Carrot Cake Oatmeal

Last Updated on January 3, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

Carrot cake for breakfast? Yes please! This Carrot Cake Oatmeal is loaded with everything you love about the classic dessert! It’s made with rolled oats, naturally sweetened with a ripe banana, veggie-loaded with carrots, and is topped off with banana slices, homemade vegan carrot banana bread, and then drizzled with almond butter. Needless to say, it tastes like a creamy version of your favorite cake! Plus, this exquisite oatmeal breakfast is vegan, gluten-free, and is incredibly easy to make!

If you love carrot cake or if you’re trying to incorporate more vegetables into your diet, you need to try this recipe! This Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe is the ultimate oatmeal breakfast. It encompasses all of the flavor that you love from a classic slice of carrot cake, but in a creamy oatmeal form. What more could you ask for in an oatmeal breakfast?

A Carrot Cake Oatmeal Recipe

This Carrot Cake Oatmeal tastes like a deserved dessert, but is justifiable enough to have for breakfast. In this oatmeal recipe, we’ll be adding a ripe banana, in addition to the sweet carrots, because it makes it sweeter and creamier. Along with the banana and carrots, we’ll be using coconut milk, to make this oatmeal bowl extra creamy.

Types of Oats to Use

This delicious Carrot Cake Oatmeal bowl can be made with rolled oats, steel cut oats, or even quick oats.

• Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats: Rolled Oats, also known as old fashioned oats or whole oats, are my favorite type of oats to cook with. Their texture is great and they cook relatively quickly, compared to steel-cut oats.
• Organic Steel-Cut Oats: Steel-cut oats, usually take much longer to make, about 20 minutes. However, they contain more fiber.
• Organic Quick Oats: Quick oats are soft in texture and cook extremely quickly. They’re the best type of oats to use in the microwave versus cooking on the stove.

Whichever type of oats you select, before preparing, be sure to read the package instructions, for the liquid oat ratio, because the amounts may vary.

Now, who’s ready for some creamy carrot cake?

Carrot Cake Oatmeal Ingredients

For this Carrot Cake Oatmeal breakfast recipe, you only a few ingredients, to achieve the breakfast of your carrot cake dreams.

• Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats: I used old fashioned rolled oats, but steal-cut or quick oats work as well. However, be sure to read the package instructions for the liquid oat ratio and the cook time, because they will vary. This recipe is written for old fashioned rolled oats.
• Organic Banana: Adding half of a ripe banana to the recipe makes this breakfast sweet. Also, the more ripe your banana is, the sweeter your breakfast will be.
• Organic Carrot: It would be a carrot cake breakfast without any carrots. This oatmeal bowl recipe requires 1 shredded carrot for this carrot cake.
• Organic Raisins: I used regular raisins, but feel free to any other dried fruit.
• Organic Shredded Coconut: Is there anything better than carrot cake with some shredded coconut? YUM.
• Organic Spices: Don’t forget the Ceylon cinnamon. It truly helps bring out that spiced carrot cake flavor!
• Organic Ground Flax Seeds: Ground flax seeds are loaded with nutrients, high in omega-3 fats, rich in dietary fiber, and you can’t even taste them. They are completely optional, and be substituted with chia seeds, so no problem if you don’t have them…yet!
• Organic Full-Fat Unsweetened Coconut Milk: I love using coconut milk in this recipe, because it adds a tropical, creamy flavor. However if you don’t have any coconut milk, feel free to use any milk that you have on hand.

How to Make Oatmeal

Baking homemade carrot cake can take hours, but this Carrot Cake Oatmeal breakfast is super simple and fast. There is only 3 steps to achieve your cake for breakfast.

1. Combine: Begin by adding the mashed ripe banana to a small saucepan. Add the oats, shredded carrots, raisins, shredded coconut, spices, ground flax seeds, and stir to combine.
2. Cook: Simmer until the milk has absorbed into the oats, about 4 to 6 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent burning.
3. Serve: Place into a serving bowl. Top with banana slices, vegan banana carrot bread, and a drizzle of almond butter, if desired.

Tips for Making this Oatmeal Recipe Perfectly

To make the perfect Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe, be sure to follow these suggestions!

• For the best texture, I suggest using organic gluten-free rolled oats, but you can use quick oats, or if you have more time, you can also use steel cut oats.
• If you prefer your oatmeal to be thicker, you can cook your oats on the stovetop for a couple more minutes. On the other hand, if you prefer it thinner, cook your oats for a slightly less time.
• Be sure your banana is ripe. The more ripe your banana is, the sweeter your oatmeal will be.

Oatmeal Toppings

The toppings for this Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe are endless. I personally topped mine with banana slices, vegan banana carrot bread, and a drizzle of almond butter. You can go all out or you can keep it sweet and simple. Either way, you will love this oatmeal breakfast recipe.

• Homemade vegan carrot banana bread
• Fresh or Frozen Organic Berries: cherries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc.
• Organic Banana Slices
• Organic Dark Chocolate or Organic Dark Chocolate Chips
• Organic Nut Butter or Seed Butter: almond butter, creamy peanut butter, pecan butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, etc.
• Organic Hemp Seeds or Organic Chia Seeds
• Organic Chopped Nuts or Seeds: almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.
• Organic Coconut Flakes or Organic Shredded Coconut

This oatmeal bowl will be a sweet and creamy breakfast, regardless of how you enjoy it.

More Oatmeal Recipes to Try:

• Morning Glory Oatmeal
• Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Blended Baked Oats
• Almond Butter & Jelly Oatmeal Bake
• Chocolate Orange Oatmeal
• Caramel Apple Pie Oatmeal
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal
• PB&J Oatmeal

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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