What’s up doc?
In a former life, I was Bugs Bunny.
I even have a special recipe tab: My Carrot Cake Recipes.
Now, there’s one more for the list:
This is based off of the wildly-popular Banana Bread in a Bowl.
And you get a vegetable serving from this breakfast!
Carrot Cake in a Bowl
(serves 1)
- 1 banana (I used frozen)
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1 cup flake cereal (I used spelt flakes) (You can use gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large carrot, peeled
- dash salt
- optional: you can also add some coconut butter or oil
Steam the carrot first, then combine all of the ingredients in a food processor, blender, or Magic Bullet. Blend until smooth. Now eat! Optional: top with walnuts, shredded carrots, cinnamon, and/or raisins.
See original post for Calories and Nutrition Info.
For my next carrot-cake magic trick, in honor of Bugs Bunny, I’ll make carrot cake ice cream. After all, I like putting vegetables in my ice cream, as I proved when paying homage to another favorite cartoon character—Popeye!
Question of the Day:
Growing up, who were your favorite cartoon characters?
Mine were Bugs Bunny, Popeye, and Pluto. Remember my Pluto Cupcake?
Oh, and I always rooted for Tom to eat that annoying mouse, Jerry. (Would you ever have guessed I’d later become a vegan?)
I love carrot cake so I KNOW I will love this – it kind of looks a little like oatmeal… Did you eat it warm or cold? I’m sure its delish both ways 🙂
For me, always cold! I am strange and even eat my oatmeal cold! But when I’ve made this for others, I usually heat it up… then the banana gets all caramelized!
Carrot cake oatmeal?! Wow–you are so creative!
My favorite cartoon character was Chip of Chip and Dale…mostly because of the show Rescue Rangers! My brother and I got the Chip and Dale stuffed animals on our first trip to Disney…I still have my Chip!
No no, no oatmeal! LOL but I should make carrot cake oatmeal, huh? Mmmm maybe tomorrow’s breakfast… 🙂
Ahahaha oops! I feel so dumb–it says it right there in the title! Well anyway, it looks delish and I am going to make it!!! 🙂
Oh my gosh, no do not feel dumb! I SHOULD make carrot cake oatmeal!!! Maybe even chocolate carrot cake oatmeal! Is that taking it too far? Hmmm…
No…definitely not taking it too far. I am a full believer in you power to add chocolate to anything and make it superb!
I love carrots and never thought to have them for breakfast. I’ll have to try this! As a kid I LOVED animaniacs and tiny toones!
Spinach ice cream is awesome..just sayin!
I loved scooby and I can’t forget my girls the powerpuffs!
How creative!! I love love your recipes. I love even moreso the idea of paying homage to our fave cartoon characters through food. My fave cartoon was the Jetsons. I just loved the whole futuristic thing. I feel like we could totally bake up some interesting concoctions for that one!
I made carrot cake oatmeal for my boyfriend just last week, great minds think alike! I may have to make it again, now!
I am most definitely making your carrot cake in a bowl! I’ve made carrot cake oatmeal before with shredded carrot, but I never thought to cook/steam the carrot first.
After you steam it, do you wait for it to cool or run it under cold water before blending it?
I usually just throw it in, hot. It’s not a big amount, so it doesn’t heat the rest of the cereal (especially since I’m using a frozen banana). But I think your idea to run it under cold water is a great one… I’ll try it next time! 🙂
im gonna bee-line to the store for some carrots and whip up this gorgeous concoction! i knew your recipe would be good!! <3
What a great way to use the 2 pounds of carrots in my fridge from my CSA. Now, ice cream – you put that right into your ice cream maker? You are very creative!
I actually just use the vita mix for the ice cream. I do have an ice cream maker… but I am embarrassed to admit I always forget to use it. I think it’s in my garage :(.
Yum! Carrot cake is probably one of my top 5 favorite desserts! I’ve got to try this – you’re recipes are always spectacular!
My favorite cartoon characters were Babs and Buster from Tiny Tunes. We’re tiny, we’re tooney, we’re all a little looney, and in this cartooney we’re invading your TV! Ha! I’ll be singing that all day now!
Aw darn it, and now I will too! 😉