This Paleo Carrot Kugel recipe is made with 7 healthy ingredients. All you need for it is carrots, eggs, almond flour, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange zest. We love serving this healthy kugel for Jewish holidays, especially at Passover.
What is kugel? Kugel is a Yiddish word that describes a sweet or savaory baked pudding or casserole. This type of dish is typically made of egg noodles or potatoes. I made mine with carrots. Why? I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1998. At that point I went on a strict gluten-free diet. That diet eliminated egg noodles. Then, in 2001, I went grain-free and gave up all forms of potatoes. So that eliminated potato kugel for me. Since we love kugel, I created this Paleo Carrot Kugel for my family, and made sure it was something I could eat too.
In case you’re wondering, potatoes are a paleo food, they’re just something I choose not to eat. I cannot digest them well, so this makes sense for me. So, Paleo Carrot Kugel is the answer!
Carrot Kugel
Ingredients
- 5-6 cups chopped carrots, approximately 2 pounds
- ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon orange rind
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
Instructions
- Cook carrots in a steamer until soft, about 20 minutes
- In a vitamix, puree carrots, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange rind, eggs, and almond flour
- Place mixture in a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour, until browned around the edges and done in the center
- Serve warm out of the oven, or allow to cool, then refrigerate overnight and serve cold
This healthy kugel recipe was inspired by a carrot souffle recipe from one of my readers, Lisa Stafford.
I hope you like this Paleo Carrot Kugel recipe as much as we do. Here are some of my other Paleo Passover recipes!
Lesley Carol Prince says
I will try this kugel. I have a favourite recipe for potato and carrot kugel that I’ll adapt so that is G.F. and will post it after a trial run. I love the recipes on this site. Thank you!
Yaelian says
It looks and sounds very yummy! Happy Pesach!
Diane J. says
Thanks Elana (& Lisa for the inspiration), it looks so very good. Now I know what to do with the carrot pulp I end up with after juicing; will have to add in some liquids. Can’t wait to finish my juice detox & try it.
gfe--gluten free easily says
I love that your recipe is almost flourless. I’m imagining how great this tastes! I love the way it looks, too. So orange and pretty. I recently bought 5 lbs of carrots and hadn’t figured out all the ways to use them yet. Problem solved now, so thanks to both you and Lisa!
Shirley
Baden Lashkov says
Shirley,
I have a very similar dish that is totally flourless. I call it ‘Carrot Mousse Cake’. It’s here (alphabetical list) http://gapsguide.com/2008/12/11/a-week-of-winter-dinners/. Some GAPS friends did another version of it here: http://grainfreefoodie.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
This Kugel sounds great, too, though!
Best,
Baden
Author, GAPS Guide: Simple Steps to Heal Bowels, Body and Brain
Janet (Pantry Bites) says
Another vegetable based recipe that is high protein and full of goodness. Thanks for that.
cdecocina says
This looks amazing. I love carrot pie, so it must be delicious. Thanks for all that creativity.
Emily says
MMmmm I bet it is tasty!! Happy Passover! (do people say that? I have no idea!)
Meghan (Making Love In The Kitchen) says
This looks great. May have to give this a go in place of my usual Sweet Potato variety (http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2008/12/12/the-mighty-and-mysterious-kugel/)
Cindi says
This looks and sounds quite yummy … so I just changed the Pesach menu! My kids like the sound of it as well. Question: can this be frozen ahead? I have the same question for the Spinach Cake and Matzoh balls??
~M says
Chag Sameach! This looks great. About how many carrots or pounds thereof did it take to yield 5-6 cups chopped?
~M says
This was super, both hot and cold! Thanks, Elana!
Kat says
2 pounds
Kat says
2 pounds