Carrot Cake Pops

Prep 40 min
Total 2 hr 20 min
Servings 50

Anyone can make chocolate or vanilla cake pops, but you know the really impressive pop is a Carrot Cake Pop! Grated carrot is mixed with the Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix and baked. Then it’s time to crumble the baked caked and add the Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting to create these carrot cake balls. All that's left is to dip the cake balls into a melted candy coating and get ready for the perfect bite of carrot cake, all in one. If you're this good with carrot cake, what else can you turn into a cake pop?

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated February 23, 2021

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

1

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1/2

cup grated carrot
1/2

cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting (from 1-lb container)
4

cups white candy melts or coating wafers (24 oz)
2

tablespoons shortening
50

paper lollipop sticks
1

cup finely chopped toasted walnuts
Block of plastic foam

Steps

1

Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs and adding grated carrot. Cool. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm; keep refrigerated.
2

In microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 2 minutes, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick about 1/2 inch into melted candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Repeat. Return cake pops to cookie sheet. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Remove from refrigerator a few at a time. Dip each cake ball into melted candy to cover; tap off excess. Immediately dip top in walnuts, pressing to adhere. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let stand until set.

The original is always a good recipe to master. Check out our Carrot Cake recipe to make a from-scratch version of Carrot Cake Pops. Which do you prefer?
When you want a perfectly shareable carrot cake dessert, try these Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes. They use the same Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix as Carrot Cake Pops, but you can mix and match additional ingredients to customize the flavor.