Ingredients
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For the bars:
- 150 g carrots, pureed or finely chopped (could use baby food instead)
- 1/2 cup stevia (or other sweetener of choice)
- 150 g almond flour (approximately 1.5 cups)
- 50 g melted unsalted butter (approximately 1/2 stick)
- 50 g coconut flour (approximately 1/2 cup)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- almond milk if mixture is too dry
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4-1/2 cup stevia (or other sweetener)
Instructions
- Combine all the dry ingredients for the bars in a large bowl and whisk together.
- Melt butter in microwave in 30 second increments until fully melted.
- Pour butter over dry ingredients and stir to combine. If after 1 minute, mixture looks to dry, add 1 tbsp of almond milk at a time until mixture can be formed into a ball.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and press mixture into pan. Place pan in fridge to solidify
- While bars are hardening, beat softened cream cheese with sweetener until light and fluffy.
- Remove bars from fridge and cover with frosting. Return to fridge for another hour or more.
- Remove bars from loaf pan and divide into 16 bite size bars.
- Store bars in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- feel free to use any sweetener of choice including honey.
- feel free to add chopped walnuts
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Bars
- Cuisine: Keto, Low Carb, Gluten Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 16 bars
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 1.8 g
- Fat: 11.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.6 g
- Fiber: 5.1 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
