Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal (Print Version)

A comforting breakfast combining spiced oats with grated carrots, raisins, and nuts for a satisfying morning meal.

# Ingredients List:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
02 - 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
03 - 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
04 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
05 - 0.25 teaspoon salt
06 - 0.5 cup chopped walnuts, optional
07 - 0.25 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, optional

→ Wet Ingredients

08 - 2 cups milk, dairy or unsweetened non-dairy
09 - 2 large eggs
10 - 0.33 cup pure maple syrup or honey
11 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 - 0.25 cup melted coconut oil or unsalted butter

→ Vegetables and Fruit

13 - 1.5 cups finely grated carrots, approximately 2 medium carrots
14 - 0.5 cup raisins

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 9 by 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, walnuts, and coconut. Mix thoroughly.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil until well incorporated.
04 - Add grated carrots and raisins to the wet mixture. Stir until evenly distributed.
05 - Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients. Mix until just combined, ensuring no dry pockets remain.
06 - Pour batter into prepared baking dish and spread evenly using a spatula.
07 - Bake for 35 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown.
08 - Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's genuinely cake for breakfast without the guilt of actually eating cake, and everyone at the table knows it.
  • Make it once and you're fed for days which means fewer 6 AM decisions when your brain isn't awake yet.
02 -
  • Grate your carrots finely and let them sit in the wet mixture for a minute before mixing everything together, or they'll distribute unevenly and you'll get bites with no carrots and bites that are too wet.
  • Don't skip the cooling time no matter how good it smells, because cutting into hot oatmeal results in a crumbly mess instead of neat squares.
03 -
  • Use a microplane grater for your carrots instead of a box grater and you'll get a finer, more evenly distributed texture that becomes almost invisible in the finished dish.
  • If your kitchen is cold, let your wet ingredients warm to room temperature before mixing so the batter combines more smoothly and bakes more evenly throughout.
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