Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Carrot Cake Overnight Oats are a fun, healthy breakfast that tastes like your favorite dessert. It's an easy way to sneak in extra veggies!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup vanilla Greek yogurt see notes below for substitution
- ½ cup oats
- 2 tablespoon vanilla protein powder optional
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup shredded carrots
- 1 tablespoon walnuts chopped
For topping (optional):
- 3 tablespoon vanilla Greek yogurt
Instructions
- In a 10 oz mason jar or container whisk together milk and yogurt.
- Whisk in oats, protein powder, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Once mixed, stir in carrots and chopped walnuts.
- Allow to thicken for about 10 minutes before spreading a layer of Greek yogurt over the top of the oats. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight before enjoying in the morning.
Notes
Replacing the vanilla Greek yogurt: in the base, use ¼ cup plain greek yogurt + ½ tablespoon maple syrup + ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. In the topping, use 3 tablespoon plain greek yogurt + 1 teaspoon maple syrup
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1jar | Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 652mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 5648IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 539mg | Iron: 3mg
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