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Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes with Greek Cream Cheese (GF, Low Cal)

Published: Apr 3, 2017 · Modified: Feb 22, 2020 by Megan

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Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form and better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Monday! I'm not sure I'm ready for you. I'm tired from playing all weekend. It started Friday with a photo shoot I did for PR/marketing followed by a lunch date with a friend. The shoot was on her side of town so it was the perfect excuse for some girl time.

The shoot was completely out of my comfort zone. I much rather be behind in the camera rather than in front of it. I'll share pictures soon! The rest of the weekend I spent hanging with the man. But fun ends today because I'm back to work and school.

Today I start a new class. SOCIAL MEDIA. OMG help me! I haven't seen the syllabus yet, but I'm sure I could be teaching the class. My last few classes before graduation have been about building a business, starting a website, social media, etc.

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Needless to say, I haven't gotten much out of them because they're for beginners and it's been mostly busy work. The good news is that's opened up a good chunk of time for me to spend more time with friends and the guy.

While I love working from home, I miss seeing real people everyday. Being in school the last 18 months, hasn't lent me much time to see other people. During the week I work and manage SF and on the weekends I do homework.

There's hasn't been time leftover for anything in between. It's been nice to finally get some of that back and feel like a real person again. June graduation, you can't come soon enough!

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

More time, also means more time for recipe creating and these Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes are one recipe creation gone right. They're phenomenal if I do say so myself!

You know I can't resist a good pancake. As a matter of fact, my dream is to have a cafe with all my healthy pancakes one day. But these. O-EM-G. They are out of this world tasty good. They will definitely be going on the menu!

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

I added the ingredients of real carrot cake to the recipe, but made them lighter and healthier so you can feel good about eating them. Because truthfully, they are so good that you may eat them all in one sitting. But have no shame, they're worth every delectable bite.

For the topping, I used Greek cream cheese mixed with a teaspoon of nondairy milk. Make sure you don't forgot the cream cheese topping because that's what gives the pancakes that real cake-like flavor!

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

If you can't find Greek cream cheese, you can always substitute low fat cream cheese. I like the Greek version better because of the added protein and less lactose. Easier for my sensitive digestion!

Thick, chewy, mildly sweetened, and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, these Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes taste like real carrot cake. You will die and go to pancake heaven!

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes with Greek Cream Cheese (GF, Low Cal)

Megan Olson
Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form and better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 9 servings
Calories 96 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the Pancakes:

  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 1 cup Gluten Free oat flour
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil melted
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • Optional: crushed walnuts

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 2 tablespoons Greek cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons unsweetened almond milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an electric skillet to medium heat (or 325 F).
  • In a large bowl combine the Greek yogurt, milk, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Then add the baking soda, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and unsweetened coconut flakes and fold to combine the ingredients evenly.
  • Scoop 1/4 cup of the batter onto the preheated skillet to form one pancake. Using a spatula, spread and flatten the batter. Repeat for the remaining batter.
  • Bake 3-5 minutes until the edges begin to appear golden brown.
  • While the pancakes bake, add the ingredients for the frosting to a small plastic sandwich bag. Squeeze the ingredients together to blend and soften the cream cheese a bit. Set aside.
  • Flip the pancakes and cook another 3-5 minutes on the other side. Transfer to a wire baking rack to cool.
  • Serve the pancakes with the cream cheese frosting on top by cutting a small tip off the end of the sandwich bag and squeezing the frosting onto the pancakes.

Notes

  • Nutritional values are for the pancakes without the cream cheese frosting.
    Calories with the cream cheese frosting are 112.
  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pancakeCalories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 15.2gProtein: 4gFat: 2.2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0.6mgSodium: 26.3mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 4.9g
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Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form & better for you too! Gluten Free + Low CalorieHealthy Carrot Cake Pancakes! These moist, mildly spiced pancakes taste like real carrot cake only in breakfast form and better for you too! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Ingie says

    May 15, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    I'm coeliac and my body just can't deal with gf oats! Theyre a complete no go for me. What other flours would work with this recipe? Just a plain gf flour or coconut flour etc? This recipe sounds delicious and I can't wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 15, 2018 at 4:57 pm

      I have not tested this recipe with other flours. Grain free flours are super picky so you'll have to test a little. I would try gluten free flour, but you may need more because it's not as dense as oats.

      Reply
  2. Cara says

    April 05, 2017 at 5:36 pm

    dang!!!! These look so good. I am not a pancake girl but you might have just converted me with this recipe!

    Reply
  3. jill conyers says

    April 05, 2017 at 2:16 am

    Megan your recipe looks fabulous. I think I have everything I need to make it for breakfast this weekend.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 05, 2017 at 4:20 pm

      Let me know if you do Jill!

      Reply
  4. Emily @ Pizza & Pull-ups says

    April 04, 2017 at 4:18 pm

    These look amazing, I love carrot cake anything. Can't wait for the weekend so I can give these a try!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 04, 2017 at 4:40 pm

      Hope you love them as much as I do!

      Reply
  5. Blair says

    April 03, 2017 at 5:07 pm

    Carrot cake for breakfast? Sign me up! These pancakes look so thick and fluffy!

    I'm sure you're right -- you can probably teach the social media class. At least it won't be too difficult! 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 04, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      True! Hopefully, it won't take up too much of my time though. Busy these days!

      Reply
  6. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    April 03, 2017 at 3:17 pm

    Your eggplant photoshoot made my day. LOL!

    These looks awesome. I love carrot cake anything. So excited it's spring and carrots stuff is coming back to menus/blogs/etc!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 03, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      It seems to have made a lot of people laugh! Carrot cakers for life!!!

      Reply
  7. Jody - Fit at 59 says

    April 03, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 03, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks friend!

      Reply
  8. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    April 03, 2017 at 8:45 am

    You are missing the walnuts... and what are we doing for your graduation?!?!?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 03, 2017 at 9:07 am

      No, I didn't. They're in the ingredients! And I graduate in June.

      Reply
  9. Carrie this fit chick says

    April 03, 2017 at 6:38 am

    holy drizzle-balls! These look insane. Excited about your class!! That sounds like a good one.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 03, 2017 at 9:08 am

      Haha...they're pretty amazing if I do say so myself!

      Reply
  10. Susie @ Suzlyfe says

    April 03, 2017 at 4:03 am

    Obviously, I am all about this. So all about this. Carrots are just... magical. As are pancakes. And greek yogurt cream cheese. Oh, I could go on and on...
    I can't wait to see the pics from your phot shoot!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 03, 2017 at 9:08 am

      I can't wait to see them too. I should have them in a week or two!

      Reply

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