Healthy Carrot & Dried Cherry Slice

[judydawn]

Low fat Carrot & Cherry Slice

140g self raising flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp cinnamon
100g castor sugar
300g carrots (approx. 3 medium sized) cut into 4cm pieces
70g dried cherries (could use cranberries or other dried fruit)
2 tbspns hazelnuts or other nuts like pecans
70 g canola oil
3 egg whites
Icing sugar to dust

Preheat oven to 180^oC fan-forced.  Lightly grease a 20 x 30 cm slice pan.

Beat the egg whites lightly (no need for the butterfly) 30 sec/speed 3 - remove from bowl and set aside.
No need to clean the bowl at any stage with this recipe.

Add the carrot and grate 4 sec/speed 7 - remove from bowl and chop by hand any pieces which are too large.
Add nuts and chop 1 sec/speed 7. Set aside with the carrots.

Place the flour, bi-carb & cinnamon into the bowl.  Mix 3 sec/speed 5.
Add sugar, carrot, dried fruit, nuts, oil and egg whites and mix for 15 sec/reverse/speed 2.

Scrape into pan and bake 25 minutes/180^oC.
Leave in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack until completely cool.
Cut into 18 pieces and dust with icing sugar to serve.

members' comments

CP - This is delicious JD. It's not overly sweet and I like the dried cherries for a different flavour.

cookie - Just coming to post how nice this is and CP took the words right out of my mouth. It is not too sweet, just right. Thanks Judy I will be making this often.  I used sultanas and walnuts.

Katiej -  made this today and it is yummy! I used dried cherries and sultanas (no nuts). I also used mixed spice instead if cinnamon and rapadura in place of castor sugar. I can't stop eating it.

[cookie1]

What an unusual combination. Although carrot and sultana cake is delicious so this will be too. Thanks Judy, I think this will prove very popular in this house.

[judydawn]

It's really nice Cookie, light and tasty.  I'll definitely be making it again to have on hand in the freezer for visitors.

[cookie1]

I've just put this in the oven. I used sultanas as the dried fruit.

[judydawn]

It stays fresh for a while too Cookie, made mine on Thursday and left 4 slices out - have just eaten another piece, still nice and fresh.

[Amy :-)]

I might have a go at this using raisins, thanks Judy

[cookie1]

I'm glad it stays fresh Judy, if we are all on the health kick things often take a while to eat. DH will take some to car club though.

[CreamPuff63]

This is delicious JD. It's not overly sweet and I like the dried cherries for a different flavour.

[judydawn]

Thanks CP, that's exactly what I thought about it.  Katie gave me a container of dried cherries and this is the first time I've used them - I love the flavour hit you get when you taste a piece in this slice.

[cookie1]

Just coming to post how nice this is and CP took the words right out of my mouth. It is not too sweet, just right. Thanks Judy I will be making this often.

[cookie1]

CP where did you buy your dried cherries please? I had some but I had bought them in SA.

Here is my slice. As I said I used sultanas and walnuts.

                         

[judydawn]

Glad you enjoyed it Cookie, you do many more of these types of recipes than I do so, yay I got it right  

[Katiej]

I made this today and it is yummy!

I used dried cherries and sultanas (no nuts). I also used mixed spice instead if cinnamon and rapdura in place of castor sugar.

I can't stop eating it.

[judydawn]

You should stop Katie, you"ll spoil your tea LOL.  Glad you enjoyed it.

[obbie]

Yummy, have just printed, Thanks judy