Carrot Cake Bliss Balls
Make these Carrot Cake Bliss Balls in 10 minutes. They're soft and chewy with hints of cinnamon and vanilla, naturally sweetened with finely grated carrot adding texture and flavour.
Servings 24 balls
Calories 113kcal
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cashew butter
- ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons Powdered monkfruit sweetener
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Gound Cinnamon
- 1 cup Finely grated carrot 2 regular carrots
- 1 cup Ground pecan nuts
Instructions
- Place cashew butter into a large bowl, add vanilla extract and cinnamon and combine.
- Add powdered monkfruit and grated carrot and mix until smooth. It’s important that the carrot is finely grated to acheive a smooth texture.
- Add ground pecan nuts (I process 1 ¼ cup nuts in the food processor for 2 minutes) and stir until combined. Then add the coconut flour and knead with your hands to achieve a soft “dough”.
- Finally, roll the dough into 24 balls. Optional: coat the balls with coconut flour, or shredded coconut.
Notes
- Cashew Butter: cashew nut butter is rich, thick and creamy and works wonderfully in this recipe, not only to help hold the balls together, but to also allow the gentle sweetness of the carrots to come through. Alternatively you could use a creamy Almond Butter for the same effect. Using a creamy peanut butter is another option.
- Carrot: make sure to peel your carrots first to remove the tough outer skin. Ideally the carrots should be finely grated so that they can be more evenly distributed throughout the mixtures. A box grater will get the job done, using one of the smaller grate sides as opposed to the more commonly use bigger grate for grating cheese.
- Coconut Flour: coconut flour helps to give the balls body and substance and packs out the bliss balls with fibre. Alternatively you could use almond flour, that is the type that has been finely ground as opposed to almond meal with is grittier. It’s the flour consistency that helps to bring the balls together to give them their shape.
- Powdered Monkfruit: My preferred sweetener is monkfruit which measures like sugar. Powdered monkfruit works best in this recipe as it disappears and almost dissolves into the mixture without leaving any grittiness. You could use finely granulated monkfruit and I don’t think it would really be detectable amongst all the other ingredients. Really any granulated sweetener that measures like sugar can be used, and grinding it with a pestle and mortar to get it as fine as possible would ensure it will be completely undetectable texture-wise.
- Pecans: Pecans provide a lovely warm nuttiness and earthiness to the bliss balls and just like the coconut flour, provide additional body. The pecans should be ground using a food processor for best results. Alternatively you could use Walnuts blitz in a food processor, or buy already ground Almond Meal, or Hazelnut Meal from the supermarket.
- Storage: These balls will last deliciously moist in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 7 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g