Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Waffles with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
This healthy breakfast is loaded with hearty whole grain, carrots, pineapple, walnuts, Greek yogurt, and warm spice! Enjoy your carrot cake in waffle form, and take it to the next level with a fluffy cream cheese whipped cream!
When I think of spring, I think of Easter, and when I think of Easter, I think of bunnies, and when I think of bunnies, I think of carrots, and when I think of carrots, my mind goes straight to carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
That’s just how my mind works I guess. 😛
1. Bangkok Carrot Cake by Glazed and Confused
2. Grain Free, Sugar Free Carrot Cake Truffles by A Clean Bake
3. Carrot Cake Cookies by Chez Catey Lou
4. Fudgy Carrot Cake Cookies (Whole Grain, Dairy Free) by The Sweet Tooth Life
5. Carrot Cake by What Jessica Baked Next
6. Baked Mini Carrot Cake Donuts by Culinary Couture
7. Carrot Zucchini Bread by Joyful Healthy Eats
8. Carrot Oatmeal Cookies by Yummy Healthy Easy
9. Coconut Carrot Cake Oatmeal by Life Made Sweeter
10. Baby Carrot Truffles by Wine and Glue
11. Rustic Carrot Cake by Baking in Pyjamas
12. Healthier Carrot Cake Cookies by Cookie Monster Cooking
How could we not love carrot cake, and take every excuse not to eat it? I know my whole family loves the sweet carrots and fruit, crunchy nuts, warm spice, and tangy-creamy frosting combo. It’s so good! I could eat it at every meal, including breakfast!
If there’s ever a dessert than can be spun into a healthy breakfast it’s gotta be carrot cake. I mean, it’s got carrots in it! Right? Last time I checked, carrots are a vegetable. 😛
I’ve also bumped up the healthy factor by subbing in some whole wheat flour, and it gives these waffles a nuttiness that is so perfect with all the warm spice!
Pineapple adds a natural sweetness, and walnuts bring a tender crunch. So nice! Also, I would have loved to have added some golden raisins, but my husband is squarely opposed to raisins on general principle. (Those meatballs from last week? Oh ya, he left a pile of raisins on the side of his plate at the end of that meal. Yep, took the time to pick out every one of ’em.) If your family is not so vehemently anti-raisin, I would suggest tossing a handful or two into the dry ingredients. 😉
The fluffy cream cheese topping is, both figuratively and literally, the icing on the cake! Please don’t skip it- it makes the whole dish!
I hope you enjoy this recipe! We just loved it, and I thought it would be so perfect for an Easter or spring brunch. The waffles can be made ahead, kept warm in the oven, or frozen/refrigerated and reheated in the toaster.
*Here is a link to the kind of waffle baker I have. I love it! It’s easy and fun to use. It was gifted to me by KitchenAid, but this is not a sponsored post or a paid review, and all opinions expressed here are from my heart.*
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Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Waffles with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
Ingredients
For the Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Waffles:
- 1 cup (120 g) whole wheat flour
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (117 g) chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup (55 g) light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, (or a few scratches of whole nutmeg on a fine grater)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (354.88 ml) milk, (I used 1%)
- 1 1/2 cups (192 g) finely grated carrot
- 3/4 cups (123.75 g) finely chopped fresh pineapple, (or canned crushed pineapple, drained)
- 1/2 cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter, (1 stick), melted
- 1/2 cup (100 g) plain Greek yogurt, (I used nonfat)
- 2 eggs, (large)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Cream Cheese Whipped Cream:
- 4 ounces (113.4 g) cream cheese,, softened (the kind in a brick, not lowfat, not whipped, not the kind in a tub)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (236.59 ml) heavy cream,, cold
Instructions
Make the Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Waffles:
- Preheat a waffle baker.
- In a large bowl, place the flours, nuts, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt, and stir to combine.
- In a large liquid measure, place the milk, carrot, pineapple, melted butter, Greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and stir to combine.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry, and stir just until barely combined. (Do not overmix, or the waffles could come out tough. The batter should be lumpy.)
- Place about ½ cup of batter onto the hot waffle iron, and bake for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Keep warm in a low oven.
Make the Cream Cheese Whipped Cream:
- Place the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a small bowl and whip on medium speed for about 3 minutes with the whip attachment.
- Slowly drizzle in the cold heavy cream, while whipping on medium speed.
- Scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl with a silicone spatula, increase the speed to medium high, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
I don’t have a waffle iron 🙁 I wish I did then I could make a batch of these, they look delicious! Thanks so much Allie for featuring my carrot cake, its a lovely surprise 🙂 Have a great weekend girl!
My pleasure, Laura! It’s such a lovely cake I just had to share 😀
Allie! These look phenomenal! I love waffles and carrot cake, and I haven’t had either in a while. I really want to make these soon!
Oh gee thanks! I hope you get a chance to try the recipe- they were a big hit here at my house! Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Kloe!
Looks delicious Allie!! What is it with these Roomberg boys not liking raisins?! Michael won’t eat them either!
So weird! What’s not to like, anyway??? xoxo <3 <3 <3
I love that these are both indulgent and healthy — carrot cake for breakfast! Carrot cake is what I think of for Easter, too, and that’s one delicious round up you’ve given us. 🙂
Thanks so much, Marcie! I’m so happy you enjoyed the post 😀
Thank you so much Marcie! I’m so happy you liked the round-up too. It was a last minute idea to add that in, after seeing so many fabulous carrot cake ideas over the last couple of weeks! Hope you have a great Friday! xoxo
Allie, this is SUCH a great idea!! Carrot cake and waffles?? Who would’ve thunk it!? These look fantastic! Pinned!
