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Carrot cake oatmeal

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

LeAnn
If you've ever wished you could eat cake for breakfast this Carrot Cake Oatmeal will make your morning a lot sweeter.   Just imagine a bowl of oats laced with apple, shredded carrots, raisens and cozy spices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 3
Calories 336 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup steel cut oats
  • 1/2 medium apple, peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 cup carrot, peeled and grated
  • 1/4 cup raisens, regular or golden
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Toasted Walnuts:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Optional topping:

  • 1 dollop plain or vanilla Greek yogurt

Instructions
 

  • Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir 1/2 cup steel cut oats into the water and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook the oats until they begin to thicken, about 10 minutes.  Stir the oats a few times while they are cooking.
  • Add apple, carrot, raisens, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt to the oats and stir.
  • Let the oats simmer on medium to low heat until tender 15-20 minutes until oats are tender and water is evaporated. Stir frequently and scrape bottom of pan so oats don't stick.
  • While the oats are simmering melt butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and stir to combine.  Toss the nuts in the butter and brown sugar mixture until lightly brown for 2-5 minutes.  Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Stir vanilla extract into the oats.
  • Serve oats in bowls and top each serving with 1/3 of the toasted walnuts and a dollop of plain or vanilla flavored Greek yogurt (optional).
  • This recipe makes about 3 servings.  It can easily be doubled to make 6 servings.
  • NOTES: *Store any leftover oatmeal in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to five days. *Store the nut topping in a plastic storage bag or covered container. *Pecans can be used in place of the walnuts.  Feel free to add or delete any of the add-in ingredients.  Add milk instead of the yogurt if preferred. *Try topping with a drizzle of maple syrup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 6gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 3699IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg
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