OK, so carrot cake is probably a real stretch but none the less, my breakfast this morning was delicious! Last week, I ate sweet potato oat bran for six days straight so this week, I wanted to branch out. I roasted pieces of chopped carrot and mixed them into my oat bran for a pleasing breakfast treat.
My bowl contained:
1/4 cup gluten free oat bran
1 cup unsweetened vanilla (brown) rice milk
1/2 cup roasted carrots (unseasoned)
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
2 drops vanilla stevia
pensy’s cake spice
Gobble Gobble. I think I will definitely try this combo again…and again…but I am going to try steaming the carrots instead of roasting them. The carrots were still a bit crunchy and I would prefer them to be completely soft so I will play around with it and see what happens. I also think this would be uber lovely with some coconut oil and shredded coconut but alas, over the past couple weeks, I have discovered that I am allergic, or at least sensitive, to coconut. I’ve been going through a lot food wise lately so I am going to try it again once my system is a little more calm.
Anywho, today we have the typical Sunday planned. Lots of batch cooking, a long walk is planned for later in the day once it warms up a little and then we have a touch of laundry left to do. I hope you all enjoy your Sunday!
What is on your agenda for the day?
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Stay tuned for an answer session of a few ask me anything questions.
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Have you tried grated carrots? They don’t really need to be steamed if you grate them small enough – they’ll cook as the oatmeal cooks.
You might try grated zucchini too – my favorite oatmeal/oatbran vegetable.
Nothing exciting planned here today – just some work, homework, and laundry folding – woohoo!
Enjoy your day!
Elizabeth (The Dallas Celiac)´s last blog ..Two-five
Nope, I haven’t. Today was my first time with carrots but I will try that this week. What do you do with the zucchini exactly? I have a couple that I need to use up. I would love to give that a try tomorrow.
Oh no! You’re allergic to coconut?!?! Sooo sad! I love coconut!
I was going to suggest what Elizabeth did. Maybe grate the carrot, boil it for a minute or two then add the oat bran and cook?
Sounds delicious! Happy Sunday! I’ll be studying all day
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Well, I am not 100% positive about the coconut. As a mentioned a couple posts back, I am going through die off from candida so I am not sure if it is the coconut or the die off causing one of my reactions. I am going to try again in a couple weeks but honestly, I have constantly had problems with coconut but I have had a lot of trouble letting it go. Gluten. Easy. Sugar. Pretty easy. Fruit. Easy. Coconut. Really hard.
I love all of your oat bran creations! They look so good
Estela @ Weekly Bite´s last blog ..Greek Orzo Pasta Salad
i love that you say “gobble gobble” – that is the CUTEST.
Heather´s last blog ..More Than: Kat from LFK
Umm, that title was such a tease. I LOVE carrot cake. Love is an understatement. Your breakfast needs some frosting!!
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mmmm that looks yummy! I’ll have to try that sometime!!
Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle´s last blog ..Quickie
amazing combo! I am so in awe of all the wonderful ideas food bloggers have for oats! I need to get more creative, I have the same bowl every morning LOL
have a great day!
Looks delicious – I can’t wait to try it.
Great blog, by the way. Thanks for stopping by Grit and Glimmer.
I’ll be back!
Best
Heidi
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I love your oat bran experiments… I’m such a plain Jane w/ my oatmeal!
On the agenda for today- walk, church, dinner with my family. This weather is so nice that it’s really throwing me for a loop!
laura dishes´s last blog ..Night in the Country
me too, it is almost 60* here!
i never would have thought of this combo, thanks! i love carrot cake and any of its distant cousins like this bowl of oats
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