Raw Vegan Carrot Cake

If you're a Carrot Cake lover, our Raw Vegan Carrot Cake recipe is going to blow your mind! It's a gluten free dessert that turns any meal into a celebration. Enjoy it year-round!

Serves: 1 cake

Ingredients

Use Organic if possible

Crust:

• 2 cups walnuts

• 6 large Medjool dates pitted

• 2 Tbsp Garden of Life Coconut Oil

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• ¼ tsp sea salt

Filling:

• 2 cups cashews soaked for 30 minutes in water then rinsed and drained

• ½ cup fresh carrot juice

• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk

• ½ cup Garden of Life Coconut Oil melted

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Topping:

• ¼ cup shredded coconut flakes

• ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

1. To make crust, place walnuts, salt and cinnamon in food processor and process until finely chopped.

2. Add coconut oil and dates and process again until well mixed and sticky then press into a 7-to-8 inch spring form pan.

3. To make filling, place all ingredients (starting with wet ingredients) into a high speed blender and blend until very smooth.

4. Pour filling over the crust.

5. Sprinkle coconut flakes all over the top of the cake and sprinkle the nuts around the perimeter of the cake.

6. Freeze cake for at least 3 hours to let it set before serving.

7. Lasts 1-to-2 months in freezer.