Thanks so much, Justine! My family loved this breakfast. I’m so happy you like it too, and thanks for pinning 😉
Oh my!! This is like having cake for breakfast!! It is something I would totally order in a restaurant! Beautiful pics.
I know right? Cake for breakfast, guilt free! Or nearly, anyway… I’m so glad you liked it, Renee! Thanks so much; hope you’re having a fabulous week 😀
What an amazing idea, Allie! I love the idea of the pineapple and walnuts in these. To be honest, though, you are torturing me right now (it’s breakfast time and now I really want one of these!) It just occurred to me that these would be a wonderful Easter morning breakfast!
Oh, ya, that’s totally what I was thinking too! They are so good fresh off the waffle iron, but we had extras that we crisped up in the toaster oven, and they were terrific! So they could totally be done ahead too. I’m so glad you liked the recipe, Helen, and I’m sorry to torture you my dear!
Cream cheese whipped cream! Holy moly that sounds fab! Great job with the text on the picture, I love it 🙂 And thank you for featuring my donuts, so schweet of you!
Girl, how could I not??? Those babies looked too good not to share 😉 Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Meriem! xoxo
These look incredible Allie! Waffles are my ultimate favorite breakfast and I love that I can have carrot cake for breakfast with these 🙂 These look incredible and would definitely be perfect for an Easter or spring brunch – totally pinning and thanks so much for including my oatmeal too sweetie – hope you’re having a great week so far 🙂
LOVED you oatmeal, and was so excited to find it on your blog yesterday. I’m so happy I spotted it in time for this post! Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Kelly!
Any excuse to have carrot cake for breakfast is one I could never pass up. What a genius idea to turn the fabulous flavors of carrot cake into waffles. I would love waking up to a stack of these tomorrow morning. They look and sound insanely scrumptious!!
Aw, thank you so much Kathi! You are always so sweet and supportive. Hope you’re having a really great week 😉
Wait carrot cake waffles that are whole wheat too!!!??? Amazing!!!
Thanks for stopping by, Jocelyn, and for commenting! Hope you’re having a nice week 🙂
Allie, I adore carrot cake and I love that you’ve created a vehicle for getting it into my face at breakfast! These waffles look incredible! And there’s no way I’d ever forego that luscious, rich cream cheese topping. I’ve avoided making carrot cake anything because of how grueling it is to grate the carrots #firstworldproblems. But now that I have a food processor to do the work for me, I should bake my way through the list you’ve posted here. Everyone’s carrot cake recipe looks awesome!
I just got a food processor too, Nancy! I actually used it for the first time on this recipe! I used the finer grating blade and they were seriously done in a matter of seconds. It was so much fun! Thanks for the great comment, and I’m so glad you enjoyed! xoxo
These look super YUMMY Allie. Like totally perfect the morning of easter, or with a brunch! I have yet to make carrot cake this Spring…I guess Spring kinda just started so that’s ok 😉 Thanks for sharing, pinned for later!
Oh I don’t think it has to be Spring to enjoy carrot cake! It’s good all year ’round! Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Kelly, and for pinning too 😉
You are so right. Carrot cake is always amazing and is passed for breakfast easily lol! I love these waffles. Nothing says spring and Easter like a relaxing brunch and this will be perfect.
Thank you my dear! I hope you’re enjoying the season and getting a little bit of relaxation time in! xoxo
Thanks for including my cookies Allie! I agree – I love carrot cake anything … these waffles look delicious! And that cream cheese whipped cream doesn’t hurt one little bit : )
Thank you so much Ashley! And I just loved your carrot cake cookie post too- such gorgeous photography! 😀
Love these waffles Allie! Thank you for sharing my carrot cake recipe! Very sweet of you and I really appreciate it! 🙂
My pleasure, Jessica! It just looked so perfect, I had to share it! 🙂
Whoa! Awesome. A healthy waffle that I’d probably love. Looks so good.
Have a beautiful Tuesday Allie!
Thanks, Melanie, you too! <3
Allie, my mind works just like yours when it comes to Easter and carrot cake 🙂 I love the pineapple in these! Also, every time I see a gorgeous waffle recipe like this it rekindles the fact that I need to get a waffle maker. What kind of breakfast-loving person am I without a waffle maker?
Glad to hear it’s not just me, lol! I’ve had more fun with that waffle baker over the last few weeks… you’ve goota get your hands on one, Amy! Thanks so much for the sweet comment; hope you’re having a great week!
Yum! I love waffles and these are amazing 🙂 I love the cream cheese whipped cream!
Thanks Chloe! The cream cheese whipped cream was definitely my favorite part. So fluffy and tangy and it sweetened things up perfectly 😉
Okay, this is the absolute perfect way to have cake for breakfast, but not having to deal with all the guilt. LOL Seriously though, these waffles are gorgeous, Allie! I love how soft and moist your waffles look and OMG that cream cheese frosting! I’m obsessed with CC frosting and now you just totally gave me an excuse to eat it for breakfast! pinned.
Thank you so much, Sarah! Cake for breakfast is always ok by me, but this version is probably a lot healthier 😉 So glad you liked, and thanks for the pin!
ohmygad allie its me again! ive been scrolling your recipes and that frosting looks heavenly. in our country heavy cream is not readily available. all we have in the supermarket is all purpose creme/nestle cream? can that hold the shape even if its not heavy creme? hope u reply back soon! thank you!
Hey again Nin! I’m not really familiar with all purpose creme or nestle cream, sorry! If it can whip up and hold a stiff peak then I would think it’d work. Hope that helps!
thanks allie! Ill let you knw the results soon after trying our local cream. but did i read that right? its 1/4 granulated sugar and not the usual icing/powder sugar?
You can use either kind, Nin! I’ve done it both ways and it works equally well. Enjoy!