Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal

This healthy carrot cake oatmeal recipe blends carrot cake flavor with superfoods, fiber, nutrients, & protein. Gluten & dairy free.

Safe to say I’ve had carrot cake on my mind since celebrating Devin’s birthday back in September. I mentioned in my Simple Mills post that I had the BEST gluten free & vegan carrot cake of my life…no exaggeration. Two weeks ago, Devin’s team was given a produce donation by a local farmer, which resulted in us getting about 10lbs of carrots (as well as other things). So when life gives you carrots, you juice, & you make carrot cake oats!

If you think I’m kidding though about the carrots, I’m not. I have 10lbs of carrots, 50lbs of delicious potatoes (yes 50), tons of onions, about 40 apples that I made into apple sauce & apple crisp, & the two biggest heads of cabbage that you have EVER seen. They had to have weighed 8lbs a piece. Enormous.

For a little update. Devin is playing for a professional basketball team here in Sudbury, Ontario. He got here October 15th & I came about 3 weeks later, after I visited my family in Florida. His team is newly established this year, meaning it’s also their first league in the NBL. They have been incredible to watch so far, with a current record of 3-0!

So exciting!

But back to the oats. You know that I’m a huge fan of smoothie bowls for breakfast, but especially in the winter, I LOVE a warm bowl of oats in the morning. So I got this idea to incorporate the good ‘ol carrots into my oats & it turned out fantastic. Even Devin gave it his stamp of approval.

For this recipe, I incorporated all of the goods – shredded carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie seasoning, flaxseed, chia seeds, shredded coconut, vanilla & Vital Proteins.

Want more healthy breakfast ideas?

• Blueberry Chocolate Smoothie
• Almond & Coconut Granola
• Triple Berry Cobbler

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Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal

This healthy carrot cake oatmeal blends carrot cake flavor with superfoods, fiber, nutrients, & protein, thanks to Vital Proteins. Gluten, dairy & sugar free.

Course Breakfast

Keyword carrots, chia seeds, collagen, dairy free, flaxseed, gluten free, oats, sugar free, Vital Proteins

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 2

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Oats

• 2 cups Dairy Free Milk
• 3/4 cup Gluten Free Oats
• 3/4 cup Shredded Carrots
• 1/4 cup Chia Seeds
• 2 tbsp Ground Flaxseed
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 scoop Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen (optional)
• Cinnamon, Nutmeg & Pumpkin Pie Seasoning to taste

Carrot Cake Oats Toppings

• 1/4 cup Shredded Carrots
• 1/4 cup Shredded Coconut
• 1 tbsp Organic Coconut Oil
• 1/2 Sliced Banana
• Sprinkle of Cinnamon
• Honey (optional)

Instructions

1. Bring the two cups of dairy free milk to a gentle boil.

2. Add the Gluten Free Oats, shredded carrots, chia seeds, & ground flaxseed to the boiling water. Stir well. 

3. Turn the heat down to low. Continue to stir the mixture well, so it doesn't get clumpy. Simmer for about 4-5 minutes depending on how you like your oats cooked. 

4. Add the vanilla extract, Vital Proteins Vanilla Collagen (optional), cinnamon, & nutmeg. I added a ton of cinnamon because I love it. Continue to stir well. 

5. Heat coconut oil in a separate pan on low heat.

6. Add the remaining shredded carrots & shredded coconut. Sauté the shredded carrots & coconut on low heat. Add a dash of cinnamon if you want. Sauté the mixture for about 2 minutes or until warm. 

7. Pour the cooked oats into a bowl. Slice a banana. Add the toasted carrots & coconut, along with the banana on top of the oats. Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon or drizzle of honey over the top!

8. Enjoy!

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