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Carrot Cake Oatmeal with Dates and Walnuts Recipe

Carrot Cake Oatmeal with Dates and Walnuts recipe

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This warm oatmeal tastes like carrot cake! It has sweet carrots, chewy dates, and crunchy walnuts. You cook it with milk and spices. It's a yummy breakfast that feels like a treat.

Ingredients

2 medium carrots
1/4 cup medjool dates, pitted
1/3 cup walnuts
4 fl oz whole milk
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground clove
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups water

Method

1
Wash, dry, trim, and peel the carrots. Coarsely grate the carrots and set aside.
2
Roughly chop the pitted medjool dates and set aside.
3
In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to a boil over high heat.
4
Once boiling, stir in the grated carrots, chopped dates, 1 cup of quick cooking oats, 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of ground clove, and 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
5
Reduce the heat to low, cover the saucepan, and let the oatmeal simmer. Stir occasionally, and cook until the oatmeal reaches your desired consistency, about 3-5 minutes.
6
While the oatmeal is cooking, roughly chop 1/3 cup of walnuts.
7
Divide the cooked oatmeal between two bowls.
8
Top each bowl of oatmeal with the chopped walnuts and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
9
Serve the oatmeal with 4 fl oz of whole milk and enjoy your carrot cake-inspired breakfast!

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