Delicious and healthy carrot casserole

The benefits of carrots are enormous. Not only is it rich in components useful for the body, but also budgetary. A lot of delicious dishes are prepared from it. The carrot casserole has earned special recognition. We offer several delicious recipes for the whole family.

Carrot casserole for children

Let's start with the children's version. Children are very picky: it is not tasty, it does not fit. Mommies are especially upset when their beloved child eats kindergarten food with gusto. Now you do not have to study children's books in search of a healthy and at the same time delicious dish. Recipe for carrot casserole like in kindergarten for a note.

To prepare a wonderful dish you will need: 3 tbsp. l. semolina, a pound of carrots, one egg, 1-2 tbsp. l. sugar, favorite spices (e.g. cinnamon, vanillin), a piece of butter.

Do not forget that you are preparing the dish for children, so be sure to follow all the recommendations.

Cooking steps:

1. Wash the carrots thoroughly and boil in the peel until tender. You can cut the root vegetables into 2-3 pieces, so they cook faster. After that, peel the carrots and trim the ends of the "blocks" a little.
2. Chop the peeled carrots in a convenient way (for example, finely grate or "twist" in a blender).
3. Add egg, semolina, spices and sugar to the carrot puree. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.
4. Cover the baking dish with parchment paper (do not forget to "cover" the sides), pour out the dough and shake the mold slightly so that the mass is evenly distributed.
5. Cut the butter into thin slices and spread over the surface of the dough. This secret will allow the casserole to acquire a creamy taste and juiciness.
6. A carrot casserole is prepared in the oven for 35-40 minutes at 180 ° C.

Remove the prepared casserole from the mold and serve. The dish goes well with cocoa in milk.

Tandem of cottage cheese with carrots

Curd-carrot casserole is an incredibly healthy, tasty and very beautiful variation of the dish. Both children and adults will appreciate it.

For cooking, take: 2-4 tbsp. l. semolina, egg, 0.2 kg carrots, a pound of cottage cheese, a pinch of vanillin (can be replaced with vanilla sugar). Additionally you will need: 0.1 kg of raisins, 5 tbsp. l. plain sugar, butter (approximately 1 tbsp. l.), 3 tbsp. l. sour cream.

This is a classic recipe. But, taking it as a basis, you can create your own version. So, you can add other dried fruits or fruits to the casserole (goes well with carrots pear and an apple).

Cooking steps:

1. Thoroughly wash the carrots, peel, dry on a towel and cut into small pieces.
2. Melt the butter in a skillet or heavy-bottomed saucepan, place the carrots and simmer until soft.
3. In the meantime, prepare the curd mass. Put cottage cheese with sour cream in a deep container and beat until smooth.
4. Beat in an egg, pour in vanillin, sugar and mix everything.
5. Add a portion of semolina, mix and look at the consistency of the curd mass. It should be moderately thick. Add more semolina if needed.
6. Rinse the raisins thoroughly in running water, transfer to a bowl, pour hot water and leave in this form for 5 minutes.
7. Scroll boiled carrots through a meat grinder (preferably several times) or grind in a blender. Add sugar and stir.
8. Squeeze the steamed raisins and, dividing into two parts, add to the carrots and curd mass. Mix.
9. Line a baking dish with parchment paper or grease thoroughly with oil. Now put a little curd mass and smooth along the bottom. Spread some carrots on top.
10. Repeat the process to form a casserole.
11. Bake carrot casserole in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Cooking time 20-25 minutes.

After the time has elapsed, remove the casserole and cool. After that, it can be transferred to a plate, cut into pieces and served.

Carrot casserole with milk and cottage cheese

And here is another unusual recipe for carrot casserole. Its secret is in cooking the carrots themselves - they are stewed in milk. Juicy and very tasty.

For cooking you will need: 4 tbsp. l. sugar, half a glass of cow's milk, 250 g of cottage cheese, the same amount of carrots, two eggs. Additionally, you should take a pinch of salt, a piece of butter, semolina (3 tbsp. L.).

