Carrot Cake Breakfast

Testing week in elementary school.  I understand the need to measure learning and collect data to improve teaching methods, but I picture a room full of 7 year olds trying to concentrate on a piece of paper for more than their attention span is capable.  How accurate are these results, really?  Not that I could come up with a superior system.  Anyway, the first grader came home from school last Friday telling me I needed to make something healthy for breakfast every day this week.  With a smirk, I agreed.

My first thought was vegetables :) I had made this interesting cereal a few times before, I thought it was surprisingly good, but 2 out of 5 family members did not agree.  I adapted it slightly using the ingredients for carrot cake as my inspiration and came up with a new version that we could all enjoy.  Next time I think I will make it parfait style, layering the carrot mixture with the yogurt mixture.  Testing, what a great excuse to try new recipes.

1 cup yogurt

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon cardamom

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 ½ cup grated carrots

1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

¼ cup raisins

½ cup shredded coconut

Combine yogurt, honey, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and chia seeds.  Mix well and let set up 5 minutes (or overnight in the fridge).  Toss carrots, nuts, raisins and coconut in a bowl and top with yogurt mixture.
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