What if you could have all the flavors of a carrot cake slice but in one healthier, low-fat treat? Our bite-sized carrot cake energy balls will surprise you with their effects unique taste, sticky textureAnd amazing nutritional profile.
You’ll find all the ingredients you love from the classic carrot cake recipe: sweet carrots, crunchy walnuts, and tangy cinnamon. But we added to that wholesome wholesome ingredients such as oats, chia seeds and goji berries.
Instead of a load of butter, oil, and refined sugar you might get from a classic carrot cake, these colorful truffles only have raw ingredients that do the trick keep you full and energetic for longer.
Oats are a source of slow-digesting carbohydrates Plus gut-friendly fibers which also help with weight loss. Chia seeds, walnuts and almond butter are rich in proteinsfibers and healthy unsaturated fats. These nutrients are the key to feel full and nourished without experiencing that energy crush so common with refined carbs and white sugar.
Combined, carrot and goji berries give these energy balls an energy boost Antioxidants and Vitamin A. We have an in-depth article on the health wonders of the goji berry, so read it if you want to learn more about this miracle berry.
You can make a large batch of these carrot cake balls under 20 minutes, and you’ll always have a nutritious pick-me-up snack on hand. Each bite has only 95 caloriesand if you combine 3 or 4 of these balls you can get over it 30% of your fiber RDI, 20% of your protein RDIAnd only 1g of saturated fats.