Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
These Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies are perfectly chewy and packed with nuts, dates & caramelized carrots. Part carrot cake part oatmeal cookies these little bites are perfect for those of us who cannot decide between those two favorite desserts! Gluten-free, nut-free option.
Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies – a cookie that combines everything I love into one chewy cookie! Part oatmeal cookie, part carrot cake, these little bites are perfect for those of us who cannot decide between two desserts!
We have a perfectly chewy spiced oatmeal cookie made with almond flour and studded with caramelized carrots, dates and chopped nuts. Pistachios on top add a fabulous flavor! All the carrot cake spices like cinnamon and nutmeg are added to the mix! Divine.
Ingredients:
Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup (112 g) almond flour
- 3/4 cups (60.75 g) oats (old fashioned oats) , instant oats will work as well
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- good pinch of ground nutmeg, cardamom, all spice and cloves
For the wet ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons flaxseed meal
- 1.5 tablespoons warm water
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons oil
additions:
- 1/4 cup (36.75 g) chopped dates
- 1/4 cup (30 g) chopped pecans
- caramelized carrots
- 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cup (160 g) grated carrots use more for more carroty. I hand grate the carrots so a small grated size
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- raw pistachios or pecans for topping