I love healthy and delicious vegan treats. The easier the better! Ever since I had my first energy ball in a small vegan café in Montreal, I can’t get enough of them! The other day, I made these carrot no bake energy bites that turned out so delicious! Unfortunately, I wasn’t the only one who really loved them and they were gone super fast. But well, I guess this is a good sign and I should stop complaining and just make another batch, right?
To make these little carrot energy balls, you only need 5 main ingredients: Carrots (I used both orange and purple ones, but of course one color is good enough), almonds, dates, coconut flakes, and rolled oats. I also added one teaspoon of cinnamon and half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
They’re vegan, super healthy, sweet, cinnamony, and packed with nutrients. And most of all they’re free of sugar and artificial sweeteners. I just love using dates as a natural sweeteners for vegan desserts and smoothies. They’re like nature’s version of caramel. Just so much healthier than the real thing!
First grate the carrots and set them aside. Then put the almonds together with the dates into a food processor or blender and process until a sticky mixture forms. Add this to the grated carrots, stir in the rolled oats, the coconut flakes, the cinnamon, and the vanilla extract and knead it with your fingers, so it all sticks together. Form about 12-15 energy balls depending on the size you want.
After you’ve formed the balls, roll them in coconut flakes. This doesn’t only taste really good, but it also makes them look prettier. ;-)
I’ve already posted a couple of different variations on this site, such as apple cinnamon and popped amaranth energy balls, but these carrot cake balls are by far my favorite! In the summer, you can also put them in the freezer for a couple of minutes before you serve them. The preparation doesn’t take much longer than 10 minutes and they require no baking at all! So literally the perfect treat for busy days.
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Sina
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup dates
- 1/2 cup grated orange carrots
- 1/2 cup grated purple carrots
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- First grate the carrots and set them aside.
- Then put the almonds together with the dates into a food processor or blender and process until a sticky mixture forms. Add this to the grated carrots, stir in the rolled oats, the coconut flakes, the cinnamon, and the vanilla extract and knead it with your fingers, so it all sticks together. Form about 12-15 energy balls depending on the size you want.
- After you've formed the balls, roll them in some more coconut flakes.
Gera
Thank you for your nice recipes. Ideal for a workshop with teens I’ll give next week.
The carrot energy balls taste loveley. For my personal taste they are so sweet that I decided to put some grated lemon peel. The yellow spots look also nice if you sprinkle them in they end.
Sina
So glad you like it, Gera! And grated lemon peel is an awesome idea. I’ll have to try this next time. :-)
Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy
I’ve never thought of adding carrots into energy bites I typically make! Great idea…will try it next time!
Snuffy
Can you soak the almonds and/or dates before blending them? I find sticky things tend to get caught under the blades of my blender when they’re in smaller amounts, so just wondering if pre-soaking would help to keep things moving or if that would make the mixture too runny to form the balls with.
Sina
Hi, Snuffy. Unfortunately I haven’t tried that yet and can’t really tell how it works out. Maybe try soaking them for only 15 – 20 minutes, this will make it easier for your blender and I guess it won’t change the consistence much. Let me know how it worked. :-)
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan
Mhhh… what a great recipe! I love the little bits of purple carrots. And rolling the little carrot cake balls in coconut flakes is such a neat idea. Great tastewise & for the looks :)
Sina
Thank you, Bianca! Yeah, the purple carrots are a great eye catcher! :-)
Teffy @ Teffy's Perks
Yuuuum!! They look so so delicious!
I love anything that has carrot in it, and this looks like a yummy healthy snack-y version of my carrot cake, which is my favourite =)
X
Sina
Thank you, Teffy! So happy to hear that you like them. :-) I’m also a total carrot addict! ;-)
Amanda
These look so good and yummy too. And I love that you added purple carrots in there too. So pretty!
Sina
Thanks so much, Amanda!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
Carrot energy bites? Wow! These bites look super yummy!
Sina
Thanks, Anu! So glad you like them. :-)
momwithfive
A must try recipe. My daughter favorite dessert is carrot cake… I am sure she’ll like this. Thanks for sharing.
Sina
Thanks so much! :-) Let me know how your daughter liked them.
Manali @ CookWithManali
No bake treats are the best! I love energy bites and these sound delicious!
Sina
Thanks, Manali! :-) I do too!
stacey @ stacey homemaker
I love how easy these are to make! So simple, yet they look so delicious and healthy too. I love snacks I can eat a bunch of without feeling guilty! Pinned!
Sina
So glad you like them, Stacey! Yes, I absolutely love that they’re delicious and really healthy at the same time, so you don’t have to feel bad about snacking on them. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Cris
You read my mind! :) I am a big FAN of raw bites. Tomorrow I will give them a go. Thanks!
Sina
Haha! That’s great to hear, Cris! Let me know how you liked them! :-)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yay! Colorful carrots! Carrot cake is my favorite type of cake…always!
Sina
I totally agree with you, Rebecca! Carrot cake is soooo delicious!! :-)
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion
I love energy bites. They look so delicious:) Pinning!
Sina
Me too, Ilona! They’re my favorite snack. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Mandi
YUM! Pinning these for later, and that blue table is gorgeous
Sina
So glad you like them, Mandi! Thanks for sharing! :-)
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
I just saw this on FB and I had to instantly pop over here to see the recipe because I love easy snacky things and i especially love carrot cake!!! The purple carrots make it a billion times more fun, I could just gobble these little guys up <3
Sina
Me too, Natalie!! I simply can’t get enough of energy balls and I love that they’re so healthy, so you actually don’t have to feel bad about snacking on them! :-)
Dave
How long will they keep? Do I need to keep them cool?
Sina
Hi Dave, They usually don’t last very long for us because we tend to eat them waaay too fast. ;-) But just keep them in the fridge in an air-tight container and they should be fine for a couple of days. Hope that helps. :-)
Dave
Tnanks
Christine
i am inspired to make a variety pack like timbits haha but quilt free snacking
CHERIE
How many calories in them?
Tessa
According to the entry I did on My Fitness Pal, the entire recipe comes out to approximately 950 calories, so ~80cal (5f 10c 2p) per ball for 12 balls or ~63cal (4f 8c 1p) per ball for 15.