Healthy Carrot Cake Protein Baked Oats

These healthy carrot cake protein baked oats are made with simple ingredients for an easy, healthy breakfast to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Make a batch of these at the beginning of the week for a quick grab and go breakfast that you can enjoy hot or cold (cold is my favorite). Top with some vanilla greek yogurt and you’ve got an easy 20+ grams of protein to start your day.

What You’ll Need

Equipment

• 8×8 baking dish
• Blender: I love my Vitamix.

Ingredients

• Milk: I use Fairlife fat free milk. Can sub milk of choice.
• Non fat plain greek yogurt
• Eggs
• Maple syrup: I use sugar free.
• Vanilla
• Old fashioned oats
• Vanilla protein powder: See protein powder notes below.
• Cinnamon
• Ginger
• Nutmeg
• Cloves
• Sea salt
• Baking powder
• Whole carrots: It’s important to buy whole carrots and freshly grate them. Pre-shredded carrots at the store will not have the same taste and texture.
• Walnuts: Or pecans.
• Raisins
• Vanilla greek yogurt: Optional, for topping.

How To Make Them

1. Preheat oven and prep pan: Preheat oven to 375 F and line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Blend ingredients: To a large blender, add milk, yogurt, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, oats, protein powder, spices, baking powder and salt. Blend on low speed for 5-10 seconds until just combined.
3. Add the rest: Gently stir in the shredded carrots, chopped walnuts (or pecans) and raisins.
4. Bake: Pour the batter into lined baking dish, making sure to get all that goodness outta there with a spoon or spatula. Bake for 27-30 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes and enjoy! I top mine off with some vanilla greek yogurt, cinnamon and more chopped nuts.

Protein Powder

• What protein is best?: The best protein powder for baking is a whey/casein blend. It results in a more even texture and doesn’t dry out as much as 100% whey. The PEScience gourmet vanilla protein is definitely my favorite in this recipe.

Tips

• Carrots: Whole carrots freshly grated are best. I like them grated on the small side of my grater.
• Customize: Switch up the add ins! Use pecans, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, or whatever else you love.

You’ll Also Love

• Chocolate protein baked oats
• Carrot cake overnight oats

To Store

Once cooled, cover tightly with plastic wrap and store baked oats in the fridge up to 4 days. Enjoy leftovers chilled or warmed in the microwave.

Lastly, be sure to leave a comment and review if you try these healthy carrot cake protein baked oats! 🧡

Healthy Carrot Cake Protein Baked Oats

4.50 from 2 votes

These healthy carrot cake protein baked oats are made with simple ingredients for an easy, healthy breakfast to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:30 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 239kcal

Equipment

• 8×8 baking dish
• Blender

Ingredients

• 1 cup fat free milk (240 ml) or milk of choice
• 1/2 cup non fat plain greek yogurt (113 g)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (60 g) I use sugar free
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 scoops vanilla protein powder (62 g) see notes
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup grated carrots (110 g)
• 3 tbsp walnuts (21 g) chopped, or pecans
• 3 tbsp raisins (30 g)
• vanilla greek yogurt optional, for topping

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 F and line 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large blender, add milk, yogurt, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, oats, protein powder, spices, salt and baking powder. Blend until just combined, about 5-10 seconds.
• Gently fold in the grated carrots, chopped nuts and raisins. Pour into baking dish and bake for 27-30 minutes.
• Let cool, top with vanilla greek yogurt if desired and enjoy!

Notes

• Protein powder: A whey/casein blend results in a more even texture and doesn’t dry out as much as 100% whey. The PEScience gourmet vanilla protein is my favorite in this recipe. 
• Carrots: It’s super important to buy whole carrots and freshly grate them. Pre-shredded carrots won’t have the same taste or texture. I like to use the small side of my grater.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.7g | Protein: 18.2g | Fat: 6.1g | Fiber: 4.4g

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