Healthy Sugar-Free Carrot Cake with Yogurt Topping
This healthy sugar-free carrot cake with yogurt topping is a delicious dessert that is also really easy to make. It’s perfect for enjoying as a healthy dessert, as a breakfast cake or as a guilt-free snack when you’re on the go.
No Sugar Carrot Cake for Babies and Kids
What I love most about this recipe is that it’s a great way to disguise fruit and vegetables into a tasty recipe that kids will actually want to eat, making it the best no sugar carrot cake for babies, toddler and kids. This recipe is suitable for babies and small children, provided that you leave out the honey. For children over one, you can follow the recipe as listed below but exercise caution when adding nuts, seeds or dried fruit to ensure they don’t become a choking hazard. I highly recommend using this food processor (which I’ve been using for the past few months, to chop and prepare the ingredients so that they’re finely cut.
If you like the idea of hiding vegetables and fruits in cake recipes then you might also like this delicious chocolate beetroot cake recipe! While this recipe does contain sugar, you can easily substitute the sugar for honey, maple syrup or bananas.
Other Healthy Dessert Recipes To Try
Before we get on to the recipe and how to make this amazing sugar free carrot cake with dates, you might also want to try these healthy dessert recipes too.
No-Bake Healthy Peanut Butter Brownies
Peanut Butter & Dates Blondies
Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 8–10)
To make the cake you will need:
2 medium ripe bananas (mashed)
2 large carrots (about 200g, finely grated)
2 large eggs (or 2 flax eggs for vegan)
3 tbsp olive oil or melted coconut oil (I always use this coconut oil, which I use for almost all of my baking recipes)
½ cup raisins, chopped dates, or sultanas (natural sweetness)
1 ½ cups wholemeal flour (or oat flour/ground almonds for gluten-free)
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
For the topping:
1 cup thick natural yogurt (Greek-style works best)
1–2 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional, for a touch of sweetness)
Optional garnish: grated carrot curls, chopped nuts, or a sprinkle of cinnamon
How to Make Healthy Sugar-Free Carrot Cake
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a round cake tin or loaf tin.
In a large bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Whisk in eggs, oil, and vanilla.
Stir in the grated carrots and dried fruit.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mix. Add nuts if using. Don’t overmix.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes (loaf tin may take longer) until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting.
How to Make the Yogurt Topping
You can either make the topping and leave in the refrigerator while the cake is cooking or you can make the topping just before spreading on the cake. I like to make the yogurt topping just after I’ve made the cake mix and placed it in the oven. I make the yogurt topping and keep it refrigerated because it helps to set the yogurt and allows the honey or maple syrup to really sweeten it too. Although you don’t have to add honey or maple syrup – it’s completely optional.
To make the yogurt topping, mix yogurt, vanilla, and honey/maple syrup (if using). Spread over cooled cake and finish with nuts, seeds or a dusting of cinnamon. I love sprinkling pumpkin seeds on top of the yogurt topping!
 If you’re wondering where the sweetness comes from in this cake with it being sugar free, it is from the bananas, carrots, and dried fruit. while the yogurt topping keeps it fresh and light. These ingredients make this recipe very sweet and therefore this easy healthy carrot cake recipe is the perfect replacement for regular carrot cake!
Storing and Freezing Suggestions
Store the carrot cake in the refrigerator for up to 3-5 days. This cake needs to be refrigerated because of the yogurt topping.
You can also freeze this cake – it freezes really well. In order to freeze this cake you will need to freeze without the yogurt topping. Either freeze whole or cut the cake into individual slices and then freeze in an airtight container. Use within 3 months and defrost fully before eating.
Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe
If you enjoy this healthy sugar-free carrot cake with yogurt topping recipe and want to have a go at making muffins too then check out this recipe. These sugar free carrot cake muffins are really cute and tasty, plus they are ideal for adding to lunchboxes, picnic baskets or enjoying as a healthy snack with a coffee.
