixed spice awakens those taste buds and encourages kids to try new flavour combinations.

Ingredients

100 g/3½ oz pitted dates, chopped
100 g/3½

Cake
Snack
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the chopped dates in a saucepan over a medium heat with 50 ml/2 fl oz boiling water. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.

Put the carrots in a food processor and blitz until roughly chopped. Add the d