3 cups grated carrots
2 cups pecans
1 ½ cups dates
½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
½ cup raisins
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
Optional for added flavor (add all spices for best flavour):
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon cloves
Directions
1. Grate carrots either by hand or in a food processor with a grating attachment. Place into a huge bowl and set aside.
2. Process pecans in an empty food processor. Process into a fine meal.
3. Add dates to pecans in food processor and process again until well mixed. Add coconut and process again.
4. Remove mixture from food processor and add mixture to the big bowl that contains the carrots.
5. Add all remaining ingredients to the big bowl and stir until very well mixed.
6. Line three dehydrator trays with parchment paper.
7. Take raw carrot cake batter and with your hands shape into individual small slices of cake about ¾ of an inch thick, 3 inches wide and 5 inches long, like a hashbrown shape or into little circles like the photo. Plop slices/rounds of individual-sized cake portions onto parchment paper. (Do not make a big loaf, it will not dehydrate properly. You must shape individual slices!)
8. Dehydrate on high for 1.5 hours. Reduce heat and dehydrate for another 10 hours or until your desired consistency is reached. I like them to be crisp on the outside, mostly dry but still a bit moist on the inside. Store in refrigerator when ready.
When you're ready to eat, just spread some refrigerated raw cream cheese icing onto a slice of this raw carrot cake recipe and eat immediately. And smile!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
Raw carrot cake recipes are another gem that eluded me until I'd been raw for about two years or so. But now I love to make them because the taste takes me right back to my childhood since carrot cake was a big treat in our household.
This raw carrot cake recipe does require dehydrating, but it's still simple to make. You don't have to make icing either, although it does taste better with raw cream cheese icing on it. (Like, duh! What doesn't taste better with icing on it, right??! I mean, seriously.)
And with my 30th birthday coming up, it makes sense to get into raw cake mode with this raw carrot cake recipe!
Big thanks to Dee whose request inspired me to post this recipe with her comments on my raw cheesecake recipe.
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Comments
Keesha
Feb 10, 2012
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Oh, this looks yummy. I love carrot cake. I'm going to try it! :)
The Rawtarian
Feb 10, 2012
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Hi Keesha! Thanks for your note :)
Christy
Feb 27, 2012
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OMG!!!! I've just put this recipe together and I swear half of it didn't even make it into the dehydrator it is SOOOOOOOOO delicious!!!!!!! I didn't have enough carrot so I added a bit of pineapple to it. YUMMMY!!! Thank you so much for posting all that you do. I have purchased many books on raw foods but yours is the site I refer to the most. Thanks again!
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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:)
And LOVE the pineapple addition. Pineapple is an excellent addition to carrot cake - flavors go perfectly.
pammianne
Mar 25, 2012
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I didn't have pecans so I used walnuts (which is what I'm used to seeing in regular carrot cake recipes). I just put what was left of my "batter" in the dehydrator - it's so yummy as it is. I think I'll wait until I'm done dehydrating to make the icing because I have a feeling I'd have to whip up a second batch if I made it in advance
The Rawtarian
Mar 26, 2012
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Hi Pammianne - how did it turn out out of the dehydrator?
Janice
Feb 10, 2012
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One of my favorite things to eat from the past. :) Looks really good!! Love your website! You are definitely getting a following! Congratulations. And, by the way,. you deserve it. I tell many people about your website!!
The Rawtarian
Feb 10, 2012
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Be still my heart.
Thank you Janice :)
Hugs!
Ashlyn
Feb 11, 2012
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OMGosh! I'm definitely going to be making this soon!!! Awesome pic!
The Rawtarian
Feb 11, 2012
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♥
The Rawtarian
Feb 11, 2012
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:)
Tom
Feb 11, 2012
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Looks amazing. I don't have a dehydratetor. Can you suggest one?
The Rawtarian
Feb 11, 2012
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Most raw foodists recommend "The Excalibur 9 tray" but it is very expensive. Knock-off square ones are pretty good, brands like Good4U and VegiKiln. (Cheaper than excalibur)
http://www.therawtarian.com/recommended-raw-food-appliances-and-specialt...
