Healthy Carrot Oat Biscuits for Easter recipe
- Makes 10-12 biscuits
- Easy
Make these delicious carrot and oat biscuits with no added junk from Organix
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When the children need break from all that chocolate give them a healthy treat they will love just as much with these organic Carrot & Oat biscuits recipe from Organix.
With Organix’s #NoJunk policy these guilt-free biscuits are the ideal tasty Easter treat the whole family will enjoy. Plus, little ones will love decorating these biscuits – especially if they are cut into fun bunny or egg shapes – with extra vegetables no less.
Recipe notes:
Make sure you use oat porridge and not rolled oats to give these biscuits a finer texture. For a dairy free alternative, you can skip the cheese.
Ingredients
- organic carrots 75g
- cheddar cheese 40g, optional
- organic porridge oats 100g, to make oat flour
- organic porridge oats 75g
- garlic powder 1/2 tsp
- ground cumin 1 1/2 tsp
- mixed dried herbs 2 tsp
- rapeseed oil (or vegetable oil) 3 tbsp
- juice of ½ lemon
- free-range egg 1, beaten
- peas / carrot shavings / chives to decorate
Method
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Step 1
Peel and finely grate the carrot, using the fine side of your grater. Using the same side of your grater finely grate the cheese.
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Step 2
Grind 100g of porridge oats to make oat flour in a blender. Set aside.
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Step 3
In a large bowl, mix 75g porridge oats with garlic powder, ground cumin, mixed dried herbs, oil and lemon juice.
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Step 4
Add grated carrot, grated cheese beaten egg, and ground oat flour. Blend all the ingredients until they are well mixed. Knead lightly to form a smooth ball. Leave to rest in the fridge for 20mins.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C Fan/ Gas Mark 4 and line a baking tray with baking paper.
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Step 5
Place dough on a separate sheet of baking paper. Cover with another baking sheet. Using a rolling pin, carefully spread the dough to an even 0.5cm thickness. Cut out biscuit shapes and place them on baking tray. Bake for around 18-20 mins until slightly golden and firm.