Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies make delicious vegan and gluten-free desserts or breakfast. It is loaded with carrots, spices, walnuts, and raisins! Thick, soft and chewy cookies ready in under 15 minutes!
Carrot Cake is perfect for the Spring especially with Easter coming up!
And now combined it with my favorite dessert or breakfast – Banana Oatmeal cookies, they are simple to make and so delicious whole family to enjoy!
I can’t believe Easter is almost here you guys!
Easter is like the “spring has officially sprung” date in my book and my favorite part is all of the spring recipes that come along during this time of year.
I love to grab a few of these for a simple breakfast or a healthy dessert in the evening. This Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookie recipe also has no refined sugar so these will be your newest “no-guilt” sweet treat!
WHY I LOVE THIS HEALTHY CARROT CAKE OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPE
Carrot Cake.
My favorite flavor to indulge in this time of the year! I also have:
There are so many fun variations of cookies you can make with this recipe like adding your favorite dried fruit or nut-like raisins and walnuts!
A great carrot cake is essential this time of year, and also is the perfect healthy twist.
Additionally, a cookie is also the perfect portion size for when you’re craving something sweet but don’t want to be tempted by having too much in front of you!
One or two of these amazing Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies and you’ll be satisfied. It’s like biting into pure springtime!
THE INGREDIENTS FOR CARROT CAKE OATMEAL COOKIES
You only need a few ingredients to make these Yummy Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies!
1. Quick Oats or Rolled Oats
Either type of oats will work with this recipe
2. Almond Butter
Smooth, unsweetened and unsalted Almond butter will deliver the best results and give your cookies an amazing nutty flavor
3. Grated Carrots
Gives the cookies the prettiest pop and spring color and taste so good
4. Raisins and Walnuts
Your cookies will have the best texture with some added crunchiness and chewiness
5. Carrot Cake spices
Cinnamon, All-Spice, and Nutmeg round out the flavors
To give your Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies some added sweetness try adding ripe bananas.
In addition to coconut sugar, ripe bananas give the perfect amount of natural sweetness and that so many of us love to taste in a cookie!
WHAT MAKES THESE CARROT CAKE OATMEAL COOKIES HEALTHY?
No Refined Sugar
You won’t find any refined sugar in this recipe which is SO good for your health. All of the sweetness here is from natural ingredients like the banana and carrot. Foods like these that have natural sugar are essential to a healthy diet and help prevent disease!
Oatmeal Health Benefits
Oats have many health benefits:
1. Loaded with Vitamins and Minerals
2. Packed with Antioxidant
3. Rich in Fiber, keeps you full for longer.
4. Aid in weight loss and lowering blood sugar levels.
Read more Here.
Plant-Based Oatmeal Cookies
Vegan Many are skeptical about a vegan diet, even though the health benefits are endless!
We all know how good plants are for our bodies, and you’ll forget these are “vegan” after one bite. Plant-based cookies that are AMAZING?
We found them!
HOW TO SERVE HEALTHY CARROT CAKE OATMEAL COOKIES
There are many fun and creative ways to serve these Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies.
You can make them into a kid-friendly breakfast (Oh yes, cookies for breakfast), or healthy desserts.
oatmeal Cookies for Dessert
If you love a great spring-time dessert, try drizzling some honey over them or crumble a cookie over a bowl of vanilla ice cream
Craving the cream cheese in a carrot cake recipe? Try some of my favorite Cashew Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting on top!
If you’re daring, try all three options together for the best Easter dessert.
Oatmeal Cookies for Breakfast
Because this recipe is so healthy, these Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies are a no-brainer for a simple breakfast with coffee.
Drizzling some extra nut butter on top of a cookie or two in the morning will keep you full or crumbling some on top of a bowl of vanilla yogurt.
We love all of the different options you can make with such a simple yet yummy recipe!
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR CREATIONS! YOU CAN USE “TRIED IT” ON PINTEREST OR SHARE ON INSTAGRAM BY TAGGING #SHUANGYSEATS
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE THESE OTHER OATMEAL DESSERT RECIPES:
1. Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cups
2. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (V, GF)
3. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls {No Bake}
Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Ingredients
- 1/3 heaping cup of almond butter
- 1 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour *
- 2 banana mashed ~ 1 cup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Carrot Cake Spices
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Carrot Cake Goodies
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven for 350 F
- In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas, then add almond butter, vanilla extract, and grated carrots. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together oats, oat flour, coconut sugar, spices, and baking soda.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients with a spatula. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
- Use your hands or cookie dough scooper to drop 12 cookies on a baking sheet. Smush them down a little bit (since the cookies will not rise/expand much) .
- Sprinkle extra grated carrots on top.
- Bake 14 - 15 minutes.
Notes
- *You can make your own oat flour using quick oats in a blender. Simply pulse oats in a food processor until fine flour texture.
- In step 3, I used a 1.5 inch cookie dough scooper like this one.
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Nutrition
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe, which may vary.
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These are delicious and excellent for busy mornings or pre-workout. Thank you!
Hi Hd,
We are so happy you enjoyed these cookies!
Happy Baking!
-Constance
I could really taste the grittiness of the baking sofa. Very soft cake like but really just not sweet enough. I won’t be making these again.