• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Oatmeal with a Fork
  • RECIPES
  • FAVORITES
  • ABOUT ME
  • SUBSCRIBE
menu icon
go to homepage
  • RECIPES
  • FAVORITES
  • ABOUT ME
  • SUBSCRIBE
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • RECIPES
    • FAVORITES
    • ABOUT ME
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Healthy Desserts

    Low Carb Carrot Sno-Balls

    Published: Mar 27, 2013 · Modified: Apr 29, 2020 by Lauren · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

    Jump to Recipe  ↓

    Lately, I've really been enjoying trying to create delicious recipes in a more simplistic way.

    While perusing other recipes, I've been trying to focus on what makes me want to recreate it in my own kitchen, and, typically, the reasons include:

    • a short-ish list of accessible, relatively inexpensive ingredients
    • healthy
    • looks tasty (good picture)
    • simplicity

    I realize that if I think this way, there are probably a lot of other people that do as well! While I enjoy working with ingredients such as chestnut flour and glucomannan, I hope to also post enough simple, but delicious recipes that anyone can make!....like this one...

    carrot44

    I made these little truffles as my Easter contribution to the blog. 😀

    carrot66

    They are lightly spiced and sweetened, with a lip-licking richness from the walnuts. The addition of carrots, I found, allowed me to decrease the dates/raisins because of the carrot's added sweetness, which is a huge plus!

    carrot99

    Print Recipe
    No ratings yet

    Low Carb Carrot Sno-Balls

    Prep Time10 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Servings: 9
    Calories: 88kcal
    Author: Lauren Goslin

    Ingredients

    • ½ c. dates or raisins if using dates, soak them in hot water for about 10 minutes, I used about 10 Medjool dates
    • ½ c. raw walnuts
    • ½ c. carrot finely grated
    • ¼ t. salt
    • ½ t. cinnamon
    • ⅛ t. ginger dried
    • ⅛ t. nutmeg freshly grated if possible
    • ¼ t. lemon zest optional
    • ½ c. unsweetened coconut shreds for rolling

    Instructions

    • Pulse the walnuts in a food processor until they are broken up a bit.
    • Add the rest of the ingredients (except the coconut).
    • Process until everything is well combined.
    • Pour coconut into a small bowl.
    • Roll the dough into balls and then into the coconut.
    • Place on a wax paper-lined plate and then into the refrigerator to set a bit.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    The nutrition facts are based on using 10 Medjool dates and the optional lemon zest. Weight Watchers points (new system): 2

    Nutrition

    Serving: 9 | Sodium: 71mg | Sugar: 6.5g | Fiber: 1.9g | Calories: 88kcal | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1.6g | Fat: 5.6g | Protein: 2.1g | Carbohydrates: 9g

    88 calories and 9 carbs = guilt-free treat = 😀

    carrot22

     

     

     

    You may also like

    • Oat Flour Carrot Cake Muffins
      Oat Flour Carrot Cake Muffins
    • Cookie Dough Balls
      Cookie Dough Balls
    • No-Bake Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Energy Balls
      No-Bake Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Energy Balls
    • Chocolate Coconut Oil Fudge (Low in Sugar!)
      Chocolate Coconut Oil Fudge (Low in Sugar!)
    « Paleo Ice Cream Sandwiches
    Baked Fried Eggplant »
    1.3K shares
    • Share
    • Yummly

    Filed Under: Healthy Desserts

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. emillie

      August 15, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      Does t. mean teaspoon or tbsp???

      Reply
      • Lauren

        August 15, 2014 at 4:48 pm

        t is for teaspoon.

        Reply
    2. Alexis

      April 16, 2013 at 7:49 am

      I made these last night and they are absolutely delicious!!!! These will definitely help to curb my cravings for sweets. I was wondering If the nutrition info is per snowball? I was a little confused. Thanks a bunch!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        April 16, 2013 at 9:23 am

        Hi Alexis! So happy you enjoyed them! The nutrition facts are per sno-ball, assuming you made 9 of them like I did. If you make them smaller/bigger, they will be less/more accordingly. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Melora

      April 02, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      These were great! My kids ate the whole batch. Thanks for posting this 🙂

      Reply
      • Lauren

        April 03, 2013 at 8:53 am

        I'm so glad you enjoyed them! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Theresa @aloveafare

      April 02, 2013 at 5:39 pm

      These look delicious. I love no bake desserts. Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
    5. freshlifefindings

      March 28, 2013 at 7:46 am

      Yum! These looks awesome Lauren! I love Carrot flavored desserts (ie Carrot Cake :)) and the ingredients in these sound amazing together. Can't wait to try!

      Reply
    6. Gabby @ the veggie nook

      March 27, 2013 at 3:17 pm

      beautiful and so easter-like! Love it! I bet the lemon zest really brightens up the flavours 🙂

      Reply
    7. amber

      March 27, 2013 at 9:30 am

      Another beautiful, healthy recipe! Pinned to make very soon 🙂

      Reply
    8. Lindsay

      March 27, 2013 at 5:38 am

      These looks amazing! Do you think that I could substitute sunflower seeds for the walnuts with maybe a touch of sunflower oil (I have a nut allergy)?

      Thank you for all of these crazy good posts!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        March 27, 2013 at 7:23 am

        I think that would work...I wouldn't even think that you'd need the oil, because what really holds them together is the dates. Let me know if you try it! 🙂

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi there, I'm Lauren Goslin, and I've been a food blogger for over ten years. My goal with this blog is to show you healthy, lower sugar recipes that my family and I enjoy.

    More about me →

    Some of our Favorite Breads

    • Homemade Healthy Monkey Bread (NO Bundt Pan!)
    • Our FAVORITE Berry Muffins (Low Sugar!)
    • 4-Ingredient Spelt Flour Tortillas
    • Sugar-Free, Corn-Free Sweet Potato 'Cornbread'

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    AboutContactPrivacy Policy

    COPYRIGHT ©2022, OATMEAL WITH A FORK. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    1.3K shares