Description
These Healthy No-Bake Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars are a nutritious and delicious way to start your day. Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, carrots, and nuts, these bars are easy to make and perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup raisins or chopped dates
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup grated carrots (about 2 medium carrots)
- 1/2 cup almond butter or peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, grated carrots, shredded coconut, raisins, chopped nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Prepare Wet Mixture: In a small saucepan, heat almond butter and maple syrup until smooth. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract, and mix well.
- Combine Ingredients: Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Set Bars: Line a baking dish with parchment paper, press the mixture into the pan, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
- Serve: Cut into bars and store in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
- For a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter.
- You can also add chia seeds or flaxseed meal for added nutrition.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
