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Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

This carrot cake baked oatmeal turns the best sweet spiced dessert into a healthy meal prep friendly breakfast!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword carrot cake baked oatmeal
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 385kcal
Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F and grease a 8 x 8 baking dish.  
  • Mix oats with spices and ground flax.   
    2 cups rolled oats, 1/4 cup ground flax, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1/8 tsp ginger
    carrot cake baked oatmeal step 1
  • Add milk, egg, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to the bowl. Mix to combine well. 
    2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 large egg, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 cup shredded carrots, 1/3 cup walnuts, 1/3 cup raisins
  • Fold in raisins, walnuts, and shredded carrots.  
  • Pour the mixture into the dish and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until set and golden brown on the edges.  
    carrot cake baked oatmeal
  • Allow to cool, top with cream cheese mixture and serve!
    carrot cake baked oatmeal

Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting

  •  Combine cream cheese, yogurt, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in a food processor.  
    4 ounces cream cheese, 2-3 tbsp plain yogurt, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract
    healthy cream cheese frosting
  • Add cream cheese frosting to carrot cake! 
    carrot cake baked oatmeal frsoting

Notes

Nutrition Facts without Cream Cheese Frosting: 
277 kcal|39g Carb|8g Pro|11g Fat|1g Saturated Fat|7g Fiber|10g Sugar
*For Dairy Free use plain cashew milk yogurt.  
*For Dairy Free use dairy-free cream cheese, I like TJ's and Kite Hill.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 3866IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 2mg