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Mini Carrot Cakes in a Jar

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Mini Carrot Cakes in a Jar

Mini Carrot Cakes in a Jar - Fun and portable!

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Health Score:
60 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 50 min.
Ready in
Calories:
358
calories
Calories

Nutritional values

1 <none> contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie358 cal.(17 %)
Protein10 g(10 %)
Fat16 g(14 %)
Carbohydrates43 g(29 %)
Sugar added24 g(96 %)
Roughage3.3 g(11 %)
Vitamin A0.6 mg(75 %)
Vitamin D1 μg(5 %)
Vitamin E5.8 mg(48 %)
Vitamin K9.1 μg(15 %)
Vitamin B₁0.2 mg(20 %)
Vitamin B₂0.2 mg(18 %)
Niacin2.8 mg(23 %)
Vitamin B₆0.2 mg(14 %)
Folate47 μg(16 %)
Pantothenic acid0.7 mg(12 %)
Biotin17.1 μg(38 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.7 μg(23 %)
Vitamin C1 mg(1 %)
Potassium327 mg(8 %)
Calcium58 mg(6 %)
Magnesium47 mg(16 %)
Iron1.6 mg(11 %)
Iodine5 μg(3 %)
Zinc1.2 mg(15 %)
Saturated fatty acids3 g
Uric acid18 mg
Cholesterol140 mg
Complete sugar28 g

Ingredients

for
8
Ingredients
9 ozs carrots
5 eggs
7 ozs sugar
1 generous pinch lemon zest (organic)
6 Tbsps Pastry flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
2 Tbsps cornstarch
3 ozs ground Hazelnuts
4 ozs ground almonds
softened butter (for greasing)
breadcrumbs (for dusting)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.

Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F. Grease glasses with butter and dust with breadcrumbs.

2.

Rinse, peel and finely grate carrots. Separate eggs. Beat yolks with sugar until frothy and add lemon zest. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cornstarch. Stir flour mixture into egg yolk mixture. Stir carrots, hazelnuts and almonds into dough. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into dough. 

3.

Fill glasses about 2/3 full with dough. Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove, let cool and serve. 

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