Healthy Carrot Cake Oat Cookies
If you are a carrot cake lover, you have to try these carrot cake cookies! They are insanely good and addicting too! They’re made with whole grains, oats, grated carrots, and naturally sweetened ingredients.
What makes these carrot cake cookies healthy?
These carrot cake cookies are made with nutritious organic oats and whole wheat flour. Oats and wheat flour give you lots of fiber that your body needs daily. These cookies have no added sugar and are naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup and unsweetened applesauce. Plus they are packed with a full cup of shredded fresh carrots.
Ingredients for Healthy Carrot Cake Cookies
These cookies are packed with nutritious, healthy ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Oats: I buy the organic instant oats from Bob’s Red Mill, but you can also use oats and blend them up a bit in a blender.
- Whole wheat flour
- Baking powder
- Ground Cinnamon
- Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- Unsweetened organic applesauce: Most applesauce have added sugar, I always buy the apple sauce with no sugar added. Apples already have healthy sugars in them, so why have the unnecessary added sugar.
- Pure maple syrup: Swap out any syrup for pure maple syrup. The only ingredient is maple syrup, that’s it! This ingredient is better than all the other syrups which contain: high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, and tons of other not-so-good preservatives. I love this brand.
- Shredded carrots
Together they combine into an amazing carrot cake cookie that you’ll want to make again! These cookies are perfect for a quick healthy breakfast or snack.
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I hope you give these delicious healthy Carrot Cake Cookies a try!
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Healthy Carrot Cake Oat Cookies
These carrot cake oat cookies are so easy to make — you only need a handful of ingredients. Perfect for a quick healthy breakfast or snack.
servings - 12 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup organic instant oats
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened organic apple sauce
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 cup peeled grated carrots (about 2 medium carrots)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Next mix in egg, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Peel and shred carrots. Add shredded carrots to the cookie batter and fold until combined.
- Use a cookie scooper and place 12 round cookie scoops onto a baking sheet. Flatten each cookie using the back of the scooper. Bake for 12-15 mins. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before eating.
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