healthy carrot cake bars with greek yogurt frosting

5 from 1 vote

healthy carrot cake bars with greek yogurt frosting

Carrot bars made healthy with whole wheat flour, applesauce, coconut oil, and Greek yogurt in the frosting! This recipe can easily be halved and made in an 8x8" pan.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Calories: 286kcal

Author: Taylor Ellingson

Ingredients

for the bars:

1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup coconut oil melted
4 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 cups grated carrots
½-1 cup shredded coconut depending on how much coconut you like

for the frosting:

8 oz cream cheese
8 oz Greek yogurt
1 cup powdered sugar or more if you want it sweeter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease 9x13" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In large bowl combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir well to combine.
In smaller bowl, whisk together sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Fold in carrots.
Add wet carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Fold in coconut.
Pour into prepared pan and spread out evenly.
Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the middle clean.
Let cool completely.

To make the frosting:

Beat together cream cheese, Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and vanilla until well combined.
Spread or pipe over cooled bars.
Enjoy!

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