Carrot Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Carrot Oatmeal Cookies

Carrot Oatmeal Cookies are healthy as no refined sugar is used, tastes like carrot cake but a bit chewy. Ideal as a snack for both adults and kids as it is loaded with oatmeal, carrots, nuts and dried fruit. A versatile recipe as you can add nuts and dry fruit of your choice. I have used wheat flour to make them more wholesome. These cookies go a bit soft after a day. I would recommend baking a small batch as they stay fresh only for a few days.

 

Memories

Packing

2019 was an exciting year as we travelled almost the whole year. Hubby closed up his clinic on 31st December 2018 and retired from active practice as a dermatologist. Packing my bag as I have to remember to take saris for 2 weddings and then the normal clothes too. I actually hate packing. Normally I land up with more clothes than I need. One trip I packed less and needed more clothes! Some people are so good at packing like my daughter. I also had to lock up the house, clear out my pantry as we weren’t going to be home for a while. Lot of work and not too much time.

India | Thailand

We first landed in Mumbai, India. Stayed a few days with my mother in law and then went off to Bangalore. Opened up the apartment and after a couple of months we were off to Thailand for the first wedding.  Spent a whole month in Thailand and then headed for Bali where my son and daughter in law were, expecting their first child. Spent a couple of weeks with them and then went to Canada.

Canada

Canada, I did my dream journey, train journey through the Rockies. Started the train journey in Vancouver, went to Kamloops and Jasper. From Jasper as we were then in the National Park, the rest of the trip was by bus. Went to Athabasca Glaciers and felt snow for the first time in my life. Got really excited. From there went to the world famous Lake Louise in Banff. Got to stay at Fairmont, The Castle In The Rockies. Same hospitality since 1888. From Banff we went to Calgary and stayed a week with hubby’s cousin.

US | Bali

From Calgary, we flew down to Florida, US for our niece’s wedding. Spent about 5 weeks with hubby’s sister and her family, and then we headed back to Bali in time for the birth of our grand daughter. Stayed on in Bali for a month before we headed back to Bangalore. Around August we made a trip back home, that is Mombasa for a month. And we were back in Bangalore to spend Diwali with my mother in law after so many years.

India | Kenya

Beginning of December headed to Mumbai for another wedding. It was during that trip that I experienced Mumbai as a tourist! Went back to Bangalore. My dad visited us in Jan 2020. We went back home in February and then world wide lock down because of the Covid Pandemic happened.

 

Shared Carrot Oatmeal Cookies With FoodieMonday/Bloghop Group

The first time I made these cookies was for the #189 theme which was decided by Poonam who blogs at Annapurna. She suggested that using carrots in our recipe as 4th April is celebrated as International Carrot Day.

 

Check Out Carrot Recipes By Members Of FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Group

 

Gluten Free Cornmeal Carrot Cake by Sujata Roy
Carrot Oatmeal Pancakes by Poonam Bachhav
Healthy Thai Carrot Salad by Priya Iyer
Carrot Vada by Preethi Prasad
Indian Spice Roasted Carrot Hummus by Kalyani Sri
Oven Roasted Carrots by Archana Potdar
Nutri-Pot Carrot Halwa by Veena Krishna Kumar
Gajar Ka Khata Meetha Achar by Swaty Malik

 

Some More Recipes With Carrots That You May Like

 

 

Sharing Carrot Oatmeal Cookies With Foodies_Redoing Old Posts

Sharing this recipe with better write up and photos with Foodies_Redoing Old Posts, a group started by Renu. We post bi weekly. We redo posts with better photos, write up, some may be with a few changes to the recipe and some may have videos added. This group keeps me motivated to redo old posts.

First posted this recipe on 01/04/2019. Am sharing the redone post on 09/05/2025

 

 

Ingredients Required For Carrot Oatmeal Cookies

Oats

I have used rolled oats for this recipe. You can use quick oats if that is what you have in your pantry.

Wheat Flour

I have used normal  roti |paratha wheat flour, which is popularly known as atta in India.

Carrot

Peel and grate the carrot or carrots using the bigger side of the grater box. The number of carrots required depends on the size. Basically for this recipe we need ¾ cup grated carrot.

Nuts

I have used walnuts but you may use pecans or peanuts. If you are using walnuts or pecans, then roughly chop them up. When I use peanuts, I usually buy the ready made unsalted roasted peanuts.

Raisins

I have used raisins for this recipe. If your family doesn’t like raisins then replace them with dried cranberries or blueberries. Best to roughly chop the cranberries or blueberries.

Baking Powder

Used as the raising agent.

Egg

I medium or large egg.

Honey | Maple Syrup

I have tried both and they are both equally good.

Butter | Coconut Oil

Use either. We need melted butter or coconut oil.

Salt

Add about ¼ tsp to bring out the flavours and balance the sweetness.

Orange

We need fresh orange juice and the zest or grated peel.

Fresh Ginger

I like to add a bit of freshly grated ginger to the cookies. Adds a subtle heat to the cookies. If you don’t have fresh ginger, can add ginger powder. The taste will be a bit different. Or can omit it altogether.

 

 

 

 

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