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Slice of Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread on white plate with a piece broken off and on a fork
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Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread

This Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread is loaded with carrots, pineapple and raisins, and topped off with cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Muffins, Bread + Scones
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot cake, carrot cake bread
Servings: 14 slices

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Bread

  • 1 cup rolled oats, or quick oats
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
  • 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, melted coconut oil or melted butter
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt, any fat content
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans optional

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounces low fat cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment paper, then spray the top of the parchment paper with cooking spray.
  • In a medium sized bowl combine the oats and milk and let them soak while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
  • Add the crushed pineapple, maple syrup, Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla and shredded carrots to the oat mixture and whisk together until combined. Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry and fold together until just combined with a rubber spatula. Stir in the raisins and pecans.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or with a hand held mixer, beat together the cream cheese, cinnamon, vanilla and pinch of salt until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Spread the frosting over the top of the completely cooled bread and garnish with toasted chopped pecans if desired.

Notes

If you don't care for raisins in carrot cake, toasted pecans or toasted unsweetened coconut are great substitutions.

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 252mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 20g