Name: Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe with Honey and Whole Wheat Flour
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (reduced fat); 1/3 cup milk (2% reduced fat milk); 1/2 cup quality dark honey; 3 eggs at room temperature; 2 1/4 cup whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cardamom; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 2 cups finely grated carrots (you can use food processor to very finely chop instead); 6 Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped (you can use food processor); 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; powdered sugar for light dusting

Description

A healthy carrot cake recipe that feeds a crowd! Or, freeze it for a ready breakfast or snack. A few secret ingredients keep it light and low-calorie. And what an easy cake to make?!

Ingredients

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1/2 cup Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup Greek yogurt (reduced fat)
1/3 cup milk (2% reduced fat milk)
1/2 cup quality dark honey
3 eggs at room temperature
2 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 cups finely grated carrots (you can use food processor to very finely chop instead)
6 Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped (you can use food processor)
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
powdered sugar for light dusting

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil, geek yogurt, and milk. Add eggs one-by-one and whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and spices
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing with a wooden spoon.
Fold in the carrots. Mix to combine, then add the dates and walnuts. Again, mix with your wooden spoon until well combined.
Line a 9-inch square baking pan like this one with parchment paper (or coat well with olive oil). Pour the carrot cake batter into the pan.
Bake in 350 degrees F heated-oven for 1 hour (until a tooth pick inserted in middle of the cake comes out clean). Let cool completely. Sprinkle powdered sugar, if desired. Cut into 9 or 12 square pieces. Enjoy!

Notes

Freezing instructions If you want to make this for a smaller crowd or as breakfast for yourself, you can easily freeze this cake. Once cooled completely, slice the cake into the number of pieces you need; cover and freeze in its baking tray (if it's freezer save) or transfer to a freezer safe tray. Let it freeze until solid (about 4 hours). Then remove, take out the pieces and wrap individually securely in plastic wrap and a final layer of aluminum foil. Thaw the pieces you need in the fridge overnight.
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Cook Time: 60 min
Category: Dessert
Method: Baked
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keywords: Carrot Cake, Carrot Cake with Honey, dessert, healthy carrot cake