Vegan Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
This Vegan Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal has aromatic sweet spices, nuts, raisins, pumpkin seeds and oats. Crisp on the outside and spiced, delicious carrot cake like inside. Super healthy, loaded with plant-based nutrition. No added oil and 100% gluten-free.
Equipment
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Fork
- Micro-plane grater
- Grater
- Spoon
- Baking dish
- Oven
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 150 g Carrots (grated)
- 150 g Oats
- 100 g Banana (mashed)
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon Nutmeg powder
- 1 teaspoon Pink salt
- 40 g Walnuts (lightly crushed)
- 20 g Raisin
- 20 g Dates (remove stone and cut in ¼)
- 30 g Pumpkin seeds
- 10 g Flax seeds - golden
- 10 g Chia seeds
- 10 ml Maple syrup
- 350 ml Almond milk
Method
- Assemble all ingredients.
- Coarsely grate the carrots.
- Mix the oats with the cinnamon, nutmeg, pink salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Mash the banana with a fork.
- Add the almond milk, maple, grated carrots and mashed banana, fold in well.
- Add in the chopped walnuts, raisins, dates, chia, flax and pumpkin seeds.
- Add the carrot cake oat mix to a baking dish and flatten down slightly.
- Bake at 190c / 375f for 30 - 35 minutes.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
Make-Ahead:
Follow steps 1 through 7, cover the baking dish and refrigerate for up to a day. Bake when needed.
Variations:
Add some shredded apple or pineapple along with carrots for variation.
Serving suggestions:
Coconut yogurt, chia seed jam, nut butter, and some fresh fruits
Nut-free:
Omit the nuts from the dry mix. Use coconut milk or other plant milk.
Flavors:
Try adding orange zest or vanilla for an extra kick Nutrition Facts
Serving: 150gCalories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSodium: 486mgPotassium: 510mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 4192IUVitamin B1: 1mgVitamin B2: 1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 1mgVitamin B6: 1mgVitamin C: 3mgVitamin E: 1mgVitamin K: 5µgCalcium: 181mgCopper: 1mgFolate: 29µgIron: 2mgManganese: 2mgMagnesium: 98mgPhosphorus: 321mgSelenium: 10µgZinc: 2mg