Name: Carrot Cake Banana Baked Oat Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 cups rolled oats; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ginger; 3 ripe bananas; • medium carrots (finely grated); 2 eggs; 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup Whole Earth Sweetner brown sugar baking blend (or any brown sugar.); optional: 1/4 cup raisins; 4 oz light cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/3 cup powdered sugar (I used swerve); chopped pecans

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Carrot cake banana bread baked oats — Super delicious and moist carrot cake banana baked oat bread with cream cheese frosting

The perfect combination of all the quarantine food trends

One thing that has come out of quarantine, is all the food trends. First we started with banana bread, and now baked oats are all the rage on Tik Tok. I love a good food trend, especially when they are easy to make and are made with healthy ingredients. This carrot cake banana baked oat bread is so easy to make and you probably have most of the ingredients on hand already!

I came up with the recipe because I didn’t have a ramekin or some baking dish that baked oats call for and the only cake pan I had was a loaf pan. Getting creative paid off because this is definitely the best banana bread I’ve made because lets be real, who doesn’t love carrot cake?!

What you’ll need to make carrot cake banana baked oat bread

What I love the most about this bread is it is easy to make and I didn’t have to go out and buy anything special for it. This recipe uses ingredients that I always have on hand. It is also made with gluten free rolled oats and sweetened by the extra ripe bananas, plus my favorite sugar alternative Whole Earth so it is healthier than your typical bakery carrot cake. Everything you’ll need for this bread:

•2 cups rolled oats – unfortunately steel cut oats won’y work with the recipe, they must be rolled.
•2 teaspoons baking powder
•1 teaspoon cinnamon
•1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
•1/4 teaspoon ginger
•3 ripe bananas
•3 medium carrots, finely grated (a food processor is great for this!)
•2 eggs
•1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
•1 teaspoon vanilla
•1/2 cup Whole Earth Sweetner brown sugar baking blend (or any brown sugar).
•optional: 1/4 cup raisins
For the frosting:
•4 oz light cream cheese
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla
•1/3 cup powdered sugar (I used swerve)
•chopped pecans

How to make the bread:

Another perk to this recipe is you only need 1 bowl! There are very minimal dishes and steps which for me, who is not the best baker, is key.

Equipment needed:

A high powered blender: Since all you are using are oats for this recipe, the better blender or food processor you have will help grind the oats into a finer flour.
Loaf pan: I have a cheap loaf pan I bought at the grocery store. If you don’t have a loaf pan, you could make these into muffins or a sheet pan cake, you will just have to be mindful about the baking time as they will bake faster than a loaf pan.
Electric mixer: You’ll need a mixer to get the cream cheese frosting extra smooth. You could try to use a whisk with extra elbow grease but I think an electric mixer will make your life 100x easier. I have had this Kitchen Aid one for years and it’s fantastic.
Food Processor: You don’t have to use this to shred your carrots but it will make your life 100x easier. I love my food processor, could not recommend it enough.

Steps to make the bread:

Preheat oven to 350
Mash bananas very well
Mix with shredded carrots, eggs, milk, vanilla
Blend oats in blender very well until makes flour, add baking powder and spices. Blend until fully mixed
Stir in the wet ingredients
Pour into well greased loaf pan (or line with parchment paper)
Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
Let cool for 10 minutes
Make frosting by whipping cream cheese with sugar and vanilla
Frost and top with pecans
Enjoy and try not to eat it in one sitting!

Note: This loaf will keep for a few days. Because of the cream cheese frosting, I would store in an air tight container in the fridge.

Love carrot cake and need another carrot cake recipe? Try this single serve carrot cake cinnamon roll I made or if you need another snack idea, I am loving my cake batter protein balls.

Please let me know what you think of this banana baked oat bread in the comments! I hope it you enjoyed it as much I did!