Cereality Check
I’m scared to tell you what’s in that bowl for fear that you might think I really and truly am certifiably crazy.
Fear is also the reason I haven’t yet told you about the time I o.d.’d on helium. “What?!” (said in a high-pitched squeak)
I’m sure you were questioning my sanity when I made peanut butter cups to throw in a homemade Blizzard.
Or when I made toffee to bake into toffee bars.
I may be crazy, but I would be an awesome agoraphobe.
But before you go committing me, I have to say that it isn’t my fault.
It’s Ashley’s.
And the meteorologist’s.
And Pea Daddy’s (because, let’s face it, almost everything is always Pea Daddy’s fault).
They say a snow storm is coming tomorrow, so yesterday we ran to Target to stock up on the essentials (chocolate). We ended up on the cereal aisle (one aisle over from the chocolate) and the kids were clamoring over all the different cereals.
*Note: “kids” = Pea Daddy
The girls had adopted, named, spayed and neutered a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, when Pea Daddy said, “Maybe Mommy will buy the healthy kind when she’s at Whole Foods.”
Sure, I’ll get right on that. Let me get my snow plow warmed up.
After we got home, Ashley and I were on the phone chatting about her cinnamon sugar socca cracker recipe. Does that make us crazy? Completely unsolicited, she said, “If you cut these up to be bite-size, they would taste just like Cinnamon Toast Crunch.”
Lightbulb!
Cinnamon Toast Cereal
*Gluten-free and vegan, inspired by Ashley’s Cinnamon Sugar Socca Crackers
Makes 4 cups
- 1/2 c. garbanzo/fava bean flour
- 1/2 c. millet flour (can be made by grinding whole millet, or sub any other gluten free grain)
- 2 T. vegan margarine (i.e. Earth Balance), melted
- 3/4 c. water
- 1/4 t. salt
- 2 T. organic sugar, divided
- 2 t. cinnamon, divided
- 1 t. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, add flours, margarine, salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 t. of cinnamon and vanilla. Add water. Whisk until completely smooth.
Pour batter onto lined cookie sheet and spread batter evenly to each edge of the sheet.
Sprinkle with remaining sugar and cinnamon.
Bake for 22-27 minutes, until edges are starting to brown and center is just starting to crack.
Remove parchment from sheet and cut the cereal into 1-inch squares.
Eat the imperfect squares and any crumbs. That’s an order.
Spread the squares back onto the unlined sheet and bake for an additional 2-4 minutes, turning at least once. Cereal should be crisp and crunchy.
And delicious.
And nutritious. A one-cup serving of this cereal has 172 calories and only 2 grams of sugar. The same size serving of the store-bought kind? Nearly 14 grams of sugar. And nonfat milk. And butylated hydroxytoluene.
That’s just crazy.
Chances are I won’t make it to the store to get some “healthy Cinnamon Toast Crunch.”
Even if it doesn’t snow.
And something tells me no one is going to care.
Oh, I so need to try this! I loved Cinnamon Toast Crunch growing up and sometimes I really miss my breakfast cereals.
Me too. This is a cinch…just don’t skip the parchment paper.
Ashley is AMAZING! And so are YOU to turn it into cereal! Now make a healthy version of Lucky Charms and I’ll be indebted to you FoReVA!!!
They do have vegan marshmallows…and I know Lucky Charms cereal is oat based…hmm…
I love that you made this the DAY after I told you about it.
I’m so glad the kids [= P.Daddy] like it. I can’t wait to chop it up smaller into cereal!! These are some of my favorite photos you’ve ever taken!! Especially the milk pour and spoon shot and the one up top!
Thanks! I know I wouldn’t have made it had we not just been looking at Cinnamon Toast Crunch at the store.
And thanks for the photo compliments. I finally got the nerve to submit a few to foodgawker
Woohoo!! I’ve had the last 12/15 denied from tastespotting…LOL jerks
Then I’m screwed.
ashley! you are genius! will you come stay at my house for a couple days and help design my blog, cook me yummy things, help me pick out cute placemats, and give me photography tips?? i don’t have cute little girls like mama pea (just two tall teens)… but i do have cute doggies!!
