Easy vegan carrot cake overnight oats made with gluten-free rolled oats, grated carrots, almond butter, maple syrup and cinnamon.
These vegan carrot cake overnight oats only take 5 minutes to throw together and can be prepped ahead of time.
The combination of oats, maple syrup, almond butter, and cinnamon is the perfect mix of flavors that are reminiscent of a fluffy and moist carrot cake.
Looking for the frosting? Top with vegan vanilla yogurt (or layer for a truly decadent breakfast option).
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Ingredients for vegan carrot cake overnight oats
- Gluten-free rolled oats
- Vanilla plant-based milk
- Grated carrot
- Almond butter
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Chopped pecans, raisins, & shredded coconut for topping
- Vegan vanilla yogurt (see recipe card for my favorites)
How to make carrot cake overnight oats
- First, add all ingredients to a jar (12-16 oz) with an airtight seal and stir to combine.
- Next, cover and shake well. Place in the fridge overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Lastly, remove from fridge and top with vegan vanilla yogurt, pecans, raisins, and shredded coconut (see more suggestions below).
Tips for recipe success
To make the best vegan carrot cake overnight oats, follow these expert tips;
- Grate carrots: Finely grate the carrots using a hand grater (I used this one).
- Rolled oats: do not substitute with other types of oats as the texture will differ greatly. Quick or instant oats will generally result in a soggy texture and steel-cut oats will be chewy and tough.
- Creamy almond butter: be sure to use creamy, drippy almond butter for best results.
- Don't skip the toppings: full carrot cake vibes are not achieved without them.
Substitutions and variations
Plant-milk: I prefer using vanilla unsweetened flax milk or vanilla almond milk in this recipe, but feel free to substitue with your favorite plant-based milk. Coconut, almond, soy, flax, and oat are all great options for this recipe.
Almond butter: substitute with cashew butter or for a nut free option use granola butter.
Vanilla extract: optional, feel free to omit or substitute with vanilla bean seeds (scraped directly from a vanilla bean pod) for a stronger vanilla taste.
Maple syrup: alternatively use date syrup or other liquid sweetener of choice (agave, monk fruit, etc.) For a sweeter overnight oat, add a tablespoon of coconut sugar or brown sugar (and top with vegan whipped cream).
For vegan carrot cake overnight oats with protein, add a tablespoon of vanilla protein powder, adjust liquid as needed.
Vegan carrot cake overnight oat topping ideas
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Shredded coconut or toasted coconut flakes
- Chopped dates
- Hemp seeds
- Additional grated carrot
- Chia seeds
- Vegan whipped cream
- Powdered sugar
- Vegan mini white chocolate chips (melted or as is, either way; YUM)
- Additional cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Date syrup
- Chopped dates
Storing carrot cake overnight oats
Store overnight oats in the fridge for up to a week. Additionally, be sure to store the oats in an airtight container for best results.
If the oats thicken too much over the course of the week, add a splash of milk and stir well.
I love to prep multiple jars of them on Sundays and have breakfast covered for the week!
Finally, if you made this recipe, let me know how it went in the comments below or tag me @notablyvegan on your favorite socials. Talk soon!
📋 Recipe
Vegan Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Equipment
- 16 oz mason jar (or something similar)
- grater
- measuring cup + spoons
Ingredients
- ¾ cup gluten-free rolled oats
- ⅔ cup vanilla plant-based milk
- 1 carrot grated (about ¼ cup)
- 2 tablespoons almond butter (sub cashew butter or granola butter)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
- ½-1 teaspoon cinnamon*
- pinch sea salt
Toppings
- chopped pecans, raisins, and shredded coconut (see blog post above for more options)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a jar and stir well. Place the cover on and shake well. Place in the fridge overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- Remove from fridge, stir well, and top with shredded coconut, raisins, and chopped pecans. For vanilla yogurt layers (optional): add a few scoops of overnight oats to a bowl, then a few scoops of vanilla yogurt, followed by more oats. Top as described above and enjoy! Alternatively, add a few scoops of yogurt directly to the top of the oats, then top as desired.
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