Avoid cheap round ones. The air doesn't circulate properly
Kristina
Feb 11, 2012
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I adore carrot cake. this looks amazing. thanks for sharing. This one is for the recipe box. ;) and with a new food processor on it's way, it looks like alot of fun for me and my 9 year old to make together. <3
The Rawtarian
Feb 11, 2012
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Ooh love 9 year olds. Old enough to have a good conversation. Young enough to still care!
Dee
Feb 12, 2012
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Glad I was able to inspire this awesome recipe..I am going to substitute coconut flour for the ground nuts..I think almond flour would taste heavenly in this as well, but alas I am allergic to almonds :-( ..Will try this tomorrow and let you know how it turns out..
Thanks!
The Rawtarian
Feb 12, 2012
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Awesome Dee! Bummer about the almond allergy - but sounds like you've got a handle on some good substitutions
lahna vanderbush
Feb 17, 2012
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i made this last weekend and it is delicious! the flavors are perfect and i love it for lunch :)
The Rawtarian
Feb 18, 2012
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Yay! I am so glad you like it Lahna. :)
Lisa @bitesforb...
Feb 20, 2012
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This looks delicious...ironically I've been craving carrot cake lately-which is odd for someone who ONLY eats chocolate desserts!!! ;-)
The Rawtarian
Feb 20, 2012
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Lol, I don't discriminate when it comes to desserts. As long as it's sweet I'm in :)
Rebecca
Feb 20, 2012
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I have been looking for a good carrot cake recipe. Thanks for this!! Thanks for your site and encouragement in my journey into raw living!!
The Rawtarian
Feb 20, 2012
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It is my pleasure Rebecca
Jennifer
Feb 22, 2012
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I just found your site recently through Pinterest. I loved and saved many of your recipes to make soon. I made the carrot cake yesterday with only a couple of changes. When I was at Whole Foods about a year ago, I purchased a piece of raw carrot cake ($9 a slice) and it was not dehydrated. I really loved it but could not afford to pay that much for one small slice again. I decided to taste your cake without putting it in the dehydrator and LOVED IT! I even iced a piece for my non-raw eating friend and he loved it, too. I will be making this again and again. The only change I made with the recipe was to leave out the water. It turned out perfect. I may have thrown in a few extra dates (to finish my supply). Excellent. Thank you so much!
Jen
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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$9 a slice! Wow.
I like your idea. I think I like a hybrid a lot of this carrot cake recipe - like, half dehydrated on outside still kinda mushy in the middle - actually, probably more like 3/4 dehydrated.
Love the idea and thanks for sharing. Readers who don't have dehydrators will be glad to read about your experience
nora
Feb 22, 2012
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it look delicious I just want to let you know that the recipe is in a wrong place it said that no need dehydrator and that's not the case , thank you for all your nice information i love it.
Nora
nora
Feb 22, 2012
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sorry i was wrong my friend told me that and i did not look for the truth it is in the right place and she went in to because of the frosting.
The Rawtarian
Feb 28, 2012
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No problem Nora! Thank you for letting me know :)
There is nothing worse than having something WRONG and nobody telling you! I hate that. Like I had an email autoreply on saying that I was on vacation for like a week even though I was back from vacation and nobody told me about it. Arg!!?? Jeez.
It is kind of confusing to have the recipe in both categories, I will admit. Thank you for your feedback and for caring Nora. Muah! Bye
Crystal
Mar 06, 2012
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When you say, dehydrate on high, what temperature is that? Same with the low... I'm new to this...just started my new raw lifestyle a couple weeks ago and your website has been a lifesaver!! I got a dehydrator yesterday and I'm eager to make this recipe in particular, but I was just unclear on the temperature. Also, I had a question. Is sugar raw? Is there any sugar that I can eat? Thanks again for everything!
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2012
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No, sugar is not raw.
For sweeteners people use stevia, dates, banans, agave nectar (might be raw but highly proceessed), raw unprocessed honey (not vegan), maple syrup (not raw)
Low is 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius) or lower. High is probably 130 degrees
Kathy
Mar 09, 2012
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Sounds perfectly yummy and wholesome! Can you use an oven on low? Mine can only go as low as 170 deg., higher than the temps you mentioned. I don't have a dehydrator. Thanks!