Ugh, I’m worried about that snow warning as well. But thankfully this looks amazingand even the gluten-free me can eat it! Awesome
Now that I’m all stocked up (with chocolate), I kind of hope it does snow!
I clearly remember you mentioning your OD on helium once, bbbuuuutttt I don’t know where. Those look incredible, crazy incredible!
I owe you the story. It wasn’t pretty.
I am definitely making this tomorrow when snow inundates the city… What size cookie sheet did you use?
17 x 11…and it came out the perfect thickness.
Such a wonderfully creative idea! My kids would love this, too!
Literally 2 hours ago I was eying my roommates Cinnamon Toast Crunch and wondering how i can make something just as cinnamon-y and sugary, but vegan.
Now, you’re my hero!
Ooh, I bet I could earn some major points with this recipe. It’s not my kids that always want the sugar disguised as cereal, it’s my husband. And Cinnamon Toast Crunch is his favorite!
Try it!
If you’re taking requests, my favorite has always been Fruity Pebbles
That would be tricky
put my vote in for fruity pebbles. those are the best. and they are loaded with garbage.
Must. have. a. bowl. of. that. please.
OH MY HOLY BUCKET. There are no Cinnamon Toast-esque cereals in Australia, and I”ve been missing the stuff every since my exchange year in the US in 2007. Thank you!
Hope you try it!
I just have to interject that “oh my holy bucket” is cracking me up, and I will be stealing that.
I don’t like cinnamon, as a rule. I put it in things when it’s a mix of flavours (like pumpkin desserts or gingerbread), but the idea of eating a cinnamon bun makes me want to die at least twice. AND YET: there’s something about this recipe that’s calling to me like no other–and I don’t even think I’ve ever *had* CTC. Wicked power of suggestion going on here—I attribute it to the fetching photo of the milk being poured into the bowl. Nice one!
Thank you! You could make this without the cinnamon…
Can I please just move in?
You’d last three hours.
Yay for GF recipes! Thanks! I hope to make this.
I hope you do too.
^ what Gina said. I promise to bake you cookies if I can come live with you… and I’ll do the dishes (without using too much soap, I promise
)
this is just a brilliant idea.
Deal.
Ok you and Ashley both need to join MENSA or something.
I used to think of cinnamon toast crunch as a guilty treat, but guilt no more!
She’s way smarter than I am. Proof: I left out the water when I first posted this recipe. And Ashley had to tell me. Oops.
I haven’t yet gotten on the socca bandwagon, but this makes me want to even more. My kids would go crazy for this!
This was my first ride on the socca train too. I wasn’t hatin’ it…
You made cereal?! That’s amazing! I used to love the cereal that kind of tasted like rice krispy treats. They were little clumps of marshmallow rice balls, I believe. Man, I hate when I can’t remember the names of things when I was a kid!
I think it was called “Rice Krispie Treat cereal.” And I think it was awesome.
This recipe looks amazing – I’m definitely going to try it! By the way, I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything when I read this: “The girls had adopted, named, spayed and neutered a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch;” it would have been all over my computer screen!
They wanted it real bad.
omg-when I saw the picture I thought: did she make home-made cinnamon toast crunch?! So glad that I am right!!!! Need to make this soon now!
These look great!
I made vegan GF cinnamon sugar crackers about 6-8 months ago. I love anything with cinnamon. And sugar
I haven’t played around with garbanzo bean flour yet. I think i am the only blogger left who hasn’t! haha!
As a kid (ok and in my early 20s at 3am)…I used to love Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Something about it is just….perfect!
I’m a senior chemistry major. I have worked with butylated hydroxytoluene in a lab, and let me tell you — it smells like a carcinogen. That is a totally non-scientific opinion (my professors would be so disappointed) but if it smells like it is going to murder my nose, I typically assume it is bad for me. I applaud your effort to keep nasty food additives away from your beautiful children.
Just today one of my professors said to a class “don’t buy organic dairy to avoid rBGH; buy organic dairy to avoid all of the terrible additives.” I think this statement applies to most things we are going to feed ourselves and the people we love.
Thanks for your perspective. I couldn’t agree more.
This is brilliant. Gold star from me.
You, crazy? No. Is it crazy that I want to be just like you? Maybe. But I have never before heard of anyone making cereal from scratch. You are a true genius Mama Pea.
