Trim Healthy Mama always has me eating yummy treats that are good for me! I posted a fabulous Gluten Free Carrot Cake that my friend Andrea Stagg came up with recently. I hope you didn't miss that!
After I baked the cake and had it cooling, I had an idea to make a single serving of Carrot Cake! I was taking that cake to church and couldn't dig in so, I thought this would satisfy my craving! The recipes are different. π I was out of almond flour/meal from making Andrea's cake so I used coconut flour and flax meal as I usually do in my mug recipes. You can use almond if you like instead of the coconut. It's really up to you! I LOVED IT!
Carrot Cake-Single Serving! (S)
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbs. of coconut oil(melted)
- 1 Tbs. of water
- 1 Tbs. of 0% Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. of vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. of baking powder (aluminum free)
- 1.5 Tbs. of coconut flour
- 1.5 Tbs. of flax meal
- 1 Tbs. of Truvia or 1/2 Tbs. of THM's Sweet Blend
- 1/8th cup of shredded carrots
- dash or two of cinnamon
- dash or nutmeg (tiny)
- dash of ginger (tiny)
- (you could use pumpkin pie spice in place of the three spices)
Mix this all together in a microwave safe mug or bowl. I love using a bowl so I get all the ingredients stirred together well and I like the shape when it's done too. I microwave it for 1 minute and check on it. If it looks wet on top, I pop it in for another 20 seconds. Microwave times really vary so keep your eye on it! If you love to bake your recipes, I would bake it in an oven safe dish or mason jar at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes!
My quick frosting for these single serving recipes is:
- 1 Tbs. of cream cheese
- 1 Tbs. of butter
- little splash of vanilla
- a little THM Sweet Blend or sweetener of your choice.
I warm the butter and cream cheese in the microwave for like 12 seconds until it's softened and them stir the ingredients all together. Very simple and SOOOO good!
I love my single serving recipes! I enjoy having many varieties that I can enjoy when the mood strikes! Here are some of my other single serving yummies!! You can always use a waffle iron to make the cakes as well. Just a fun idea! I sometimes add a little more liquid to it if I do so it's a bit runnier. Enjoy!!
Chocolate Mug Cake! (S)
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Single-Serving Cake! (S)
Blueberry Muffin/Waffles! (S)
Sugar Free Cranberry Muffin-in-a-Mug! (S)
Pumpkin Spice Muffin-in-a- Mug! (S)
Pin: Carrot Cake- Single Serving! (S)
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Hi Jennifer – hopefully you don’t mind me asking – but when the THM recipes have all 3 E, S, FP next to them – how do I know which one I am eating? I’m a newbie – thanks for any help! REally love reading your blog and your recipes!
Gwenn,
welcome to the plan! When a recipe say it’s all three, it is a Fuel Pull as written. It can become an E or an S by adding things too it. So, if you added fat like butter or PB…cheese, it maybe become an S. If you added some apple, peach , brown rice..etc. it will be an E. If you keep it as written in the book it’s a FP. π Hope that makes sense.
thank you so much for clarifying! It has only been a few days but I am loving it!!
I made this and it was extremely yummy! Thank you for something a little different (not chocolate or peanut butter). My 15 year old liked it too, even though it was “healthy”. He especially liked the “sauce” on top. hehe, I guess I microwaved the cream cheese and butter a bit too long, and so the frosting was runny; but it didn’t affect the taste!
Hi Jennifer, thanks for posting this recipe! I’m enjoying it as we speak. The only thing I did differently was to double the frosting recipe. π I’m new to THM and have lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks after struggling to lose 7 lbs in the last year and a half! I’m beyond thrilled and love that I can eat treats like this without cheating! Thanks so much for your inspiration; I’ve been following your weightloss journey and am so motivated! Have a great day!
I need to pray in a microwave! All these muffin and cake recipes sound delicous!
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Can’t wait to try this carrot cake..yummy!
Fixed it! π
Loved this carrot cake in a mug, my new fav, cant wait to try the peanut butter fudge cake, gotta go get more almond flour, thank you for your recipes!
Hi Jennifer. Thanks for another great recipe, I’m sure. I was just wondering if you think a dash of salt would be necessary at all? Thanks!
Nah..you could try it without, Mel.I know some do love that dash for a flavor boost. Really, it’s up to you!
Thanks so much! I’m easing my way into THM and things like this make me think it just might work π
This is soooo good! I bake it in the oven and add walnuts and unsweetened coconut. Yummy!!! Thank you!
So glad you liked it!