Baked oatmeal with carrots coconut and cardamom
I love how baked oatmeal has taken the foodie internet by storm. This humble little dish has in fact become one of my favourite warming cold weather breakfasts. It’s just so amazingly tasty. By baking your porridge ingredients you end up with an almost cake like taste that works for breakfast, but also as a nice tea break snack too. I love the versatility! This is sort of a carrot cake based baked oatmeal. There are the usual carrot cake characters including loads of shredded carrots, cinnamon, raisins and walnuts and then there is some cardamom and coconut milk to really up the flavour stakes.
Baked oatmeal like this is so easy to make and the payoff is huge. You just throw it together before jumping in the shower, and while you’re getting ready, it’s baking away in the oven. It’s strange actually. These are basically porridge ingredients, but when you bake them, they magically turn into a cake of sorts, except there is no sugar, flour or other ingredients to weigh you down. You just get all the flavour goodness which feels sinful, but it’s very clean.
This is a dish that I can easily make during the week before work, but it’s pretty enough to serve to guests too. It’s quite an impressive looking little beauty when it comes out the oven! I’m sure you will love this new breakfast staple like I do!
- WET
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 2 cups (1 can) coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds mixed with ½ cup water, then let set 10 mins (or you could use 2 eggs)
- 8 dates, pitted
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- DRY
- 2 ½ cups organic oats (gluten free preferred)
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cardamom
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- TOPPING
- ½ cup walnuts
- ¼ cups raisins
- Preheat oven to 175C (350F)
- Prepare your “chia eggs” by mixing the chia and water. Set aside. (skip this step if using eggs)
- Into a food processor first add all the WET ingredients (except the chia), and then the DRY ingredients on top (sprinkle the dry stuff in when you add them, so that everything mixes fast)
- Finally add your “chia egg” – it should be set by now
- Mix for about 30 seconds
- Pour the mixture into a small baking dish and press down using a spoon or a spatula, so you have a smooth even surface
- Sprinkle the walnuts and raisins across the top, then press them down into the mixture
- Bake for 30 minutes, then check. If not totally browned, cook for a few more minutes and you’re ready to serve!
You just made oatmeal look sophisticated! I love it when breakfast looks more like dessert 🙂
Thanks Natalie – it’s so true, I actually eat little pieces of this with my afternoon tea – it’s the best! 🙂
Your blog is so great! Just had to follow because I love your recipes! 🙂
Thanks so much for really taking a look around – I’m so glad you like it! It sounds like you have been on an amazing yoga journey in the last year!
Wow, What a lovely recipe. Love the spices with this dish!
Thanks Mary – love your blog as well – the detox information is wonderful! xx Laura
You are very welcome! Thank you. I am so glad that you mentioned which site, I have a few. 🙂
What a fabulous recipe!! I aim to try it soon!