Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
These EASY Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars make a quick on-the-go breakfast, snack or healthy dessert made with zero refined sugar and drizzled with a delicious maple cream cheese frosting!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup almond milk or milk of choice
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted and cooled slightly
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated carrots
For the Frosting:
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbso almond milk or milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, whisk together oats, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla and stir until well-combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients, add in the grated carrots, and mix everything until just combined.
- Pour the oat mixture into a prepared 8x8-inch baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the carrot cake bars sit for 5 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the bars are cooling, add cream cheese to a small bowl and heat in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Add in the maple syrup, a tablespoon of milk and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and whisk together until smooth. Feel free to add more milk a teaspoon at a time until you get your desired consistency.
- Slice the bars into 16 pieces and drizzle the cream cheese frosting over top, enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.5g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 5.7g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Cholesterol: 14.6mg | Sodium: 73.3mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5.7g