Healthy Carrot Zucchini Bars
These Healthy Carrot Zucchini Bars are so easy to make, are a nutrient-dense snack and made without any refined sugars!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Snack
Ingredients
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- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup coconut sugar or maple sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups (200 grams) almond flour
- ½ cup (60 grams) tapioca starch
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- ½ cup shredded peeled zucchini
- ½ cup raisins
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (see note)
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 8 x 8″ square baking dish by coating with cooking spray and making a parchment paper sling. Set aside.
- Add the eggs, coconut sugar, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla to a large bowl and whisk together until fully combined.
- To the bowl add the almond flour, tapioca, flax seed, baking powder, ginger, and baking soda mix it together until it’s fully combined.
- Place carrots and zucchini in cheesecloth or a clean, thin kitchen towel and squeeze out any excess moisture.
- Fold in the carrots, zucchini and raisins to the batter.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth down the top with an offset spatula.
- Baking in the middle rack for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is puffy and it springs back when lightly pushed down in the middle.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Add softened cream cheese, maple syrup and vanilla extract to a bowl. Whisk together vigorously until the frosting is smooth. Drizzle over the zucchini bars.
- Cut into slices and serve!
Notes
- Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
- To make this fully dairy-free either use dairy-free cream cheese, or use this Vegan Cashew Vanilla Glaze for a frosting instead.
- This recipe was originally published in 2015 and updated with a new recipe and photos in 2020.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/9 recipe
- Calories: 317
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 146mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 54mg
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