Starter & Snack

Gingerbread Bites With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Gingerbread Bites With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72 servings
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 large carrots, finely grated (about 1 cup); 4 large eggs; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup minced fresh ginger (about 1/2 pound); 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; Garnishes: small pecan halves, crystallized ginger, orange rind strips; 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

6 October 2026

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Total Time45 Mins

Serves72

Per Serving$0.14

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Gingerbread Bites With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting is a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 72 servings. This hor d'oeuvre has 63 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. For 14 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

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Method:

1
Beat sugar and vegetable oil at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 minutes or until smooth.
2
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in grated carrots and fresh ginger.
3
Combine all-purpose flour and next 6 ingredients; gradually add to egg mixture, beating at low speed until moistened. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans.
4
Pour batter into lightly greased miniature muffin tins, filling two-thirds full.
5
Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.
6
Remove from pan, and cool completely on wire racks.
7
Spread tops evenly with Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting.
8
Garnish, if desired.