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Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares with Maple

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Make-ahead oat squares with grated carrot, apple, raisins, cinnamon, oat milk, and sunflower seeds.

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40 min430 kcal4 base servingsBreakfastMake AheadFamily FriendlyPlant Based
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Focus ingredients: gluten-free porridge oats, carrots, apples, oat milk

Dietary fit: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Bake the night before and chill the squares so busy mornings only need reheating or packing.

Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 260g gluten-free porridge oats
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 apples
  • 400ml oat milk
  • 80g raisins
  • 50g sunflower seeds
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

You'll also need

small roasting tin or 20cm square tin, box grater, large mixing bowl, baking paper, spoon

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 1: Heat the oven.
    Step 1

    Heat the oven

    Heat the oven to 180C fan. Line a small roasting tin or 20cm square tin with baking paper, leaving a little overhang for lifting the oats out.

    5 min
  2. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 2: Grate the fruit and veg.
    Step 2

    Grate the fruit and veg

    Coarsely grate the carrots and apples. Squeeze the grated apple lightly over the sink if it is very wet, then tip both into a large mixing bowl.

    8 min
  3. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 3: Mix the oats.
    Step 3

    Mix the oats

    Add the oats, raisins, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, baking powder, oat milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and a small pinch of salt. Stir for 1 minute until no dry patches remain.

    4 min
  4. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 4: Fill the tin.
    Step 4

    Fill the tin

    Scrape the mixture into the lined tin and press it into an even layer with the back of a spoon so the corners are filled.

    3 min
  5. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 5: Bake until set.
    Step 5

    Bake until set

    Bake for 25-28 minutes until the top is lightly golden, the edges look set, and the centre no longer wobbles when the tin is nudged.

    28 min
  6. Spiced Carrot Apple Oat Breakfast Squares cooking step 6: Cool and serve.
    Step 6

    Cool and serve

    Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, lift out, and cut into 8 squares. Serve warm or chilled with any loose crumbs spooned over the top.

    10 min

    Chill leftovers once cool; they reheat well in short microwave bursts.