Oatmeal Carrot Cake
Gluten-free oatmeal carrot cake with warm cinnamon, ginger, and maple syrup flavors. At 9 grams of protein and only 10 grams of added sugar per serving, it's a delicious, healthy way to start your day!
Servings: 9 squares
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups Greek yogurt fat free (0%)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Topping
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F and line a 9’’x9’’ baking dish with parchment paper.
- Add rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt into a food processor and pulse until the oats become finer. Don’t overprocess.
- In a large bowl. Whisk together Greek yogurt and eggs. Then, mix in maple syrup, vanilla extract, and shredded carrots.
- Now, add the oats into the large bowl and mix to combine to form batter.
- Finally, fold in half of the raisins and half of the chopped walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining half of raisings and walnuts.
- Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until lightly golden.
- Remove and let it cool down.
- Then cover with Greek yogurt and drizzle with maple syrup. Slice into squares and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 square (6 oz) | Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.5g | Protein: 8.4g | Fat: 12.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 18.8g | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1.3mg