Ever get the craving for cake (specifically carrot cake), but don’t want to consume the extra fat and calories that a cake would punch? Well I played with the 2 ingredient banana cookie recipe to make a delicious carrot cake inspired one! Each cookie is only 140 calories and is packed with fiber, essential fatty acids, antioxidants and loads of micronutrients such as calcium, iron, and vitamins B6, E, C, and K!
Ingredients:
16 oz Pureed Carrots (I buy pureed carrot baby food; make sure that carrots are the only ingredient!)
2 cups Quick Cooking Oats
2 Baby Carrots (shredded into the mixture)
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Chopped Pecans
2 tbsp Dried Cranberries
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground Nutmeg
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with oil of your choice (I use coconut oil spray)
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl
- Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out the batter and place it on the baking sheet
- Bake for 25 minutes then let cool
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Information
Makes 8 Servings
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
140 Calories
2.5 g Fat
.1 g Saturated Fat
0 mg Cholesterol
71 mg Sodium
24 g Carbohydrates
3.5 g Fiber
8 g Sugar
6.5 g Protein
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