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2012
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Hi Kathy,
No, it won't work in an oven. :(
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2012
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But you can make these no-bake raw brownies instead :) http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-brownie-recipe/ (no D. required)
Penelope
Mar 30, 2012
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I'm looking forward to trying this one! I made a carrot cake recipe from therawchef.com a while ago, and while it was very tasty, it was just so complicated and time-consuming (although part of that might have been hand-grating the carrots! whoops!). One question though. I've found that making my food look good has a lot to do with my desire to both eat it and continue making it. So, how did you get your cake so perfect looking? Did you use some kind of cookie mold to make it perfectly circular? Definitely does not look like a hand-shaping job ;)
Kimberly
Apr 21, 2012
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Love the recipe, thanks. It was my inspiration to make thin chewy carrot cookies, and i used up the carrot pulp from juicing that often ends up I the compost. They are delicious.
Amber
Jun 19, 2012
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I am so inspired by your recipes! I do not have a dehydrator (yet!) but do have a dehydrate setting on my new oven, it can be set as low as 100 degrees, will this work? Thanks so much!
Kei
Aug 04, 2012
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Now I am so interested to buy dehydrator! I am seriously becoming a raw vegan for my health.
The Rawtarian
Aug 09, 2012
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Do it! You won't regret it :)
Mellisa
Aug 08, 2012
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Yumm. I can't eat wheat and have been craving carrot cake (refuse to eat the boxed gluten free stuff) I've been using lots of nuts and veggies as replacements (shocking how versatile the are). I'm so glad I found this site. I had to force myself not to eat the dough before getting it onto the trays. I ended up using a zuchinni in with carrots because I didn't have enough carrots once grated. I'm excited to try more of your recipes!
charein Price
Sep 22, 2012
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Don't hate me!!!! I cooked them.!!! they were absolutely amazing. i left out the water - will cut the dates down by half next time. (too sweet for me)
baked in slow oven 150 deg celcius for aprox one hour.
The Rawtarian
Sep 22, 2012
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I could never hate you Charein :) I am impressed that they turned out okay in the oven as the recipe wasn't intended to be ovenized. Thanks for sharing and so glad you liked!
leela
Sep 24, 2012
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hey, i've not got a dehydrator, what's the difference between one of those and using a very low oven setting? and why put water in if you're going to spend energy removing it afterwards? i'm new to raw, please forgive my daft questions....
The Rawtarian
Sep 24, 2012
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There are no daft questions :) An oven cooks (heats) while a dehydrator removes moisture - they work differently - dehydrator relies a lot on the fan. As for adding wetness and then removing, that is a very good question! Mostly it's to facilitate the mixing process - without making it moist it's hard to combine the ingredients. Hope that makes sense!
ShireenS
Nov 22, 2012
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This is amazing. Even yummy without dehydrating. Thank you for posting this recipe. I am new to raw foods and this is fabulous.
The Rawtarian
Nov 25, 2012
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Hi Shireen! So glad you are enjoying :) I hope you were able to dehydrate and enjoy the dryer texture :)
JenniferP
Dec 10, 2012
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I made these for the first time yesterday. I am in absolute awe how yummy they are. My family is totally impressed with them. Looking forward to making the icing today to top them off! thx for sharing !!
The Rawtarian
Dec 11, 2012
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Yum! And everything is better with icing, no?
Ellen
Dec 10, 2012
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I made this and it is fantastic!! I halved the portions and tweaked it here and there to my taste/what i had in my pantry but followed the basic recipe. It is the best raw cake I have ever tasted! The texture is perfect! I dehydrated til firm enough to hold but still soft. Mmmm YUM! Thankyou for your awesome site! :)
The Rawtarian
Dec 11, 2012
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Be still my heart! xox :)
Arjumand
Dec 23, 2012
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Hi there, I was looking up ways to slim down, im the biggest i have been in my life...your recipes seems easy i love dates and they are part of my regular diet...my question which dehydrator do u recommend? What brand? Thanks look fwd to hearing from you:)
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