Healthy no-bake carrot cake bars recipe

11 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 4HR

Healthy no-bake carrot cake bars recipe

Recipe
This healthy no-cook carrot cake bar recipe is a brilliantly balanced sweet treat for kids and grown-ups alike. Soft, squidgy and gently spiced, they have all the familiar flavours of carrot cake and a light cream cheese topping that kids will love – with no oven required. Keep a batch in the fridge for easy lunchbox snacks or after-school bites. This recipe carries our Eat Well health seal of approval, so you know it’s a healthy choice.
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This healthy no-cook carrot cake bar recipe is a brilliantly balanced sweet treat for kids and grown-ups alike. Soft, squidgy and gently spiced, they have all the familiar flavours of carrot cake and a light cream cheese topping that kids will love – with no oven required. Keep a batch in the fridge for easy lunchbox snacks or after-school bites. This recipe carries our Eat Well health seal of approval, so you know it’s a healthy choice.
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4HR

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
16
200 g
M&S pitted dates
150 g
M&S Remarksable Value carrots, finely grated
200 g
ground almonds
100 g
M&S traditional Scottish porridge oats
45 g
M&S rice pops
1 tbsp
M&S pure honey
50 g
raisins
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
For the icing
1/2 pack
(250 g each)
M&S lighter creamy soft cheese
1 tbsp
M&S pure honey
1 tsp
vanilla bean paste

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
180kcal
Fat
8.0 g
Saturates
1.3 g
Sugars
11.5 g
Salt
44.2 mg
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step 1
Line a 20cm square baking dish with clingfilm.
step 2
Add the pitted dates (200 g) to a heatproof mixing bowl and cover with boiling water. Drain the dates well, return them to the bowl and mash with a fork (or clean hands) until smooth.
step 3
Lay out two sheets of kitchen paper on your work surface and place the grated carrots (150 g) on top. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible over the sink.
step 4
Add the squeezed carrots, ground almonds (200 g), oats (100 g), rice pops (45 g), 1 tbsp honey (1 tbsp), raisins (50 g) and cinnamon (1 tsp). Mix well until fully combined.
step 5
Spoon the mixture into the lined dish and press down firmly with a spatula to create an even layer. Pop into the fridge while you make the icing.
step 6
Clean the mixing bowl. Add the soft cheese (1/2 pack), remaining 1 tbsp honey (1 tbsp) and the vanilla bean paste (1 tsp), then mix until smooth.
step 7
Turn out the chilled carrot cake slab onto a clean chopping board. Spread the topping evenly over the surface. Return to the fridge for at least 3 hours until set, then cut into 16 bars and serve.
step 7 Turn out the chilled carrot cake slab onto a clean chopping board. Spread the topping evenly over the surface. Return to the fridge for at least 3 hours until set, then cut into 16 bars and serve.

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