Description
Sugar-Free Carrot Cake Truffles are soft, no-bake bites made with almond flour, warm spices, and natural sweetness from carrots, offering a healthy, low-carb dessert option.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (100 g) almond flour
- 1/2 cup (50 g) finely grated carrot
- 1/4 cup (30 g) shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar-free maple syrup or liquid sweetener
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsweetened cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (25 g) finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 2 tablespoons (15 g) unsweetened cocoa powder or shredded coconut (for coating)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, grated carrot, shredded coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
- Add cream cheese, sugar-free syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix until a thick dough forms.
- Fold in chopped nuts.
- Scoop and roll into 1-inch balls.
- Roll each truffle in cocoa powder or shredded coconut.
- Place on a lined tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use finely grated carrots for best texture.
- Adjust sweetness to taste with your preferred sweetener.
- Chill longer if mixture is too soft.
- Can substitute cream cheese with coconut cream for dairy-free option.
- Store in fridge to maintain firmness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
