Description
These No Sugar Cottage Cheese Carrot Cake Bars are a soft, moist, easy recipe packed with cozy carrot cake flavor, creamy cottage cheese, and warm spices. Perfect for a quick breakfast, healthy snack, easy dessert, and smart food ideas for meal prep, these bars bring together wholesome ingredients in a simple bake you will want to make again and again.
Ingredients
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup cottage cheese
2 large eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup raisins
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Add the cottage cheese, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
4. Pour the blended wet mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir until combined.
5. Fold in the shredded carrots, chopped walnuts, and raisins.
6. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
7. Bake for 28 to 34 minutes, until the center is set and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
8. Let the bars cool completely before adding the topping.
9. In a small bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and orange zest until smooth.
10. Spread the topping over the cooled bars, slice, and serve.
Notes
Blend the cottage cheese well for the smoothest batter and best texture.
Finely shred the carrots so they soften evenly and blend nicely into the bars.
Chill the bars before slicing if you want cleaner edges and a firmer finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 32 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 52mg
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