Carrot Cake Baked Oats

Carrot cake for breakfast sounds like a stretch until you actually make it. @nourishwithtan blends banana, oats, cinnamon and maple syrup into a batter that bakes into something genuinely carrot-cake flavoured, warm and spiced, no frosting required (though a spoonful of yoghurt on top does the job just fine).

The protein behind this one is Nu Harvest Vanilla Thrive Protein, built on an organic pea and rice blend. It's an essential macronutrient, meaning your body actually needs it to function, and it helps build and repair muscle tissue while playing a part in creating the enzymes and hormones that keep things running properly.

Trained today or not, it works either way. It's also a proper option for plant-based eaters who've had to give whey a miss, and for coeliacs or anyone managing a gluten sensitivity, a protein you don't need to double check the label on.

Baked oats are usually a breakfast thing, and this one holds up there, but it's just as good as a snack later in the day or something to reach for when you want cake and don't especially want to explain yourself. Let's get into it.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Serves 3

• 2 cups oats
• 2 small bananas
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup Nu Harvest Vanilla Thrive Protein (use code TANISHA for 15% off)
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 3 Tbsp sugar-free maple syrup
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup finely shredded carrot
• Yoghurt, to serve

HERE'S HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Add all ingredients except the carrot to a food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Distribute the mixture evenly between 3 oven-proof containers, then distribute the carrot and mix it in.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Bake time depends on the texture you prefer, longer will make it more cake-like.

However long you bake yours, softer and more custardy or firmer and more cake-like, this is a genuinely good one to have on repeat, credit to @nourishwithtan for putting it together in the first place. Nu Harvest Vanilla Thrive Protein keeps a clean organic pea and rice blend in the mix without messing with the flavour, so it just tastes like carrot cake, because it basically is, and code TANISHA will save you 15% at checkout if you want to stock up. 🥕✨