Hearthealthycarrotcake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13" X 9" baking pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flours, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves, set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Slowly beat in the sugar. Then slowly beat in the applesauce, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Using a spoon, stir in the flour mixture just until combined. Then stir in, one ingredient at a time, the crushed pineapple, carrots, walnuts and raisins.
• Spread mixture in prepared pan. Bake for approximately 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• To make frosting: Combine butter, Neufchatel cheese, confectioner's sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add in the Greek yogurt and whisk again until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
• Pour in the maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture again until smooth.
• Add the shredded carrots, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and cinnamon over the wet ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, portion the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin tin.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the muffins have risen and set.
• For the frosting, beat the cream cheese in a small bowl until smooth.
• Add in the maple syrup and vanilla and beat again until the mixture is well combined.
• Once the muffins have cooled, use a small ice cream scoop to spoon a bit of the frosting on top of the muffins. Gently tap the muffins on the counter to smooth out the layer of frosting on top.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Coat a 9X13 pan with spray and dust lightly with flour.
• Tap out the excess flour.
• Whisk the flours with the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat the egg, egg whites, brown sugar and oil with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the carrots and beat for 1 minute.
• Add the buttermilk, pineapple and raisins and beat again.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
• Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan set on a wire rack.
• Frost, if desired, when completely cool.
• Store the cake in the pan in the refrigerator.
• To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an elecric mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth.
• Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the milk, a tsp.
• at a time until the frosting is at spreading consistency.
• Spread the frosting on the cooled, uncut cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place a square of parchment in bottom of a 9" square or round pan. Brush or spray with oil and dust with flour.
• In a large bowl combine apple sauce, oil, eggs, yogurt, brown sugar and carrot. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine and sift the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the carrot mixture and pour into baking pan.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and top is golden brown.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
• Add milk, corn oil, and mix until just moistened.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into batter.
• Place on greased griddle (medium high).
• When bubbles begin to form, flip pancakes.
• Serve with strawberry garnishes and warm real Vermont maple syrup.