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I'd sub out the carrots for chocolate chips since I don't like carrot cake. But that's not making it healthy, I know. Ditto to the poster(s) who said to sub some/all the oil for applesauce. I did that once with cookies and it worked pretty well.
The original carrot cake cannot be replaced, if it isn't the original why bother.
Make a smaller cake, have a slice over a period of time, account for it in your daily consumption.
BTW - rather than a "healthier" recipe, why not have a "healthier" sized portion?
Or, I always say, just make the carrot cake healthier (with all of the suggestions I listed in this thread) and then go all out on the cream cheese frosting! Hey, at least I should get an "E" for Effort, aye?
Or, I always say, just make the carrot cake healthier (with all of the suggestions I listed in this thread) and then go all out on the cream cheese frosting! Hey, at least I should get an "E" for Effort, aye?
We do use Neufchâtel, but I can't stand ANY sugar substitutes. I've tried several "I promise you can't even tell it's not sugar" desserts, and they all failed miserably.
The original carrot cake cannot be replaced, if it isn't the original why bother.
Make a smaller cake, have a slice over a period of time, account for it in your daily consumption.
And, unfortunately, I would have to disagree with that. I have had many forms of the original recipes for carrot cake over the years and my "healthified" versions that I have made are just as good or there is no way that I would even eat them. I have served it to many people and also have taken it to many functions and people love it and can not tell the difference.
We do use Neufchâtel, but I can't stand ANY sugar substitutes. I've tried several "I promise you can't even tell it's not sugar" desserts, and they all failed miserably.
Well hey, just using Neufchâtel gets you an "E" for Effort.
Use a sugar substitute and I'll point-out the difference.
Okay but I doubt you could if I used 1/2 sugar and 1/2 Xylitol. And then also using unsweetened applesauce gives it the nice sweet taste as well, even though it is unsweetened.
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