Recipe: Appetizing Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal. While dreaming up carrot cake ideas, I decided to try a carrot cake baked oatmeal recipe, kind of similar to my carrot cake overnight oats. It is a little more indulgent than your typical bowl of morning oatmeal so it's perfect for Easter or Mother's Day brunch. . . or just any ol' Wednesday. 🙂 Heavenly Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal. Carrot cake lovers, this one is for you!

Delicious, healthy carrot cake baked oatmeal cups with raisins, pecans and shredded coconut. These easy carrot cake baked oatmeal cups are naturally sweetened with a touch of maple syrup and topped with a light cream cheese glaze. A wonderful on-the-go or meal prep breakfast for your week! You can have Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

1. You need 3 cups of old fashioned oats.
2. You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. It's 2 of eggs.
6. You need 2 cups of skim milk.
7. You need 1/4 cup of pure maple syrup.
8. Prepare 1/4 cup of Truvia brown sugar.
9. Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla.
10. It's 1/4 cup of canola oil.
11. It's 1 cup of grated carrots.
12. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped pecans.
13. You need 1/4 cup of coconut.
14. You need 1 cup of chopped Apple.
15. It's 1/4 cup of raisins.

I love a good baked oatmeal, my blueberry maple and peanut butter banana baked oatmeal are two of my favorites. I always love creating new recipes and this Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal is AMAZING! If you like carrot cake, you are in for a real treat!. This Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal tastes JUST like carrot cake, and the maple cream cheese glaze makes it feel like a dessert!

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal step by step

1. Mix oats, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and sit aside.
2. Whisk eggs, add milk, syrup, brown sugar, vanilla and whisk until well blended. Mix into oat mixture. Add carrots, coconut, pecans, Apple and raisins and mix thoroughly. Allow mixture to set for 20 minutes so oats soak up some of the liquid..
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 4 mini loaf pans with cooking spray and evenly fill with the oat mixture. Bake for 40 or 50 minutes or until set on top. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans and cool. Store in refrigerator for up to 5 days..
4. If desired, could use 2 ounces of fat free cream cheese, 14 cup stevia and enough skim milk to make some icing to drizzle of n top..

So, when I say "Carrot Cake" Baked Oatmeal, please know that it's a little figurative. This is breakfast that is reminiscent of carrot cake, not a dessert for breakfast. Leftover carrot cake baked oatmeal needs to be refrigerated, in order to maintain freshness. Before eating pre-frozen baked oatmeal, thaw it overnight. Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal is an easy, super nutritious make-ahead breakfast filled with incredible flavors and sweetness.