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March 27, 2019

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

Carrot Cake Oatmeal is the perfect healthy breakfast with all the flavors you love from carrot cake.

This Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe is the perfect hearty and healthy breakfast. Best of all, it's so easy to customize and comes together so easy in just 30 minutes. A delicious and warm breakfast for spring and the Easter holiday.

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Carrot Cake Oatmeal

This oatmeal is loaded with grated carrots, coconut milk and topped with nuts. Has all the flavors you love in carrot cake.

10 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

3/4 cup canned coconut milk (can also use almond milk or any milk)

1/4 cup water or more, depending on how thick you like your oatmeal

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves

pinch of salt

1/2 cup grated carrots (about 1 medium carrot)

1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats (use gluten free oats if necessary)

1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

1/4 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut, divided for garnish

2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts or pecans, divided

Optional toppings

dried raisins

toasted coconut chips

chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

  1. In a medium sized pot over medium heat, combine the milk, water, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
  2. Stir in the grated carrots and oats. Lower heat if mixture starts to boil.
  3. Cook for about 12-14 minutes (depending on how thick you like the oats and the brand), stirring frequently. When the mixture has thickened up, remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract, maple syrup, half of the shredded coconuts and half of the nuts.
  4. Remove from heat and portion into bowls. Top the oatmeal with the remaining pecans, currants and shredded coconut and more coconut milk or maple syrup if desired. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and top with raisins and toasted coconut chips, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories

736 cal

Fat

34 g

Carbs

96 g

Protein

18 g
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This Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe is the perfect hearty and healthy breakfast. Best of all, it's so easy to customize and comes together so easy in just 30 minutes. A delicious and warm breakfast for spring and the Easter holiday.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Recipes Tagged With: carrot cake, oatmeal

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