I’ve never heard of it either, but it is so simple.
whoa lulu looks soooo much like gigi in this post. adorable as always. the cereal looks pretty legit too. im on a baking mission as of late, so maybe this will be my next project. although my last garbanzo/fava flour adventure didnt pan out so well….hmmm
This was my first time working with any kind of bean flour and I was surprised how non-beany it was!
Yes! Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my husband’s favorite cereal and we’re having a gluten free experiment in our household, so this recipe couldn’t have come at a better time. Thanks Mama Pea & Ashley!
Let me know how it works out!
If only I had parchment paper I’d be staying up late tonight to make this!!! But, I will have to settle for making it tomorrow. I’m generally not a fan of cold cereal (mainly due to the selection available to me here) but this is going to be awesome…and for once I can use my Almond Milk BEFORE it goes bad!
You really do need the parchment. Good luck!!!
How do you figure the nutritional info on your site?
I just plug the nutritional ingredients into The Daily Plate.
MAMA PEA! This is a childhood favorite of mine. I ate these like candy (well, they may as well be). Your recipe looks easy and so delicious! Making these this weekend. DEFINITELY.
You DEFINITELY should!
This made me salivate. Looks. So. Good.
You win. Even if there was no healthy-cereal-baking contest. You win. Hats off to you MP! I will forever be mystified as to how you come up with a new recipe almost every single day that scream with creativity and innovation. I know, it’s just cereal. But all of the humorous stories that tag along with each recipe just add to the magic that is peasandthankyou. Bravo
You are such a charmer. Stay away from my daughters in 16 years.
I would really like to try this but is there any flour substitutions that might work? I am afraid that I will have to make like 6 batches to last two whole days around here. When I make homemade granola I am lucky if 6 cups of oats even lasts two days. Anyway I just thought if I could make it with whole wheat flour or flour I might be able to get a smidge cheaper that would be great. I am sure my hungry boys would thank me if I made this. You really are the BOMB!hehe
(I know I have thanked you before but the family LOVES the taco bell sauce:) My boys no longer miss Taco Bell thanks to that fabulous sauce. Again…the BOMB.)
I’m sure you could use oat flour or whole wheat flour for the millet flour, but I think the garbanzo flour is what gives it the really great texture. But feel free to try!
mmm…I need to make me more Taco Bell sauce.
What a great idea! I make socca all the time but never thought to turn it into a snack for the kids……brilliant.
My girls were scarfing it off the pan!
Mmmmmmmmmmm!! Yes, that many m’s were needed. I would call that phone call with Ashley a “divinely appointed” moment
It’s okay mama Pea, we like you cwazy. Don’t ever change.
It was truly bizarre.
Oh my goodness…you made your own cereal…love it!!! CTC is one of the cereals that I have a love-hate relationship with…LOVE the taste (can/have cleared half a box in one sitting…just me and the box, no spoon, bowl or milk), HATE the ingredient list and nutritionals!! BRAVO to YOU!!
Great pics, Mama! I love that this ENTIRE recipe is only 2 teaspoons of sugar.
I actually didn’t taste Cinnamon Toast Crunch until I was a little older, probably because it was such an unhealthy cereal! It was so good, though, so I am excited that you came up with a healthier version.
You’re a genius – GENIUSSSSSS!!! Not to menton that gabanzo bean flour is pumped up with protein and fiber. I don’t think my husband will ever eat this (he’s a slave to the real stuff), but I am pumped.
I just googled “butylated hydroxytoluene” . Jet fuel?! really? Ew.
Not crazy at all. That looks better then the real thing.
you did not just make your own cereal!?! you are a ROCKSTAR!
This is AWESOME! I used to love cinnamon toast crunch when i was younger, I dont buy it now because of it not being so great, I will have to try this! Gosh even the cracker idea Ashley had is awesome too! Wish I had time to make these today before I head out of town, these would perfect for a snack to bring with me !
Have a beautiful cinnamon toast yum day!!!!! <3 xoxo
Oh my word. I can’t believe you just made your own cereal. You are my inspiration.
I used to love, love, LOVE cinnamon crunch and this looks even better than the storebought brand.
