Easy No-Bake Carrot Balls

Packed with healthy ingredients and super delicious, these no-bake carrot balls are an excellent healthy snack worth trying out.

No-Bake Carrot Balls on a plate with slices of avocado

Cake balls and energy bites have taken the world by storm, and if you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon just yet, now’s the perfect excuse to. These easy no-bake carrot balls are incredibly delicious, and take so little effort to put together.

Plus, you can batch make them and store them for later too- perfect for when you want a healthy snack to munch on or a little energy boost post breakfast.

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Ingredients For the Recipe
Kitchen Tools Needed
How to Make No Bake Carrot Balls
Frequently Asked Questions
Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe
Recipe
Discussion

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Ingredients For the Recipe

You’ll need carrots and some other simple ingredients that are easily available- no fuss.

3-4 medium carrots shredded
¾ cup nuts (I’ve used almonds)
A few sweet dried fruits (I’ve used dates)
2 tablespoon honey
1 cup shredded coconut
Spices like cinnamon and cocoa

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Kitchen Tools Needed

How to Make No Bake Carrot Balls

Once you have all your ingredients ready, here’s what you need to do to make the carrot balls from scratch.

First, you need to prepare the coconut and the carrots. Shred them both into separate bowls.

mix all the ingredients in to the food processor

When they are ready add all the ingredients to a food processor just save a about ⅓ cup of the coconut for later.

Process the ingredients for about 2-3 minutes until they are well combined.

make small small balls out of the mixture

Take small pieces of the mixture in your hands and make small balls.

roll the balls with crushed coconuts and freeze it

Roll the balls in the coconut you’ve saved previously and leave them in the fridge for a few hours before you serve.

No-Bake Carrot Balls served in a plate with cinnamon stick and half coconut filed with almonds in the background

Frequently Asked Questions

What Else Can I Add to the No-Bake Carrot Balls

These carrot balls are super versatile - you can add a lot of different ingredients into it to enhance its flavor. Here are a few good ideas you can get started on.
If you love chocolate, you can throw some mini semisweet chocolate chips into the mixture, along with the cocoa powder that the recipe calls for.
For nuts, this recipe already uses almonds, but you can also use other nuts of your choice along with it. Slightly toasted walnuts and pecans are incredible since they have the perfect subtle taste and flavor that compliments the taste of the other ingredients well.
If you are allergic to nuts, you could use sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds instead. They add a nice little crunch factor and make these no-bake carrot balls even more healthy.
To increase the sweetness of these carrot balls, you can use sweetened condensed milk. Remember that if you are using condensed milk, you will need to skip or reduce the amount of the other sweet ingredients that you are adding.

What Can I Use Instead of Honey?

Honey doesn’t just act as a sweetener for this recipe - its stickiness also helps bind the ingredients together, which is why substituting it for powdered sugar or any other sweetener doesn’t always work.
You can opt for maple syrup or agave syrup which have a similar texture and the mild sweetness that you are looking for.
Another great idea is to increase the number of dates you are using for the recipe. They have the perfect balance of sweetness and stickiness that is needed to make these carrot balls.

Why is the Carrot Ball Mixture Not Sticky?

There could be several possible reasons why your carrot ball mixture might not have the stickiness and consistency that you would want it to have.
You might not have added enough honey or dates, or the mixture may have picked up some extra moisture from the other ingredients or during the mixing process.
Simply popping the mixture into the refrigerator for an hour or so can help firm it up. If that doesn’t seem to work, you can add in some more shredded coconut, coconut flour, or any other dry ingredients to reduce the moisture content in the balls.

How Do I Store the No-Bake Carrot Balls

Ready with your nice little batch of carrot balls? Storing it is actually super easy. All you need to do is transfer them to an airtight container and refrigerate them - they can last for up to 2 weeks. You can also freeze them for 3 months or more if you want to, but refrigerating a small batch is the ideal way to go if you want to enjoy the best texture and flavor.
Remember to use a sheet of parchment paper between each layer if you’re stacking these no-bake carrot balls on each other.

Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe

Think you’re all set and ready to try making these carrot balls? Keep these little tips and tricks in mind to make sure you nail the recipe.

While this recipe calls for the use of cinnamon powder and cocoa powder to add a bit of extra flavor, you can also use nutmeg or some ginger powder instead. These warming spices can increase the nutritive value of the carrot balls and give it a unique flavor too.
You can also add a pinch of sea salt into the mixture to balance out the sweetness of the balls.
To add a little extra bulk to these carrot balls, you can add a cup of rolled or quick oats into the mixture. Remember that if you are using oats, you might need to increase the amount of sweetener you are using, and add some extra moisture as well.
To make these carrot balls even more delicious and easier to work with, you can add some almond butter or cashew butter or any other nut or seed butter of your choice. It will lend the mixture a delicious creaminess, and will help it set well too, which will make it easy for you to roll it into balls.

Enjoy No-Bake Carrot Balls with some tea

How to Serve the No-Bake Carrot Balls

These carrot balls taste great on their own, or when you roll them in the shredded coconut, but if you really want to go the extra mile, you can drizzle some coconut butter on it and give it a quick chill in the freezer before you enjoy them.

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Recipe

Yield: 10 Balls