Baked Carrot Cake Oatmeal

Oh I wish everyone reading this could be in my apartment experiencing how absolutely amazing this smells. My two roommates and the ones boyfriend were drooling while looking at it! This recipe is 21 day fix approved and clean with no sugar added and lightly sweetened by bananas, apple sauce, and the carrots.  I came up with the idea of this when I was baking carrot cake cupcakes for easter. At the time I was doing 21 day fix extreme so I was not able to sample one; plus they weren't gluten free. This breakfast is super healthy and packed with tons of vitamins and minerals. This turned out so good I feel like I'm cheating when I am eating it!

INGREDIENTS

4 yellow containers of old fashioned oats ( if you don have a food processor use oat flour)
1/2-3/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 green containers of finely shredded carrots
1 very ripe bananas*
2 purple containers of fresh pineapple
1 egg
4 teaspoons of unrefined coconut oil
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
4 orange containers of walnuts or pecans
1 blue container of shredded unsweetened coconut
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon coconut extract
coconut oil spray


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Bake time: 30-35 minutes
21 day fix:1 purple, 1 yellow,  1/2 green, 1 orange, 1/2 blue, 1 teaspoon

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Place the oats in food process and process until fine like flour
• add in baking powder, carrots, egg, bananas, milk, coconut oil, pineapple, cinnamon, and vanilla, coconut extract. Blend until combined. 
• Spray a 9x9 baking pan with coconut oil
• Pour batter in pan
• top with chopped nuts and coconut 
• Bake for 35-45 minutes until center is set and the edges are brown
• Remove from oven and allow to cool. Serve warm. Enjoy!

Baked Oatmeal with Strawberries and Bananas

I made this last night for my family to have for breakfast this morning and OMG it was so YUMMY!! This recipe is 21 day fix approved and has ZERO added sugar. I chose to use bananas, strawberries, and walnuts but you can get creative and use peaches, blueberries, raspberries or whatever you want! MAKE IT YOU OWN!! I came up with this recipe because I wanted to come up with a flavorful oatmeal that didn't have any added sugar but was easy to make ahead of time for meal prep. If you're making this for meal prep,  and want more that 4 servings, just double it and use a 9 x 13 inch pan. This recipe is extremely clean and tasty! If you aren't following the 21 day fix eating plan and you would like to sweeten it  up you can add some raw sugar, honey or stevia. This recipe is packed, packed, packed, full of vitamins and minerals to start off your day. Check out my list below!

Health Benefits

• Omega-3 fats
• copper
• manganese
• molybdenum
• biotin
• potassium
• calcium
• magnesium
• Iron
• Thiamin
• riboflavin
• Niacin
• Fiber
• Folic acid
• Vitamin B-6
• Zinc
• Selenium
• Vitamin C

Ingredients

• 4 yellow* containers of whole rolled organic oats
• 1 cup of almond milk, coconut milk or a blend
• 1 banana well ripened
• 2 purple* containers of chopped strawberries (rinsed well)
• 1 egg 
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 orange* containers of nuts ( I used walnuts because they are one of the healthiest nuts! ) 
• 4 teaspoons* of coconut oil

Serves: 4

Prep time : 10 minutes

Bake time: 30 minutes

21 Day Fix: 1 yellow, 1 purple, 1 teaspoon, 1 orange

*NOTE: If you aren't using the 21 day fix containers here are the equivalents: 1 yellow = 1/2 cup, 1 purple = 1 1/4 cup, 1 teaspoon = 1 teaspoon, 1 orange = 1 tablespoons

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Place 2 of the yellow containers of oats in the food processor and process it until it becomes powdery like flour. I Used a little chopper I had to chop the oats but I blended everything together in my Ninja ( best thing I ever purchased).  Here you are basically just making an oat flour. 

Next Place the Oat flour along with the remaining oats in a mixing bowl or blender if you have one. Add the baking powder and mix. Next add in 3/4 of your banana, baking powder, egg, coconut oil, vanilla, milk and blend until mixed.

 Once combined, fold in 1 purple container of strawberries. Spray your 8x8 inch pan with coconut oil spray and pour in mixture. Top with slices of banana, strawberries, and nuts. I left a serving without nuts for my dad.

Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes. Remove once the oatmeal pulls away from edge, is slightly brown on edges and set in the middle. Serve warm.  I like to eat mine with some almond milk on it! Eat, Enjoy, and feel the Energy!