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Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal Bars

I’m super duper over the moon excited because me and my friend Haley from Brewing Happiness have coordinated our first ever healthy #virtualEasterparty. It’s basically a virtual potluck, so we’ve gathered together some of our favorite fellow food bloggers from all over the world to create super drool-worthy, nutritious Easter recipes.

Think superfood chocolate cake, purple cauliflower tabbouleh, healthy ambrosia salad, classic vegan carrot cake, and more! You’ll not want to miss this, so scroll down to see all the beautiful entries including these chewy, vegan & gluten-free carrot cake oatmeal bars with cashew butter by yours truly.

I’ve loved carrot cake ever since my dad first made me try it at Easter brunch years ago.

My first thought (bear in mind I was only a kid!) was, “why in the world would I ever want to eat carrots for dessert?”. But one bite in and I was instantly hooked. You couldn’t even really taste the carrots! So I’ve recreated this classic Easter recipe in the form of all-natural, chewy and soft carrot cake baked oatmeal bars. And yes, the veggies are just as hidden and the bars are just as delicious as regular carrot cake.

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These bars are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, paleo, and oil-free.

I made them as allergy-friendly and healthy as possible, without sacrificing flavor at all. I threw in cashew butter, shredded carrots, and rolled oats plus one secret ingredient that really rounded out the carrot cake flavor. Can you guess what it is?

Sweet potato puree gives the bars a soft texture and natural sweetness.

Most carrot cake recipes out there call for a ridiculously long ingredient list, so I decided to keep this one simple for you. All you need are just 8 plant-based ingredients and in under 45 minutes, you can have a freshly baked batch of carrot cake oatmeal bars! Not only would these be great for an Easter potluck because they’re easily shareable, but they’d be perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an on-the-go snack too. 

As promised, here’s the link to all the yummy healthy Easter recipes for our #virtualEasterparty!

Brewing Happiness /// Heathy Ambrosia Salad

Real Food Healthy Body /// Blackberry Chocolate Cups  

She Can’t Eat What?! /// Easter Coconut Oat Granola with Rosewater Cream

Nourish Everyday /// Superfood Chocolate Cake with Matcha Frosting

Wholehearted Eats /// Rainbow Rolls with Creamy Miso

Rebel Recipes /// Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Lemony Cashew Cream

Hot for Food /// Vegan Carrot Cake

Chocolate for Basil /// Green Apple Celery Slaw with Candied Pecans

Naturally Hanne /// No Bake Chocolate Mousse Tarts

Scaling Back Blog /// Spring Artichoke Pesto Pasta

Some Bits and Bobs /// Steamed Veggies with Quinoa and Sprouts

Well & Full /// Purple Cauliflower Tabbouleh

Gratitude & Greens /// Vegan Easter Egg Truffles

Nourish Atelier /// Beluga Lentil Caviar 2 Ways

Food by Maria /// Vegan Potato Gratin with a Twist

Vegetaryn /// Vegan Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs

Dower Hollingsworth /// Hot Cross Cupcakes

Pinky’s Pantry // Raw Lemon Cheesecake with Candied Lemon Peel

If you try any of our recipes, please share photos with us on Instagram and use the hashtag #virtualEasterparty so we can see! If you like these vegan carrot cake oatmeal bars, check out my recipes for vegan banana oatmeal bars and pumpkin oatmeal cookies.

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Carrot Cake Oatmeal Bars

All-natural, soft & dense carrot cake oatmeal bars! Packed with shredded carrots, oats, and cashew butter for a delicious, healthy Easter treat.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oatmeal bars

Ingredients

  • 2 cups oat flour
  • 3/4 cup gluten-free rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
  • 1/3 cup sweet potato puree
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp cashew butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the oat flour, rolled oats, cinnamon, coconut sugar, and vanilla.
  • Add brown rice syrup, sweet potato puree, shredded carrots, and cashew butter to a blender or food processor.
  • Blend until well combined.
  • Pour wet ingredients into large bowl with the dry ingredients.
  • Stir together until fully incorporated.
  • Spread evenly into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned.
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting into bars.

Notes

You can make your own oat flour by blending rolled oats.
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16 Comments

  • Reply Shelaughed September 14, 2022 at 8:15 am

    Hello Laura!
    I’m launching a new FB page/blog called Dessert Porn.
    My premise is to share gorgeous recipes gleaned from other sites, with full credit to the original creator. I would just love to include some of your recipes, starting with your Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal Bars.
    Would you mind?
    I tried launching this 2 years ago but had trouble loading recipes. I asked for help back then but they never replied- I’m blaming the pandemic. FB reached out yesterday and said they fixed the glitches. I’m not sure it’s fully operational yet but I’m trying my best.

    • Reply Shelaughed September 14, 2022 at 8:17 am

      BTW, I love your idea of using sweet potato puree!!

      • Reply laura October 1, 2022 at 3:23 pm

        Yes it makes them so yummy and soft! Perfect for fall 🙂

    • Reply laura October 1, 2022 at 3:22 pm

      Hi! Thank you for reaching out to me, and congratulations on your new FB page launch. It sounds really exciting!
      Thank you for thinking to include me, and yes I’d love to have you share my recipe. All I ask is that you kindly link back/credit my original blog post.

      Thank you so much and wishing you all the best!

      Laura

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  • Reply Lauren May 30, 2016 at 1:29 am

    I made these at the weekend and they were delicious! Not super carrot-cakey to me personally, but I still loved the flavour and that they are so healthy! Just wish they made more hehe I’m having a hard time resisting!

    • Reply laura May 30, 2016 at 9:08 am

      Hi Lauren! Thanks for letting me know 🙂 I’m so glad you liked them!! They’re really soft & chewy and really wanted to disguise the carrot a bit, so I added in the sweet potato puree instead of more carrots! I guess you could use more shredded carrot instead of the puree to make them more like carrot cake. Anyways, so happy you loved these healthy oatmeal bars! I want some now too haha. My treats always disappear so fast!

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  • Reply genevieve @ gratitude and greens March 25, 2016 at 2:23 am

    Oooooh I love that there is sweet potato in this! So much yum!

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  • Reply Sarah | Well and Full March 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    I love this healthified version of carrot cake, girl! 😀 Perfect for the #virtualEasterparty!!

    • Reply laura March 24, 2016 at 3:44 pm

      Thanks Sarah! It’s a great way to sneak in veggies & they’re perfect for on the go snacking 🙂 yay for our #virtualEasterparty!

  • Reply Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine March 23, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    Beautiful!! And you snuck in sweet potato 😉 Ultra orange!

    • Reply laura March 24, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      It made them so cakey and soft! I loved that these bars actually tasted like carrot cake 🙂 Who knew sweet potato could be so delicious!

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