Healthy carrot cake loaf

Name: Healthy carrot cake loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 3 bananas; 2 eggs; 1.5 cups rolled oats; 1/2 cup whey protein, or 1/2 cup oats; 1 tsp baking powder; pinch salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 medium carrot, finely shredded; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, optional; 4 oz light cream cheese, room temp.; 2 tbs vanilla yogurt; 1 tbs powdered sugar

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

A healthier spin on the carrot cake made quick and easy in your blender. If you’re ever in the mood for carrot cake but not in the mood for the all the extra sugar, you need to try this recipe. We also subbed in half the cream cheese for yoghurt to keep it healthier!

Updated at: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:08:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories257.3 kcal (13%)

Total Fat5.9 g (8%)

Carbs41.5 g (16%)

Sugars14.3 g (16%)

Protein11.1 g (22%)

Sodium184.3 mg (9%)

Fiber4.5 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

for the carrot cake

3bananas

2eggs

1 ½ cupsrolled oats

½ cupwhey protein

or 1/2 cup oats

1 tspbaking powder

salt

1 tspcinnamon

1 tspvanilla extract

¼ cupmaple syrup

1carrot

medium, finely shredded

¼ cupwalnuts

chopped, optional

for the frosting

4 ozlight cream cheese

room temp

2 Tbsvanilla yogurt

1 TbsPowdered sugar

Instructions

Step 1

preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 8×4 inch loaf tin with parchment paper

Step 2

add all the ingredients except the carrots and walnuts and blend until smoothe, then stir in the carrots and walnuts

Step 3

pour into the lined tin and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. let the cake sit for 20 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely