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Healthy & delicious recipes from A.Vogel

No-Bake Carrot Cakes with Cashew Frosting (Vegan & GF)

  • Preparation:  min
  • Easy
  • Makes 12
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Easy
  • Makes 12

Simple and super easy to make, with no baking required, these little carrot cakes taste amazing and are gilt free, what could be better?!! Packed with carrots, dates, and nuts, they are naturally sweet and truly delicious!

Ingredients

Ingredients for the base:

  • 100g of medjool dates, de-seeded
  • 100g of walnuts
  • 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg
  • 50g of grated carrot
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup of Coconut oil, melted

Ingredients for the frosting:

  • 3 cups of cashew nuts, soaked overnight
  • 1 tsp of almond extract 
  • 1/3 cup of coconut oil, melted 
  • 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg

  • 1/3 cup of maple syrup 
  • Pinch of salt 

How to make No-bake Carrot Cakes with Cashew Frosting (Vegan & GF)

1. To make the base - line a muffin tin with muffin cases.

2. De-seed and pit the dates and place them into a food processor/blender along with the walnuts, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, grated carrot, melted coconut oil and salt. Whizz on high until a crumbly/moist texture forms.

3. Firmly press around an inch of the mixture into each muffin case, top with grated carrot (optional) and pop it into the freezer whilst you make the yummy frosting layer!

4. To make the frosting - drain the water from the soaked cashew nuts and place the nuts into a food processor along with the almond extract, ground nutmeg, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and pinch of salt. Mix on high for around 5-10 minutes, or until smooth. There will be some texture due to the nuts but carry on blending until its a thick & creamy paste.

5. Cover the base with the cashew mixture and fill up each muffin case. Tap the tray on the worktop to release any air bubbles. Pop the tray into the freezer to set. This will take around 3-5 hours or leave overnight.

6. Once the cakes are fully frozen, carefully peel off each muffin case and then allow to defrost for 10-30 minutes before consuming!

 

7. I decorated my cakes with grated carrot, crushed walnuts and a dash of ground nutmeg! Keep the cakes stored in a sealed container or you can keep them frozen to enjoy at a later date!

I hope you give these delicious no-bake carrot cakes a try! And if you do, be sure to tag the picture #AVogelRecipes on Pinterest so we can see!