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Published: Mar 8, 2024 · Last Updated On: Sep 2, 2024 by Natasha Minocha

Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

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Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe - Carrots, walnuts, and oats are baked in cinnamon and ginger to make healthy and easy carrot baked oats. The result? Well, it’s pretty much like carrot cake—just made ahead and meal-prepped!

Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

Carrot cake-baked oats are made with fresh and minimally processed ingredients. Healthy and super quick, it’ll become your simple go-to recipe for fueling your morning breakfast to kick-start the day. But you can dig into baked oatmeal at all sorts of odd times, making it a fabulous snack, too!

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  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • Recipe Ingredients & Swaps
  • How To Make Carrot Cake Baked Oats?
  • Pro Tips
  • How To Serve
  • How To Store Healthy Carrot Cake Baked Oats?
  • Recipe FAQs
  • More Recipes With Oats
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Made with hearty oats, fresh carrots, and warming spices, this baked oatmeal is healthy and packed with goodness!

Its made for easy meal prep! Just mix, bake, and enjoy! No fancy steps, no mess—just a fuss-free breakfast you can prep in advance for the whole week.

All the warm, spiced goodness of carrot cake, but in a wholesome, nourishing breakfast that tastes like dessert—without the guilt!

This recipe is so versatile! Stir in crunchy nuts, plump raisins or dried currants, or even a swirl of nut butter. Serve it with yogurt, a drizzle of maple syrup, or a dollop of cream cheese for that true carrot cake experience!

Recipe Ingredients & Swaps

Ingredients for Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

Oats: I like to use rolled oats for baked oatmeal recipes because they add chewiness and texture. Instant oats will work too, but the texture will be different—think cakier. You can also make a carrot cake with oat flour (oats ground in a processor)—a take on carrot cake baked with oats.

Egg: Adds structure and binds it all together. If you want to make eggless carrot cake baked oats, flax eggs will work in a cinch. Psyllium husk also works beautifully. I’ve tried it for my banana-baked oatmeal recipe (mix 2 tablespoons of the husk with 5 tablespoons of water. Wait till thick and gelatinous.).

Sweetener: Maple syrup is my choice because of its mild taste. You can substitute it with honey, agave syrup, date syrup, or regular sugar if you don’t have any of them.

Add-ons: Raisins and walnuts are the typical choices for healthy carrot cake oats, so that’s what I used for this healthy and easy-baked oatmeal. Feel free to customize with your favorite nuts or exclude them altogether.

Spices: I stayed true to the timeless duo that defines the beloved carrot cake: cinnamon and ginger.

Vanilla extract: to give the baked oatmeal more flavor. You can use homemade vanilla extract or store-bought.

Milk: I used almond milk here. But feel free to use your choice of milk. Creamy cashew milk, oat milk or regular dairy milk, all will work here.

Carrots: Use fresh, not frozen, and grate them with a box grater.

Salt: To balance flavors.

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How To Make Carrot Cake Baked Oats?

Step 1: In a small bowl, whisk the egg, almond milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup.

combine wet ingredients in a bowl

Step 2: In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, grated carrots, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, and a pinch of salt.

combine dry ingredients in a large bowl

Step 3: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.

Batter for carrot cake baked oatmeal

Step 4: Fold in raisins and chopped nuts.

fold in walnuts and raisins into the carrot cake oats batter

Step 5: Transfer the carrot cake baked oats cake batter to a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.

transfer the mixture in an 8" pan

Step 6: Bake for 30–35 minutes until the oats are cooked and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 7: Give the carrot cake-baked oatmeal a 10-minute rest.

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Final step: Cut into squares, serve, and enjoy!

Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

Pro Tips

  • Don’t have a square pan? Make this easy carrot cake baked oatmeal recipe in an 8” round pan or any baking dish you have; just make sure to adjust the baking time accordingly.
  • You can even make them in a cast-iron skillet.

How To Serve

Warm and barely pulled from the oven, carrot cake-flavored baked oats are *chef’s kiss* all by its lonesome self. I love it with a drizzle of maple syrup and a side of Greek yogurt with cinnamon powder and walnuts.

You can also serve it with:

  • A dollop of lightly whipped cream will work like a charm.
  • Sweetened cream cheese and turn it into an indulgent treat. Carrot cake and cream cheese frosting go hand-in-hand; whip it up by mixing cream cheese, cream, and icing sugar.
Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

How To Store Healthy Carrot Cake Baked Oats?

Leftover baked oats refrigerate rather well, lasting 4 to 5 days. You can even freeze them, in case you love meal prep. Cut into squares, wrap each individually, and freeze. Reheat in the microwave in spurts of 30 seconds whenever you feel like it, and enjoy it warm!

Recipe FAQs

Should baked oats be runny?

No, the consistency of baked oats is more like a soft cake with a hearty texture.

Can you cook baked oatmeal with water?

I’ve not tried them with water, but I guess that you won’t get the richness, nutrition, and flavor that milk (of any kind) imparts to carrot cake-baked oats.

Are baked oats good for you?

Baked oats are a wonderfully nourishing way to start the day. Packed with fiber-rich oats, carrots, nuts, and spices, this hearty breakfast will keep you full and energized for hours!

Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

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Half the joy of cooking is sharing it with others. That’s why I’m always eager to hear from you. So go right ahead and drop a comment or reach out on Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, or Facebook. I hope you love this carrot cake baked oats as much as we do!

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Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

Carrot Cake Baked Oats Recipe

Natasha Minocha
Carrots, walnuts, and oats are baked in cinnamon and ginger to make healthy and easy carrot cake-baked oats. The result? Well, it’s pretty much like carrot cake—just made ahead and meal-prepped!
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 9 Servings
Calories 165 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 cups Rolled oats
  • 1 cup Grated carrots
  • 1.5 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 3/4 tsp Ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1.5 cups Almond milk
  • 1/3 cup Maple syrup
  • 1.5 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Chopped walnuts optional
  • 1/4 cup Raisins optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C or 350 F. Grease an 8" square baking pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine the oats, carrots, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, and salt.
  • In another bowl, whisk together eggs, almond milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix well.
  • Whisk in the walnuts and raisins.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes at 180 C or 350 F, until the top is light golden brown and the oatmeal is set.
  • Let the oatmeal cool for 10 minutes before cutting into 9 squares.
  • Serve warm with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt and maple syrup. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • Don’t have a square pan? Make this easy carrot cake baked oatmeal recipe in an 8” round pan or any baking dish you have; just make sure to adjust the baking time accordingly.
  • You can even make them in a cast-iron skillet.
  • Store the leftover baked oats in the refrigerator, in an air-tight container, for 4-5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 ServingCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2465IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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