These Paleo Vegan Carrot Cake Bars are easy to make and so tasty. Moist, spiced just right, and topped with a delicious frosting. Gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and naturally sweetened.
Easter is a couple weeks away which means it’s carrot cake season. I’m not sure how that works, but I love carrot cake so I’m okay with it. I have some other carrot cake desserts, but I thought a bar with frosting sounded delicious and I was right. These are so simple and if you love carrot cake then you’ll love these! The texture is kind of like a brownies, but with carrot cake flavor. They are thick and dense and there is no baking soda used so they don’t rise like cake.
Vegan and Egg Free
These contain no dairy or eggs making them vegan or good if you are working around an egg allergy. Just be sure to use butter flavored coconut oil in place of the ghee in the frosting to keep them vegan.
Add-Ins
These are full of goodies- chopped pecans, shredded coconut, raisins and of course carrots. These add-ins are optional and customizable. Keep what you love and leave out what you don’t. I think making them again I would leave out the coconut, but that’s just my personal preference. You do you!
The frosting is the same one that I used for my Paleo Sugar Cookie Bars. It’s not cream cheese which classically pairs with carrot cake, but it’s so sweet and creamy you won’t even miss the cream cheese. Yes, you can make a dairy free cream cheese with cashews, but I wanted something simple and this was it. Promise you will love it.
Here are my other carrot cake treats you will like: Paleo Carrot Cake Coffee Cake, Paleo Carrot Cake Bread, and Paleo Carrot Cake Scones.
Hope you enjoy!
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Paleo Vegan Carrot Cake Bars
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Bars
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 2/3 cup almond milk, room temperature
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
Frosting
- 1/4 cup coconut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons ghee or butter flavored coconut oil for vegan
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a 8×8 (or 9×9) pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Stir well. Add in the coconut oil and almond milk and stir well until mixture is combined. Add in the carrots, pecans, raisins and coconut (if using) and mix until everything is well incorporated. Scoop into the prepared pan and spread as evenly as possible.
- Bake 30-33 minutes, until edges are slightly brown. Let cool before frosting.
- Once cooled, make the frosting. Warm up the coconut butter until smooth if needed. In a small bowl combine the coconut butter, maple syrup, ghee, vanilla, and salt. Stir well until smooth. Spread over cookie bars and cut and eat or store in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Stephania says
Hi, Jessica! Do you think I could use apples instead of carrots to turn these bars into apple cake bars? Or do you think apples will add too much moisture?
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Stephania- I think that would work great. They may add a tad more moisture, but not much. I love that idea! Let me know if they turn out well. 🙂
C Joy Elliott says
We made these and they were delicious. However, the carrots we kind of crunchy. I’m considering steaming them the next time. Has anyone tried this?
Jessica DeMay says
Hi- thanks for trying them! Did you shred the carrots yourself? You don’t want to use store bought as those are very thick. You could definitely try steaming them a little if you want.
Shohreh says
Delicious and very healthy
Rachna says
These look yummy! If I want a cake like texture, can I add baking soda? How much baking soda would I need for the above quantity? Thanks
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Rachna- yes, 1/2 teaspoon is what I would add. If you don’t need them vegan then I’d also add an egg. Hope that helps and you love them!
Kriss says
Do you think these would hold up well wrapped singly and frozen?
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Kriss- yes, that will work great!