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With this healthy carrot cake recipe, now you can keep up your clean eating lifestyle and still eat your cake, too! Alright, peeps. We've hit carrot cake gold up in here. Clean. Healthy. Carrot. Cake. Gold. Yep, and it's amaaaaazing. Now, to be honest, I'm not a huge cake person. Sure, I'll enjoy a cheesecake now and again, a birthday cake...maybe. But I don't tend to eat much cake. Instead, I prefer sweet breads, pudding, these chocolate peanut butter cups, and little coconut bites for my sweets. Out of all the cakes, though, carrot cake is my fave. There's something about the earthy, naturally sweet flavors of the carrots mixed with the warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves that I find really delicious and almost comforting. It's like a combo of Winter flavors with Spring produce. And, now that I think about it, it reminds me of being a kid again. Alas, being a kid and eating cake is A LOT different than being an adult and eating cake. Cue the collective [adult] sigh. As a kid, you don't really care about calories or sugar or even gaining weight. You don't look at cake as something evil or harmful. As a kid, cake is cake, ya know? As an adult, however, there's a lot more baggage when we have cake. There's the guilt, pleasure, flavors, textures, weight loss goals, macros, and all the in-between. Yep, I think "baggage" pretty much sums this up nicely. That's why I love love LOVE this healthy carrot cake recipe. Now, you can enjoy the cake as if you were a kid, maintain your healthy lifestyle, and not feel guilty that you're not making a good choice. This carrot cake recipe includes no refined sugars, no refined flours, no processed ingredients. Just pure and whole goodness in carrot cake form. This, my friends, is one good choice. Is Carrot Cake Healthy? If you’ve ever wondered, “Is carrot cake healthy?” and “Are carrots really in carrot cake?” the answer to both is a resounding yes! (if you follow this recipe, that is). This easy, healthy carrot cake recipe contains no refined sugars, no refined flours, and no processed ingredients. Now you can enjoy pure and whole goodness in carrot cake form. Plus, it’s a sneaky way for you to eat your veggies! This, my friends, is one good choice. How to Make Healthy Carrot Cake Gluten Free While this healthy carrot cake recipe calls for whole-wheat pastry flour, you can easily make switch this with a gluten-free alternative, such as arrowroot flour, almond flour, or tapioca flour to make a gluten-free carrot cake. Your guests will never taste the difference! ASPC on Instagram If you give this recipe a try, let me know what you think by leaving a comment and rating it. And don’t forget to take a picture and tag it #asweetpeachef on Instagram! I LOVE seeing what you come up with. Enjoy! Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe Now you can stay on your clean lifestyle and still have your healthy carrot cake recipe, too! For The Carrot Cake:1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour2 tsp baking soda1 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp ground nutmeg1/4 tsp ground ginger1/8 tsp kosher salt1/8 tsp ground cloves1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)2 large eggs1 tsp vanilla extract2/3 cup pure maple syrup1/2 cup plain greek yogurt1/3 cup plain (unsweetened almond milk)2 cups carrots (about 3 medium, grated)1/2 cup raisinsFor The Frosting:1 1/2 cups plain greek yogurt2 tbsp pure maple syrup1 tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and coat a 9x13 baking pan with coconut oil.In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, ground cloves, and set aside.In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract, pure maple syrup, greek yogurt, and almond milk.Add the wet to the dry and stir until just incorporated,Fold in the carrots and raisins.Bake for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.Allow to cool completely to room temperature before frosting.To prepare the frosting, stir together the greek yogurt, pure maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Spread on top of the cooled cake.Let the frosting set for 1-2 hours before slicing and serving. This post includes affiliate links for products I use frequently and highly recommend.