No-Bake Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Bars
These No Bake Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Bars are a fun twist on carrot cake, no oven required! Guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.
- Yield: 8 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Scale
Bottom Layer
- ½ cup walnuts
- ½ cup pecans (or almonds)
- 1 cup dates, pitted (~8 dates)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup carrots, grated
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Frosting
- ½ cup 2% or full fat Greek yogurt, plain
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Toppings
- shredded coconut
- chopped walnuts or pecans
- cinnamon and shredded carrots
Instructions
- Add nuts and dates to a food processor and process until well chopped.
- Add shredded carrots and spices and process until a ball of dough forms.***
- Press dough into a parchment paper lined 9×5 loaf pan.
- In a bowl, use an electric mixer to combine Greek yogurt, cream cheese, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix on high speed until smooth.
- Spread frosting over pressed-out dough. Sprinkle with toppings if desired.
- Allow bars to set in the fridge for at least 1 hour before slicing into 8 bars.
- These are best eaten off a plate with a fork vs trying to hold them in your hands because the crust isn’t super firm.
Notes
***You may want to put the shredded carrots in a paper towel and give them a quick squeeze first to remove excess moisture. If your dough doesn’t form a ball, add 1 Tbsp of water.
