Gut-Friendly Carrot Cake Recipe
Since starting my healing journey in 2024, one of the biggest challenges was saying goodbye to sweet treats. I cut out dairy, gluten, and refined sugar in order to calm the inflammation. But I have such a sweet tooth and really enjoy baking, so I tried experimented a lot with different recipes using gastritis-safe ingredients.
I recently created a carrot cake loaf with all the leftover carrots I had after a recipe that just called for one. And it was actually so good, comforting, and flavorful. It was also gluten and dairy-free with zero refined sugars.
Even though I’m following a much looser diet now (I eat gluten, dairy, and refined sugar occassionally), I still enjoyed this recipe and plan to make it again for a weekly snack with my afternoon gastritis-friendly cocoa recipe (let me know if you’re interested in that as well).
Gut-Friendly Carrot Cake Recipe
What you’ll need:
Dry
1 cup oat flour
½ cup almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
Pinch of salt
Wet
2 large eggs (room temp)
¼ cup refined coconut oil, melted & cooled
⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
½ cup unsweetened almond milk or oat milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Add-ins
1½ cups finely grated carrots
Instructions
Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F
Line or lightly grease an 8-inch pan
Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl
Whisk eggs, maple syrup, milk & vanilla
Slowly whisk in melted coconut oil
Fold wet into dry until just combined
Gently fold in carrots
Pour into pan and smooth top
Bake 30–35 minutes
Cool fully before slicing
Optional Glaze/Frosting
I added a yogurt-based glaze to make it more like a cake. You can use plain 0% Greek yogurt like I did or a non-dairy yogurt of your choice.
Just mix ½ cup plain Greek or lactose-free yogurt with 1 tbsp maple syrup and drizzle on top of a cooled slice.
That’s it!
When healing from gastritis, it’s so important to keep the diet interesting, both for your mental and your physical health. While I don’t believe restrictive eating is a long-term solution to healing, I do think it’s very important to be cautious with ingredients at the beginning of your journey. During this time, you can try recipes like the one above and hopefully it will be just a little bit more enjoyable.
Let me know if you try this recipe!