15 Plant-Based Carrot-Filled Desserts

Carrots are an amazingly nutritious veggie that shows up in soups, stews, and stir-fries. They are wonderful eaten raw or cooked and provide you with a list of vitamins and minerals.

Carrots are also famously used in desserts, especially the delectable carrot cake. Using carrots in desserts helps to bring out and celebrate their natural sweetness, and it’s a cheeky way of getting a veggie portion whilst enjoying a sweet treat.

Here are 15 fun carrot-based dessert recipes from cakes and cookies to smoothies and scones.

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 20,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based, and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy!

1. Classic Carrot Cake

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Enjoy this decorative and scrumptious Classic Carrot Cake by Helyn Dunn. It’s oil-free and plant-based!

2. Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Scones

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These Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Scones by Taavi Moore are fluffy, buttery, and oh-so-soft. They are studded with gooey chunks of chocolate chips and carrots. They are the perfect addition to your summer brunch. You can never go wrong with an extra buttery and fluffy scone, especially when it has chocolate.

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3. Carrot Cake Bread With Cream Cheese Icing

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Carrot Cake Bread With Cream Cheese Icing by Gabrielle St. Claire

4. Carrot Cake Cookies

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These Carrot Cake Cookies by Hayley Canning are wholesome and nourishing with feel-good ingredients. They are so satisfying and filling, too.

5. Carrot Cake Smoothie

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Get all of the deliciousness of carrot cake in a healthy and convenient Carrot Cake Smoothie by Tara Weir! Nutritious and delicious – what more could you ask for?

6. Carrot Cake Banana Loaf

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If you love carrot cake and love banana bread then you need this Carrot Cake Banana Loaf by Vicky Coates in your life for sure!! This loaf is gluten-free, vegan, and high in protein! The recipe is very simple- simply mix in a bowl and bake. Mix up the frosting and top once cooled… voila.

7. Carrot Cake Ice Cream Sandwich

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A fun twist on traditional carrot cake! This recipe takes all the flavors of carrot cake (carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and orange) and loads them into a tasty Carrot Cake Ice Cream Sandwich by Krisztina Berta. Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with lots of grated sweet carrots sandwiching a generous filling of creamy pineapple-banana ice cream.

8. Carrot Cake Muffins

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These Carrot Cake Muffins by Gabrielle St. Claire are quick, easy, affordable, packed with carrots and golden raisins, and rich cinnamon flavor. They are buttery soft, have texture from the pecans, and aesthetic appeal, and are perfect for spring. They are low in sugar, have no dairy or eggs, and are ideal for entertaining.

9. Raw Carrot Spice Cake

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This light, tropical Raw Carrot Spice Cake by Rouxbe is the perfect base for a dessert canape. Or, pair it with a light tropical sorbet.

10. Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Try making this delicious and healthy Vegan Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting by Kristina Jug & Mitja Bezenšek. No eggs and Dairy-Free!

11. Carrot Cake Donuts

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You have to try these Carrot Cake Donuts by Vicky Coates! The donut base is largely made from flour, protein powder, flax egg, carrots, and vegan cream cheese. The cream cheese in the mix keeps the donuts moist and also adds a lovely subtle flavor which combined with cinnamon and mixed spice is just such a good combo.

12. Orange Scented Carrot Cake With Cashew Cream Frosting

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This Orange Scented Carrot Cake With Cashew Cream Frosting by Crissy Cavanaugh is scented with orange zest and topped with a maple cashew cream frosting- pure bliss!

13. Raw Carrot Cake With Cashew Vanilla Frosting

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This yummy Raw Carrot Cake With Cashew Vanilla Frosting by Kirsten Kaminski is really great and so easy to make. Since you don’t have to bake it, you just whip up both the cake and the frosting ingredients in your high-speed blender, and place it in the freezer to cool down!

14. Carrot Cake Cookies

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These Carrot Cake Cookies by Tiffany Kinson are super clean, made with wholesome ingredients, and are not too sweet. The icing is made with three ingredients, so as long as you have a blender or food processor you can make this yummy icing from scratch!

15. Raw Vegan Carrot Cake Bites

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These Raw Vegan Carrot Cake Bites with cashew frosting by Louise and Nico are made with wholesome natural ingredients that are full of healthy fats and energy. Walnuts, almonds, and dates are the base of this delicious treat, perfect as a mid-morning or pre-workout snack.

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