Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Easter is around the corner and carrot cake seems like an obvious dessert to be making…but what about carrot cake for a HEALTHY breakfast?? Well, that’s what I have for you today. The combination of white and cinnamon chips trick my taste buds into thinking I am eating a moist bite of carrot cake with a tasty dab of cream cheese frosting. I think you will enjoy this breakfast treat, and the fact you are making giving your kiddos carrots for breakfast is an added source of joy and sick satisfaction…what can I say, it’s the little things.

Here are a few tips to consider as you make these treats:

• Pretend there is a sign in your kitchen…”PLEASE DO NOT PEEL THE CARROTS.” A lot the hidden good stuff is in the peel, and what did that poor peel ever do to you? Leave it on, ((please)). As a bonus, you will save yourself 93 seconds by not peeling.

• Use a microplane grater to grate the carrots…I personally think the texture of finely grated carrots for this NomNom. And your kiddos will cry less, by not noticing you are making them eat carrots for breakfast.

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• I don’t like raisins ((at all)), especially in carrot cake, but if you do — add 1/3 c or so. It seems grody to me, but I think most of the world disagrees with me, different strokes for different folks.

• Nuts, such as chopped pecans or walnuts, would be tasty in this too. I almost added my Santa Fe pecans, but then decided not to at the last second. Some of my kids like pecans some of my kids cry when they see a pecan in food…

• I like to make 8 – 10 NomNoms at a time and refrigerate the remaining dough. I think the NomNoms are best when served hot & fresh out of the oven. The dough will last about a week in the fridge.

Carrot Cake NomNoms
Yields 3
The exact replication of a slice of carrot cake - in a healthy breakfast cookie.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
9 min
Total Time
19 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
9 min
Total Time
19 min
683 calories
111 g
66 g
22 g
15 g
7 g
324 g
499 g
40 g
0 g
14 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
324g
Yields
3
Amount Per Serving
Calories 683
Calories from Fat 190
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22g
34%
Saturated Fat 7g
34%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 66mg
22%
Sodium 499mg
21%
Total Carbohydrates 111g
37%
Dietary Fiber 12g
46%
Sugars 40g
Protein 15g
Vitamin A
275%
Vitamin C
11%
Calcium
23%
Iron
22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Dry ingredients
  1. 1 c whole wheat flour
  2. 1 c quick cooking oats
  3. 1 c 6-grain hot cereal mix
  4. 3 T chia seeds
  5. 3 T golden flax seeds, ground
  6. 2 t cinnamon
  7. 1/2 t salt
  8. 1 t baking powder
Wet ingredients
  1. 1 T coconut oil, melted
  2. 4 medium carrots, finely grated
  3. 1 egg
  4. 1 c applesauce
  5. 3 T honey
  6. 2 t vanilla
Add-ons
  1. 1/3 c white chocolate chips
  2. 1/3 c cinnamon chips
  3. 1/3 c raisins (optional)
  4. 1/3 c chopped pecans, or walnuts (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and set aside. Combine all wet ingredients in another medium mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stir to combine thoroughly. Add chips. Stir to evenly distribute. Using a 2 T scoop, place NomNoms on a parchment lined baking sheet with approximately 2" spacing.
  2. Bake for 9 minutes.
Notes
  1. Do not bother peeling carrots before grating them, the peel is packed full of vitamins.
  2. Use a microplane to get the perfect finely grated carrot texture for the NomNoms.
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calories
683
fat
22g
protein
15g
carbs
111g
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Gracie has burned out on NomNoms so we have been on a “NomNom break”. But these carrot cake NomNoms were so good, I convinced her to take one bite. I told her if she didn’t like it I would eat the rest. So she complied, but after about 30 seconds of asking her if she liked it and getting no response, I said “Okay, I will eat the rest.” Her eyes got big and started waving her hands and yelled “No! …It’s mine, don’t eat it! I want it!!” and promptly gobbled down the entire thing. We are officially “off break” (yay!!).

For my next NomNom. I think I will try German Chocolate Cake!! My mouth just watered thinking about it!

Want to check out my other NomNom recipes? Check out these links Lemonberry, Sumo Dark Chocolate & Brownie NomNoms.