Carrot Cake Energy Balls

Carrot cake is one of my favorite types of cake.  The flavors pop and you can enjoy it knowing you are eating nutritious carrots.  These energy flavors have the taste of carrot cake without the carbohydrates and sugar and are packed with protein.

Ingredients:

1 cup old fashioned oats

½ cup chopped pecans

½ cup shredded carrots

¼ cup reduced fat peanut butter

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter

1/3 cup chopped raisins (soak in hot water for 10 minutes first)

¼ cup honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

1. Add oats, pecans, and protein powder to food processor.  Pulse to mix and chop pecans.
2. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.  Pulse to mix.
3. Add peanut butter, honey, raisins, and vanilla extract.  Pulse to mix.
4. Add more honey if needed.
5. Use a cookie scooper or spoon to form balls.  Refrigerate for 15 minutes if too sticky.
6. Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.
7. Enjoy!