This healthy flourless Carrot Cake is simply the best carrot cake recipe ever. Its made with oatmeal and has all the flavours of a classic Carrot Pineapple Cake recipe. Also its sugar free and still no one can ever tell!
This Healthy Flourless Carrot Cake is like the perfect Spring Breakfast Cake. Its like your favourite healthy snack oatmeal cake recipe bursting with traditional flavours of a Classic Carrot Cake. Perfect to pair with your morning cup of coffee or tea.
Easy Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe
Its the Spring and Easter season and the perfect time to make Carrot Cake. I just love a classic Carrot Cake.
In fact I love to make it in a very traditional way where I make the Classic Carrot Pineapple Cake. Its a very typical southern traditional cake which is so perfect for Easter.
However, while every once in a while its nice to have it, but its loaded with sugar, lots of unhealthy carbs and unhealthy fats.
Well, just a few swaps and you can make this Healthy Carrot Cake recipe and trust me it tastes just the same.
What makes this Carrot Cake Healthy?
- This Carrot cake recipe is made using rolled oats flour. So its free of refined flour which makes it naturally gluten free and healthy
- This Healthy Carrot Cake recipe uses no refined sugar for sweetness. I have used Honey to make it.
- The Frosting is made with healthy high protein whipped greek yogurt and not cream cheese! This makes it your perfect feel good, pick me up dessert, without a doubt.
What does Healthy Carrot Cake tastes like?
This Healthy Carrot Cake tastes exactly like a traditional carrot cake. Its moist, soft, fluffy and since its made with Oats flour, its got a nice oatmeal snack cake taste to it.
Typical to the comforting flavours of your childhood, these healthy veggie bites - aka Carrot Cake bars are nothing short of a quick and healthy treat.
The frosting is a simple whipped greek yogurt frosting which is laughably easy but arguably the best frosting over this healthy carrot cake.
Ingredients needed to make Flourless Carrot Cake?
- 2 cups Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Carrot shredded
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Whole Eggs
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 cup Chopped Pineapples
- ¼ cup Chopped Walnuts
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ½ cup Oatmeal Milk
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt whipped
- ¼ cup Chopped Pistachios for garnish
How to make Flourless Carrot Cake?
- Combine Oats flour with Ground Cinnamon, Ground Ginger, Baking powder, Shredded Carrots, Chopped Walnuts, Raisins.
- Add the wet ingredients - Eggs, Honey, chopped Pineapples and Oatmeal milk to it.
- Combine everything. Add a layer of whipped greek yogurt on top.
- Bake @350F or 180C for 15-20 min.
- Garnish with chopped Pistachios and serve.
How to make Carrot Cake Healthy?
Rather than making this Flourless Carrot Cake, here are a couple of ways into making a Traditional Carrot Cake Healthy.
- Replace refined sugar with sugar free alternatives like Monk Fruit Sweetener or Zero Sugar maple syrup to make Sugar free Carrot Cake.
- To make it healthier you can even add some Protein Powder along with your baking flour.
- To make it gluten free Carrot Cake, you can use Almond Flour, Oats Flour or Coconut Flour.
Easy Healthy Carrot Cake FAQs?
Which is the best frosting for Carrot Cake?
Traditional Carrot Cake recipe requires a thick and creamy cream cheese frosting. The tarty flavours of Cream Cheese goes perfect in this veggie packed cake recipe.
Why do you add Pineapple in Carrot Cake?
Adding chopped Pineapples into Carrot Cake, makes them naturally sweet and its actually a very Southern tradition where people love to add Pineapples and Raisins into Carrot Cake.
What nuts are added in Carrot Cake?
Traditionally Walnuts or Pecan Nuts are added into making a Traditional Carrot Cake recipe for a crunchy addition.
How to make Healthy Carrot Cake for baby?
Carrot Cake recipe is just perfect for toddlers. To make it healthy you can use Whole Wheat Flour and also sweeten the cake using Apple Sauce or mashed Bananas.
How to make Healthy Carrot Cake for Dogs?
Homemade Carrot Cake is just perfect for Dogs. They love it. My Dog loves it. The recipe for Dog friendly carrot cake is same. You just skip the Raisins and Nuts. Also in place of Honey you can use mashed Bananas for sweetness.
How to Store Carrot Cake?
You can refrigerate leftover Carrot Cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can even freeze the carrot cake in a freezer friendly zip lock bag for up to three months.
However remember to freeze carrot cake without the frosting, as the frosting doesn't stay well upon freezing.
More healthy desserts recipes
- Protein Carrot Cake Bars
- High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats
- Healthy Baked Oatmeal Cups with Greek Yogurt & berries
- Biscoff Cheesecake (No Bake)
- Chocolate Avocado Pie {vegan + keto} topped with roasted pistachios
Healthy Carrot Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Carrot shredded
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 Whole Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 cup Chopped Pineapples
- ¼ cup Chopped Walnuts
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ½ cup Oatmeal Milk
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt whipped
- ¼ cup Chopped Pistachios for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add the Rolled Oats, shredded Carrots, Ground Cinnamon, Ginger, Baking powder, eggs, honey, chopped walnuts, chopped Pineapples, raisins, and Oatmeal milk in a bowl. Combine everything
- Add a layer of whipped greek yogurt on top. Smoothen the top. Bake @350F or 180C for 15 min.
- Garnish with chopped Pistachios. Cut and serve.
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