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May 30, 2018

HEALTHY ‘CARROT CAKE’ GRANOLA (GF, Vegan)

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If you love the flavours of a traditional carrot cake, this moorish crunchy carrot cake granola will be just your cup of tea. It’s an ingenious way of sneaking vegetables in your breakfast too… Vegan, free from gluten and refined sugar.

 

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This carrot cake granola should come with a warning. IT’S TOO ADDICTIVE! I’ll be honest, a jar of granola never keeps in our house for very long. We [mainly I] eat a lot of it as it’s so versatile – whether you like it plain with a dash of milk, sprinkled on your favourite yoghurt or layered in a breakfast parfait (like I did below)… The combinations are endless.

 

Healthy Carrot Cake Granola | Vegan & Gluten free | via Fit Foodie Nutter

 

When it comes to the granola ingredients, I love experimenting a lot. For an extra nutritional punch, I like adding buckwheat groats (like I did with this turmeric granola recipe), puffed quinoa and amaranth to my granola. To add a crunch, use your favourite nuts and seeds. To sweeten it up, medjool dates or raisins work very well. For a liquid sweetener I prefer using agave nectar or maple syrup but you can also substitute it with honey or date syrup. It’s so easy to tweak the granola ingredients to suit your taste buds.

 

Healthy Carrot Cake Granola | Vegan & Gluten free | via Fit Foodie Nutter #vegan #veganrecipes #cleaneating

Healthy Carrot Cake Granola | Vegan & Gluten free | via Fit Foodie Nutter #vegan #veganrecipes #cleaneating

 

If you prepare this granola, please do me a favour and let me know for how long that granola jar lasted! It’s just to make me feel better that I’m not the only one going through my granola jar at the speed of a rocket…

 

Healthfully yours,

 

Tania x

 

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HEALTHY ‘CARROT CAKE’ GRANOLA

Tania Pilcher | Fit Foodie Nutter
If you love the flavours of a traditional carrot cake, this moorish crunchy carrot cake granola will be just your cup of tea. It’s an ingenious way of sneaking vegetables in your breakfast too… Vegan, free from gluten and refined sugar.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine English
Servings 5 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups gluten free oats
  • 1 cup grated carrot (firmly packed)
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 3 heaped tbsp almond butter
  • 10 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 7-8 medjool dates , roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 190C fan and line an oven tray with parchment paper.
  • 2. In a big mixing bowl mix oats, carrots and spices (nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon & ginger). Set aside.
  • 3. Combine maple syrup, almond butter, coconut oil and vanilla in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer and whisk until smooth. Take off the heat as soon as mixture starts to bubble.
  • 4. Add the wet mixture into the bowl with oats and mix well to ensure the oats are well coated.
  • 5. Transfer the oat mixture to the baking tray lined with parchment paper. If you like little clusters in your granola, scoop a handful of granola and squeeze tightly with your hands, so it forms little clusters. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • 6. Take the tray out of the oven, mix in chopped walnuts and dates and bake for a further 10-13 minutes until the granola has turned golden brown. Keep checking on it to ensure it doesn’t burn.
  • 7. Let it cool down for at least 10-15 minutes before you do ‘the obligatory taste testing’. It tastes so good on its own! Enjoy plain with some milk, sprinkled over your favourite yoghurt or add it to a smoothie for extra texture.
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipe Tagged With: carrot cake granola, clean eating, gluten free, granola, healthy breakfast, healthy recipes, sugar free, vegan

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  1. Anna says

    May 31, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    I really love granola, but for some reason have not been eating a lot of it lately…Perhaps I was waiting for the right recipe to come my way…and here it is!!! Looks so crunchy, and carrot cake flavour sounds so yum! Gorgeous as always!

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 1, 2018 at 7:52 am

      Thank you so much my friend! I’m a little too addictive to granola in general, so maybe I should stop making it to wean myself off it:). Have a good day my dear xxx

      Reply
  2. Savita says

    June 4, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    5 stars
    This looks crunchy and delicious. I love the idea of carrot-cake flavor with granola. I’m sure two will be so delicious together.

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 4, 2018 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you so much Savita x

      Reply
  3. Adriana Lopez Martin says

    June 4, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    5 stars
    You know I have never made granola I guess now is teh time to make it following your yummy recipe. The flavors are perfect for my family’s tastebuds.

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 4, 2018 at 8:49 pm

      Oh Adriana, I dare say you’ve been missing out a lot! I hope you get to make it soon. A little word of warning though – it’s highly addictive:) Thank you for stopping by on my blog Adriana x

      Reply
  4. Jenn says

    June 4, 2018 at 7:48 pm

    5 stars
    I cannot get over how brilliant this recipe is! I’m so excited to make a big batch this week!

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 4, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      Thank you so much Jenn! Please keep me updated with ow you’ll get along with the recipe! xx

      Reply
  5. Cindy Gordon says

    June 4, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    5 stars
    My husband loves this granola! He is a HUGE fan of carrot cake flavors!

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 4, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      Thank you do much Cindy! I’m so glad your husband loves this granola as much as I do:)

      Reply
  6. camila says

    June 4, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    5 stars
    I need to pin this! The most delicious granola ever! What a fabulous idea!

    Reply
    • Tania says

      June 4, 2018 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you so much Camila xx

      Reply

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