did you know that cooking carrots makes the beta carotene - the vitamin responsible for good eye health - easier to absorb in your body?

now, im not necessarily promoting carrot cake as a healthy food - but i am promoting these roasted carrots

and you are going to need to use the peelings of the carrots for something, so why not make some carrot cake?!

this is a yummy, simple, a little bit healthier carrot cake recipe that is perfect for this time of the year

enjoy ~

what you'll need

• 1/2 c whole wheat flour *

• 1/4 c all purpose flour *

• 1/4 c pea protein *

  • * you can just use 1 cup all-purpose flour. or half all purpose and half wheat. i did this to up fiber and protein content

• 1/2 tsp ginger

• 1 tbs cinnamon

• 1/2 c brown sugar

• 1/3 c vegetable oil

• 1/4 c greek yogurt

• 1/4 c honey

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 c shredded carrots

• 1/2 c walnuts

• oats, to sprinkle on top

what to do

• preheat the oven to 350 f

• combine the first 5 dry ingredients - flours and spices - in one bowl and mix well

• combine the wet ingredients - 6 to 11 - in another bowl and mix well.

• mix both bowls then add in the carrots and walnuts

• pour into a greased pan and sprinkle oats on top

• bake @ 350 for 25 minutes

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