Carrot balls

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.
Jim Davis

My friend Lara makes a wonderful dessert using carrots. Today’s dessert is a spin-off her recipe. These little balls are wonderful for a party, you can make them ahead of time and store them in the fridge. The kids just love them (it’s a great way to sneak some veggies into their diet), and you can make them in a wide variety of coatings from nuts to coconuts to sesame seed.

Carrot balls

1/2 kg carrots

1 cups sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Pinch cardamom

1/4 cup flour

1 1/2 table spoons oil

1 tablespoon butter

1/4 cup water (if you need it)

For the coating

Shredded coconuts

Ground cookies

Ground nuts

Peel the carrots and grate them

Put your oil and butter in a pan untill the butter melts

Add the grated carrots and stir on medium heat untill the carrot is softened, it takes about 10 minutes

If you feel that the carrots are drying about before they are done, add the water and keep stirring untill they are all soft.

Add the flour and keep stirring for about 5 minutes. (You need to stir to toast the flour and to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan and burn).

Add the sugar, cardamom and lemon juice and stir untill the mix thickens.

Take it off the heat and allow it to cool .

Roll the carrot mix into balls then roll them in the coconuts, ground cookies or nuts.

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by Sawsan@ Chef in disguise on April 28, 2011 • Permalink

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Posted by Sawsan@ Chef in disguise on April 28, 2011

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12 Comments

JustJanet
/ December 20, 2011

I’m so glad I found you…these look wonderful!
Ginger, you gave me a great idea…powdered, fresh or crystalised ginger would be a lovely addition! Can’t wait to make them.

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- Sawsan@ Chef in disguise
  / December 20, 2011
  
  Ginger sounds great for sure
  
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Ginger
/ May 4, 2011

I want to get out of bed and make these right now. Your carrot balls are so cute, I have a feeling these will be a favorite

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- thefooddoctor
  / May 4, 2011
  
  I really hope you’ll like them when you try them but I have to warn you..they are addective
  
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Dee
/ May 2, 2011

These look super yummy!

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- thefooddoctor
  / May 3, 2011
  
  thanx Dee
  
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Kelly
/ May 1, 2011

Mmm these look great, love the idea of carrot balls So glad to be a new follower!
http://cookskinny.blogspot.com/

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- thefooddoctor
  / May 2, 2011
  
  Thank you so much Kelly..
  Welcome to the chef in disguise.. I really appreciate you following my blog..hope you enjoy it
  
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Sweet U C
/ April 29, 2011

Lovely idea. They look wonderful. Thank you for stopping by and leaving such kind words.

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- thefooddoctor
  / April 29, 2011
  
  Thank you for returning the visit
  
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Sarah
/ April 29, 2011

Jim Davis’ quote is hilarious. I bet these balls are easy to convince children and others to eat. They look delicious.

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- thefooddoctor
  / April 29, 2011
  
  Yes kids (and adults) love them
  
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