Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread
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Ingredients:
BREAD:
- 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1-1/2 cups shredded carrots (about 3 medium)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- One 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
- 4 egg whites or 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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CREAM CHEESE SPREAD (optional):
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Quaker® Oats products can be substituted with any other oats cereal products. Sweet One® products can be substituted with any other heat-stable sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below. Listing of any brand name products in this recipe does not represent an endorsement by Lifeclinic.
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray bottom only of 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or grease lightly.
- For bread, combine oats and milk in medium bowl; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes. Add pineapple (including juice), egg whites, oil and vanilIa; mix well.
- In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Stir in carrots and raisins. Add oat mixture to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Pour batter into pan.
- Bake 60 to 75 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and crust is golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely. Store tightly wrapped.
- For cream cheese spread, beat together all ingredients in small bowl until smooth. Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 3 days.
Yield: 1 Loaf (16 Servings)
Nutritional Information:
1/16 of recipe
(without spread) |
amount per serving |
| Calories |
210 |
| Calories From Fat |
35 |
| Total Fat |
4 g |
| Saturated Fat |
0.5 g |
| Cholesterol |
0 mg |
| Sodium |
125 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates |
39 g |
| Dietary Fiber |
2 g |
Protein |
4 g |
Source: With permission from Quaker Oats Company. Quaker® Oats is a registered trademark of the Quaker Oats Company. Sweet One® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Stadt Corporation.
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