About this week’s veggie:
Spice up your breakfast routine with this tasty breakfast bar or enjoy as a snack.
Carrots are commonly linked with healthy vision, and this is because of the beta-carotene (Vitamin A) that helps convert signals from the eye to the brain to help us see in low-light. Just one carrot contains 200% of your daily Vitamin A needs.
Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars
Rated 3.5 stars by 2 users
Servings
10
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Calories
213
Spice up your breakfast routine with this tasty breakfast bar or enjoy as a snack.
Carrots are commonly linked with healthy vision, and this is because of the beta-carotene (Vitamin A) that helps convert signals from the eye to the brain to help us see in low-light. Just one carrot contains 200% of your daily Vitamin A needs.
Author:Cailie Ford, Clinical Nutritionist (BHSc)
Ingredients
- 170g Wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 3 Egg
- 80g Maple Syrup
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 165g Grated Carrot
- 60g Walnuts (chopped)
- ¼ Navel Orange (zested)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 177ºC. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, add the almond flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt and baking soda. Whisk together to combine.
In a separate medium sized bowl add the eggs, maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla. Whisk together. Then add the carrots, walnut and orange zest and whisk again.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Pour into your prepared pan and bake for 25 to 27 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let them cool before slicing evenly into bars. Enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
- per serving
- Calories
- 213
- Carbs
- 213 grams
- Protein
- 7 grams
- Fat
- 17 grams
- Fiber
- 3 grams
