Baked Carrot Cake Oatmeal
I’m very much a breakfast person and find that I need a good meal to start my day off right. This baked carrot cake oatmeal is certainly a recipe that will do just that. But even if you’re not a breakfast person, this oatmeal is still a winner or it makes a great snack as muffins instead. The outer layer gets a little crunchy especially with the walnuts and pepitas, whilst the inside stays nice and soft. It’s a great recipe to make on the weekend and just reheat on the weekdays as you need.
Makes: 4 serves
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
Oatmeal
1 medium carrot peeled and grated
1 cup rice milk
1 cup instant oats
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon raisins
Topping
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
1 tablespoon coconut oil
⅓ cup roughly chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons pepitas
Method:
Preheat an oven to 180°C. Grease and line a medium to large baking dish.
In a large bowl combine all oatmeal ingredients and stir to combine well. Place the oatmeal mixture in the large baking dish.
In a small bowl, add in the coconut oil and rice malt syrup and heat in a microwave for 30 seconds. Stir through chopped walnuts and pepitas. Spoon the topping over the oatmeal mixture.
Place into the oven for 30 minutes or until the top is nice and golden. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
This carrot cake oatmeal has just the right amount of sweetness to make you feel like you’re indulging in a cake for breakfast, but also keeps you feeling full from the oats and egg. On the low FODMAP diet at times you may find it hard to ensure you’re eating an adequate serving of vegetables every day. By incorporating vegetables into your breakfast you’re off to a great start. Carrots are one vegetable where FODMAPs were not detected at all, so you can eat them freely. They are perfect in savoury dishes but can also be used to give a bit of sweetness to a dish as well. This roasted carrot and kale salad is a great side dish using carrots and helps to ensure you minimise an IBS flare up.