Carrot Cake Empower Bars
With a few extra ingredients, you can turn your batch of Empower Bars into this flavorful carrot cake version. Ground ginger, nutmeg and cloves and combine with grated carrots and chopped pecans to provide you with a healthier spin on a traditional dessert.
Equipment
- 8x8 baking tin
- mixing bowl
- box grater
Ingredients
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice
- 1/4 cup creamy almond butter or nut butter of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Empower Bar Original baking mix pouch see note
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup grated carrots from about 2-3 large
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 baking tin with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup, almond butter, and vanilla extract until creamy.
- Add the Empower Bar baking mix, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Stir until the dry ingredients are incorporated with the wet ingredients and a dough is formed.
- Fold in the grated carrots and chopped pecans (if using). Stir until they are blended into the dough.
- Transfer the dough to the baking tin and spread evenly to all sides. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the baking tin for at least 1 hour before removing from the baking tin and slicing into squares.