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Carrot cake porridge

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By Tom · Updated

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  • Serves 2
  • About 30 min
  • Easy

This carrot cake porridge has all the warm flavours of a classic carrot cake, with creamy oats, cinnamon, ginger, maple syrup and a smooth cream cheese topping. It's comforting, easy to make and perfect if you want a breakfast that feels a little more indulgent without much extra effort.

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The recipe

Carrot cake porridge

This carrot cake porridge has all the warm flavours of a classic carrot cake, with creamy oats, cinnamon, ginger.

  • Serves 2
  • 20 min prep
  • Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Ingredients

Cream cheese topping

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Place the oats (80 g), grated carrot (1 carrot), milk (400 ml), cinnamon (½ tsp), ginger (¼ tsp), nutmeg, salt and raisins (30 g) into a saucepan.

  2. Step 2

    Cook over a medium-low heat for 6-8 minutes, stirring regularly, until the oats (80 g) are creamy and the carrot (1 carrot) has softened. Add a splash more milk (400 ml) if the porridge becomes too thick.

  3. Step 3

    Stir through the maple syrup (1 tbsp) and vanilla (½ tsp), then remove from the heat.

  4. Step 4

    For the topping, mix the cream cheese (60 g), Greek yoghurt (40 g), maple syrup (1 tbsp) and vanilla (½ tsp) until smooth.

  5. Step 5

    Divide the porridge between two bowls and spoon over the cream cheese (60 g) topping. Finish with the chopped walnuts or pecans (20 g), a dusting of cinnamon (½ tsp) and a drizzle of maple syrup (1 tbsp) if you like.

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Questions people ask

How long does carrot cake porridge take?

About 30 min from start to finish. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 2. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.