Carrot Cake Oatmeal

Submitted by MarissaB

"I got this from http://www.eatmedelicious.com/2008/09/carrot-cake-oatmeal.html and think it sounds delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 bowl
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 1⁄2 cup soymilk
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup grated carrot
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon coconut (shredded unsweetened)

directions

1. Combine the rolled oats, soy milk, water, carrots and salt in a saucepan.
2. Turn heat to medium and stir occasionally until mixture comes almost to a boil and most of the liquid is absorbed (about 5-7 minutes).
3. When the oats are done, stir in vanilla and brown sugar.
4. While oats are cooking, make "icing" by blending the plain yogurt with the maple syrup; toast the pecans in the toaster oven for a few minutes (watch them carefully).
5. Pour the oats into a bowl and top with the coconut, pecans, and icing.

Reviews

[SoupCookie]

I tried it. I ended up adding 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp each ginger and nutmeg, 2 Tbsp. raisins and a whole extra Tbsp. of brown sugar to get the "cake" taste I was hoping for.

 

[FLKeysJen]

No one thinks it's weird to add fruit to oatmeal so...why not start off the day with some veggies? I added extra brown sugar and made extra icing thanks to Maito's review. I don't think it tastes like carrot cake but it was really good! This was 1.5 servings for me; I couldn't finish the whole bowl and can usually eat a lot for breakfast! Hmmm...what will be next, zucchini bread oatmeal?? :-)

 

[loof751]

What an unusual and tasty oatmeal! I left out the coconut, otherwise made as directed. The pecans and the "icing" were a great addition to this oatmeal - it really did have a great carrot-cake flavor. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Made for the Top Favorites of 2009 event

 

[Maito]

Wow, this was awesome! It makes a beautiful presentation too, if you spread the "icing" and top evenly with the nuts and coconut. The only change I made was to use milk, since I did not have any soymilk in the house. I liked that this was not overly sweet (though most people will want it sweeter). The prep does take some time, so if you don't want to wait 45 minutes to eat, prep everything the night before. This is filling and extremely delicious!