Cooking steps:

1. Wash root vegetables, peel, cut into small pieces, put in a saucepan. Pour in milk.
2. Put oil on the carrots, cover the pan and simmer the contents until semi-soft.
3. Transfer the whole mass to a blender or grind it in a convenient way.
4. Pour the mixture back into a saucepan, add semolina, mix and cook for 3 minutes, setting a low heat.
5. Crush cottage cheese with a crush (you can in a blender), add egg yolks, salt and mix everything until smooth.
6. Mix together the carrot and curd masses.
7. Beat the previously separated whites with sugar.
8. Transfer the proteins to the "dough" and mix.
9. In a greased form, spread the carrot mass evenly.
10. Bake the carrot casserole in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 ° C. Use a toothpick or long stick to check if the casserole is ready. If after piercing the cake it comes out dry, you need to turn off the oven.

Cool the prepared casserole slightly, put on a plate, cut into portions, garnish with powdered sugar and you can have a meal.

You can add a little creativity: put some of the carrot "dough", then put clean cottage cheese in the middle and pour over the rest of the carrots.

Multi-cooker casserole

For those who love automated cooking in our arsenal there is a carrot casserole in a slow cooker. True, you still have to prepare the ingredients. But the machine itself will worry about baking.

You need to have on hand: a pound of cottage cheese, 2 medium carrots, sour cream, semolina and sugar (4 tablespoons of each ingredient), two eggs, a slice of butter.

For the preparation of the casserole, you can use cottage cheese of any fat content. If the curd is too liquid, it is better to squeeze it out on gauze before use.

Cooking:

1. Wash, peel and grate the root vegetables. For chopping, you can use a blender, meat grinder.
2. Pour sugar into a deep container, beat in eggs and grind until smooth mixer... Add semolina and mix thoroughly.
3. Add sour cream to the curd and mash with a flea market. You can use a blender to get a softer texture on the casserole.
4. Add the egg-sugar mass to the curd paste and mix. Then put the carrot and beat everything well until smooth.
5. Cover the multicooker bowl, including the sides, with butter. Pour the finished "dough" into it and put it in the machine. After closing the lid, set the "Baking" mode. Cooking time 60-80 minutes, depending on the model of the multicooker.

After the time has elapsed, the carrot casserole with semolina must be left inside for another 10 minutes so that it "reaches". Then you can take it out, put it on a plate and serve with sour cream.

When cooking casseroles, you can add various candied fruits, dried fruits pre-steamed in hot water. Semolina can be replaced with flour. In this case, the consistency will be somewhat denser.

Carrot with apples

Carrot and apple casserole is a dish that can be prepared at any time of the year. What pleases in the winter, when fresh vegetables and fruits are stressful.

You will need: semolina (glass), two apple fruits, three eggs, 2-3 carrots, 0.18 kg of sugar. Additionally, you will need 1 tsp. soda, a pinch of cinnamon, vegetable oil (2-3 tablespoons). For decoration, you can take powdered sugar.

Let's get started:

1. Wash the root vegetables, peel off the peel and grate finely. Transfer the carrots to a deep bowl, add sugar, stir and leave in this form for a few minutes to melt the sugar.
2. Meanwhile, wash the apples, peel and seeds and cut into small cubes.
3. Break eggs into a separate container and beat. Pour the egg mass over the carrots. Send cut apples, vegetable oil, soda, spices and semolina there. To stir thoroughly.
4. Put the carrot mass in a baking dish coated with butter and smooth the surface with a spoon or spatula.
5. Leave the form on the side for 10 minutes so that the semolina swells.
6. Place the dish in the oven and bake for 40 minutes at 180 ° C.

The finished dish should be left for a short while in the turned off oven, then take it out, cool slightly, transfer to a plate and decorate with powdered sugar.

As you can see, carrot casserole is prepared very quickly and easily. It can be served both for breakfast and as a snack. Another plus - it will appeal to both children and adults.