Healthy Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
This Healthy Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal is a delicious and nutritious breakfast option with delicious flavors of carrot cake.
Equipment
- oven
- 8x8 casserole dish
- mixing bowls
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats certified gluten free if necessary
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups almond milk or non-dairy milk of choice
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Additional Ingredients
- ¾ cup shredded carrots I used a cheese grater
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped pecans or other nut
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and greased an 8×8 casserole dish. If using a different size, adjust cook time.
- In a large bowl, mix together the rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the almond milk, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Add in the carrots and half of both the raisins and pecans.
- Add the wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until combined.
- Pour mixture into baking dish and press down to make sure oats are soaked. Sprinkle on the rest of the raisins and pecans and press down lightly again.
- Bake, uncovered, for around 40-45 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes and then serve.
- Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 2mg
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