Oatmeal Carrot Cake

Carrot cake baked oats are the perfect breakfast, snack or dessert! This healthy oatmeal carrot cake bake taste just like carrot cake but is so much easier to make! Naturally vegan, gluten free, dairy free and so simple to make, you can even add a dairy free maple frosting! Great for entertaining or meal prep!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword baked carrot cake oatmeal, carrot cake oatmeal bake, oatmeal carrot cake

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 50

Rest Time 10

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 336kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Cost $7.63 Recipe/$1.27 Serving

Ingredients

2.25 cups dairy free milk $1.29
1/3 cup maple syrup $1.66
2 tbsp. ground flax seeds $0.14
2.5 cups rolled oats $1.00
1 cup shredded carrots $0.44
1 tbsp. cinnamon $0.25
1 tsp. ground ginger $0.10
1 tsp. baking powder $0.06
1/3 cup chopped pecans, divided $0.83

Dairy Free Maple Frosting (optional)

1 container dairy free greek yogurt (5 oz) $1.50
1 tbsp. maple syrup $0.31
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon $0.05

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F
Grate the carrots - you can use a hand grater or the grater on your food processor. I use the smaller holes.
In a large bowl combine the dairy free milk, maple syrup and ground flax. Stir well.
Add the rolled oats, grated carrots, cinnamon, ground ginger and baking powder. Stir well making sure to really incorporate the carrots throughout the mixture.
Chop the pecans. Add 1/2 the pecans to the oatmeal mixture and stir well.
Spray down the baking dish (8X8 casserole dish) with non-stick. I use olive oil or avocado oil spray.
Add the oatmeal mixture to the dish, press down the oatmeal with the back of a spoon to even it all out so it cooks evenly.
Add the rest of the pecans to the top of the oatmeal mixture.
Bake at 350F for 50 minutes.
Take out of oven and allow to cool at least 10 minutes to fully set.

Notes

Cost of recipe without the frosting: $5.77 Recipe/$0.96 Serving

Wait to add the frosting until serving: The Greek yogurt frosting is best kept cool and I am unsure what the texture would be like if you warmed it up when reheating the baked oats. Because of this, I would recommend you make the Greek yogurt frosting and keeping it on the side until serving.

Make extra! This recipe freezes well and last about 5 days in the fridge. It’s great for meal prep or just for a healthy snack to have on hand for the whole family! Double the recipe and bake in a 9X13 dish (you may need to add 5 minutes to the baking time as well).

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