Overnight Carrot Cake Oats

by | Jan 6, 2018 | Recipes

Now you can have your cake and eat it too! Imagine biting into layers of cream cheese yogurt snuggled between bites of carrot cake oats. Mmmm…each bite overwhelms the mouth with flavor and textures. Crunch from the carrots and pecans, creaminess from the oats and yogurt and a little chewiness from the raisins. Are your taste buds salivating yet?

Yes? Ok good, I’ll continue…

The cream cheese flavors pair perfectly with the hints of cinnamon and sweetness from the carrots/raisins.  This is an indulgent feeling dessert without all the guilt.  If you are having Easter Brunch this is a perfect way to make your morning easier. You can easily assemble the ingredients the night before, refrigerate and then assemble in the AM.  The presentation is perfection and sure to impress your guests.

(And don’t tell the kiddos you gave them vegetables for breakfast! It will between us adults)

Ingredients (makes 2 servings)

Oat Mixture

  • 3/4 cup quick cooking oats
  • 6 tablespoons pasteurized liquid egg whites
  • 1/3 cup almond milk
  • 1 oz shredded carrots
  • 17 grams raisins
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 tablespoon maple flavoring
  • 1 tablespoon Truvia

Cream Cheese Yogurt

  • 2 containers Vanilla Light and Fit yogurt
  • 14 grams sugar free cream cheese pudding powder

Topping/Cream cheese layer

  • 14 grams chopped pecans for cream cheese layer

 

Instructions

1. Combine all oat mixture ingredients in a medium bowl until mixed through.

2. Cover oat ingredients and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

3. Combine cream cheese yogurt ingredients in separate bowl.

a.     If you prefer, mix 7 grams pudding powder with 1 container yogurt

b.     This will keep the yogurt/cream cheese layers separate and already measured.

4.     Mix until pudding powder has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

5.     Remove ingredients from fridge and assemble.

a.     Measure out ingredients into two servings.  (Weighing is most accurate)

b.     Recommend a 6 oz mason jar or glass container with lid

c.     Begin with oat layer, then cream cheese layer, and sprinkle some chopped pecans. Then repeat. (3 oat and 3 cream cheese layers.  Top layer should be your cream cheese.)

Optional- top with pecans, raisins and carrots for decoration

 

Macros per Serving

Makes 2 servings

Calories 339

P 22/C47/F7.7