Recipes

4/20/2022 | By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Carrot cake for breakfast? Why not! This easy Carrot Cake Breakfast Sandwich uses whole-grain frozen waffles instead of bread and has a carrot cake-like filling made with reduced-fat cream cheese, shredded carrot, raisins, and walnuts sweetened with a touch of maple syrup. Healthy and delicious, for a morning boost that only seems decadent.

Carrot Cake Breakfast Sandwich

Breakfast at the beach. Photo by Luiz Ribeiro Dreamstime. Easy Carrot Cake Breakfast Sandwich uses frozen waffles, low-fat cream cheese, carrot, raisins, walnuts maple syrup. Healthy and delicious.

Serves 1

Active Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 whole-grain frozen waffles
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
  • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup

Toast waffles. Spread cream cheese on 1 waffle. Top with carrot, raisins and walnuts. Drizzle with maple syrup. Top with the remaining waffle. Enjoy your delicious carrot cake breakfast sandwich guilt free!

Recipe nutrition per serving:

441 Calories, Total Fat: 20 g, Saturated Fat: 6 g, Cholesterol: 95 mg, Carbohydrates: 57 g, Fiber: 5 g, Total Sugars: 27 g, Added Sugars: 12 g, Protein: 13 g, Sodium: 400 mg, Potassium: 604 mg, Folate: 18 mcg, Calcium: 283 mg.

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