Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

from eatyourselfskinny.com
Breakfast
40 min
106 kcal / serving

These EASY Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars make a quick on-the-go breakfast, snack or wholesome dessert! Made with zero refined sugar and drizzled with a delicious maple cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupquick cooking oats
  • ½ cupoat flour
  • 1 tspbaking powder
  • 1 tspcinnamon
  • ¼ tspnutmeg
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • 2eggs
  • ¼ cupcoconut oil (melted and cooled slightly)
  • ¼ cupmaple syrup
  • ¼ cupcane sugar
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 cupgrated carrots
  • 3 ozcream cheese
  • 1 tbspmaple syrup
  • 1 tbspmilk of choice
  • ¼ tspvanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, whisk together quick oats, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, cane sugar and vanilla. Stir until well-combined.

  4. 4

    Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients, add in the grated carrots, and mix everything until just combined.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    Let the carrot cake bars sit for 5 minutes then remove from pan and let them cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. If you cut them too warm, they may crumble easier.

  7. 7

    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.

  8. 8

    Slice the bars into 16 pieces and drizzle the cream cheese frosting over top, enjoy!