Description
Carrot Cake Cottage Cheese Bake – a high-protein, warmly spiced carrot cake loaf made with oats and cottage cheese. Perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan.
2. Blend oats into flour if desired.
3. Whisk eggs, sugar, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, and cottage cheese.
4. Stir in oats, baking powder, and spices.
5. Fold in shredded carrots.
6. Pour batter into pan and smooth top.
7. Bake 45-55 minutes until golden and set.
8. Cool before slicing and serving.
Notes
Use full-fat cottage cheese for best texture.
Store refrigerated up to 5 days.
Freezes well when sliced individually.
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT50M
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Healthy
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 75mg