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Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

3/8/18

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These Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups are a delicious grab and go breakfast idea low in refined sugars and high in fibre – plus they've got veggies hidden in them!

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

Into Easter but not so into all the sweets? Then these Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups are exactly what you need in your life!!!

Not only are they the perfect breakfast, but they are basically a healthy version of a muffin without all the sugar and flour. These oatmeal muffin cups are about as simple as it gets: a bunch of rolled oats, maple syrup, eggs and almond milk make up the base, and from there it's just about adding in your spices and extra fillings like coconut, carrots and nuts.

I made these amazing Gingerbread Oatmeal Cups for Christmas and they quickly became a favourite breakfast of mine, so I thought I would try and turn my favourite Easter dessert into a healthy meal prep idea. I think the mission was pretty successful…

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups
I actually love sneaking veggies into breakfasts and baked goods (like these Avocado Chocolate Zucchini Muffins) – they actually tend to add moisture and prevent them from drying out, and you can cut back on not so healthy ingredients like butter, flour and sugar all at the same time.

I wish they had a better alternative to sweeteners out there so I ended up using some maple syrup in these Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups, but you could also easily use honey as well. Almond, coconut or regular dairy milk also works with this recipe, although the calorie count and nutritional information will be a bit different than what's listed below.

I love a good breakfast where you can make substitutions!

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

Perhaps the best part of these Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups is that they are the ultimate grab and go breakfast! Filled with veggies, fibre, protein and healthy fats, you really can't have more of a well-rounded first meal of the day!

I top mine with a little bit of almond, cashew or peanut butter and pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds and they are also a comforting, warm breakfast on an early spring morning.

OMG they're so good.

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

It's kind of funny I'm putting together such a healthy breakfast idea considering I have trouble eating breakfast in the morning. Usually what I've been doing lately is actually making a giant frittata at the beginning of the week and cutting it into 5 different portions and eating it cold.

When I was younger and in university I actually used to eat random odds and ends for breakfast, mostly leftovers and salty things. I am reaaaaally into savoury foods and find I just don't have time to meal prep the stuff I like for breakfast. However as I've gotten older I've found myself gravitating more and more toward sweeter things in the morning and I've grown to be quite the oatmeal lover!

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

So, I guess that's why you're starting to see so many oatmeal cups popping up here. I can't help that they are the perfect grab and go breakfast. And you don't even need to refrigerate them or anything – they'll last on the counter up to 5 days!

Lazy girl breakfast heaven.

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

Will you be making these Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups? 

I think I need more fun breakfast ideas like these in my life! What are some of your go-to grab and go breakfast recipes?

If you try any of my recipes be sure to let me know on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or in the comments – I’d love to see what you come up with!

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

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Carrot Cake Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats Yum
These Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups are a delicious grab and go breakfast idea low in refined sugars and high in fibre - plus they've got veggies hidden in them!
Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups
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Rating: 5
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Course Breakfast
Cuisine Entree
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cups almond milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Entree
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cups almond milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups
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Rating: 5
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, mix together almond milk, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla. In another large bowl, mix together rolled oats, coconut, carrot, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
  2. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners. Divide oatmeal mixture among cups, making sure to balance the wet and dry ingredients evenly. Bake in oven for 30-32 minutes.
  3. Will keep in the fridge up to 5 days.

Nutrition Facts
Carrot Cake Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 92mg 31%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Potassium 203mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 49g 16%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 8g
Protein 11g 22%
Vitamin A 77%
Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 18%
Iron 19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Meal Prep Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffin Cups

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About Taylor Stinson

I'm a fun-loving, 20-something girl about town living in the heart of the city, planning my life one meal at a time. Case in point: I'm obsessed with coffee, coconut and anything spicy, and consider a weekend well-spent if there's lots of good food and drink to go around. A proud Torontonian at heart, I'm a lover of all things lifestyle, am a University of Toronto graduate, and have a Masters degree in Journalism from Ryerson University. My favourite hobbies include listening to CBC radio, and cooking up a storm in my tiny city kitchen!

Comments

  1. Missy says

    March 18, 2018 at 07:52

    Your recipes look good, but it’s frustrating with the amount of pictures bloggers are putting up these days. It’s getting ridiculous. The more I stroll, the more that keep loading up. It gets harder and harder to get to the darn recipe.

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    • Taylor Stinson says

      March 19, 2018 at 20:37

      Hey Missy – thanks for your feedback. The reason I include so many photos and make each post so long is to account for time on page so I can make money from advertisers and support myself financially. In exchange for ads and very minor scrolling time, you are getting a free recipe. If you would like to avoid so many photos, you can purchase a magazine subscription or a cookbook. However, you should note that at that point you wouldn’t have the ability to search for recipes or interact with or make requests to the recipe creator, you would just get what you get. I can understand your frustration but at the same time there’s always gotta be a bit of give and take. In this case, I feel that a little bit of scrolling is worth it for a free recipe, and unfortunately I have bills to pay and can’t work for free.

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  2. Albert Bevia says

    March 29, 2018 at 13:41

    These oatmeal muffin cups look so amazing, and I love all the pictures! great post and recipe 🙂

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  3. Jenn says

    April 1, 2018 at 16:21

    Hi Taylor,

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It looks delicious! I am about to try it. One question for you: The recipe says use “rolled oats.” However, in the nutrition section and one other place on this page, the recipe is called, “Carrot Cake Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats.” Will they work with quick cut steel cut oats, too? I have both on hand, but would like to use up my quick cook steel cut ones. Hopefully, it will turn out okay. 🙂

    Jenn

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  4. Jenn says

    April 1, 2018 at 23:40

    Update: Ok, so I tried it with regular oats, not steel cut. I followed the recipe exactly. Only after I tasted the batter, I added 1.5 tbs of powered stevia and 1.5 tbs of granulated erithol. These tasted absolutely yummy and the walnuts gave it a nice texture.

    However, they were billed as “basically a healthy version of a muffin without all the sugar and flour.” The texture on the outside was nice, but the insides tasted like baked oatmeal and nothing like a muffin. I was really looking for a muffin. So, I make tweak the recipe and use less liquid. I’m not sure. Maybe I used the wrong kind of oats. I would love to know what others used.

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