bites - Raw carrot cake balls

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 2 carrots
• 1 medium apple
• 1/2 cup oatmeal (or GF grains)
• 1/2 cup dates
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• Pinch salt
• 4 tbs agave
• 3 tbs cashew butter (or almond butter)
• Carob powder/cacoa nibs/coconut flakes for decoration- optio

Details

Adapted from includingcake.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor blend the carrots and apple to puree (note they will be very wet and so the resulting balls will be soft- optional to use a juicer and drain away approx. ½ the juice).
Add all the remaining ingredients and blend in a food processor until all small chunks and well mixed through. You should have a very soft mixture that can still be formed into a ball, if too wet add a little more oatmeal.
Decant the mixture into a bowl and allow to sit in the fridge for 30 mins to firm up a little. Once chilled roll into balls and then roll in coconut flakes or carob powder to coat. Lay the balls on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze.
Once frozen they can be stored together. They are best removed from freezer a few minutes before serving and eaten chilled. They can be stored in the fridge but will be very soft (unless a juicer is used to drain part of the vegetable juice).