Description
Easy carrot cake bars with warm spices, fresh carrots, and cream cheese frosting. Moist, tender, and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch ground cloves
- 8 ounces finely grated fresh carrots
- Optional 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- Optional 1/4 cup raisins
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Whisk oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until combined.
- Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves in a separate bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until smooth.
- Fold in grated carrots and optional nuts or raisins.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually mix in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth.
- Spread frosting over cooled bars.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Finely grate carrots for the best texture.
- Optional nuts or raisins may be added to the batter.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 36
- Sodium: 290
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 54
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 58