You amaze me! You MADE cinnamon toast crunch. That is only my favorite cereal when I was a kid too.
Hey Mama Pea! Love your blog! you are so funny and your family is too frickin’ cute! I am not even vegan and i read your blog every day, you are very creative in the kitchen. Cant wait for the book.
Can I please just have an ounce of your creativity?! MAMA KNOWS BEST!
When we were kids (ugh, never thought I would say THAT!) we used to eat Cinn Toast Crunch by the boxful. Along with Lucky Charms. Ugh and ugh again.
Needless to say anything chocolate + peanut butter or cinn + sugar = LOVE.
This one is going in to the try NOW file. Thanks yet again…and to Ashley too, for the inspiration. Or maybe it’s thanks to PD’s $5 Whole Foods knock off cereal comment
Oh, hello there, sick day project.
Yum! This looks so great! My boys are 6 and 2 1/2; can we please arrange marriage to your girls now so that I can get in your family AND kitchen for handouts??? Cin Toast Crunch used to be a guilty pleasure when I was travelling (those pesky little boxes at “free!” breakfast buffets) before I got onboard the veg train. These looks like an even healthier substitute for the Cinnamon Puffins I’ve been too weak to say good bye to. Thank you for the idea- I know what I’ll be doing on Saturday. I’ve just discovered your blog this week and love, love, love it! Can’t wait for your book to come out.
I love the Puffins too, but my favorite is the Peanut Butter. YUM! Thanks for your kind comment and thanks for reading!
Oh. My. God. You and Ashley are geniuses!
Ooooooooooooooooo….oh pea oh my! Cereal is my one weakness! ;o) I want to stay home from class today and make this SO bad. I’m a Dietetics major — can’t this count as practicum or something?
Do these get soft with the milk? Gah, I’m salivating just thinking about it!
Oh Pea Oh My! I love it. No, they stayed VERY crunchy in milk!
Cinnamon Toast Crunch was always my favorite! It also used to be a common dinner for me in college.
Ooh ooh ooh…I’ve got to tell you this. (Not related to socca crackers.)
As a vegetarian I used to try really hard to incorporate tofu into my diet as a protein source. BUT I’ve a huge texture issue with tofu and just could bare to eat it.
That is, until I encountered your Vegan Monkey Pie. So yum! And the tofu is not even recognisable!
Inspired by that, I’ve been enjoying various tofu ‘fruit puddings’ lately and just thought I’d share with you.
Blend equal parts of Mori-Nu silken firm tofu and any fruit (I’ve been doing either frozen mango or avocado or banana or strawberries and they’re all great!) along with sweetener of choice (I’ve been rolling with jaggery).
Va va voom! Who needs ice cream when you can have tofu pudding?!
Sometimes I throw in chia seeds for a fun texture and some good fat.
Thank YOU so much for making such a huge difference to my health!
You are awesome and touch so many lives (across the world!) with your recipes.
Ahh, you are so welcome. And thanks for sharing your tofu success with me!
I love this recipe! I recently gave up cereal because of all the additives but I’m definitely going to make this for myself!
Okay. Homemade cinnamon toast crunch? This is just…it’s TOO much!!! In the *best* way possible, of course
When it comes to sugar cereal, cinnamon toast crunch has always been my weakness! I am loving this recipe – a more grown up version that kids can love too!
Is it weird to say I love you for this??
Cinnamon toast crunch was probably one of my favorite cereals growing up… Since then I’ve “graduated” to more adult cereals, but I think I may have to try this recipe and revive my old love.
You rock Mama Pea!
I hope you try it then!
Oh but you DID tell us about the time you OD’d on helium! Ha!
Did I? There are those dead brain cells….from too much helium.
Okay. Your own cereal?! You are impossibly awesome.
LOVE IT!!!! A mama after my own heart!
You made your own CEREAL?! This blog just entered a whole new world…. I would do this before buying the “healthy” OR “unhealthy’ kind, any day!
On another note, “Lightbulb” made me think of “Despicable Me”. And how much I love that movie.
YES! I’m glad you got the reference. I couldn’t type it in quite the way it’s said. Light….bulb.
Liiiiightbulb.
that’s how I think of it. Also, we should try to work in some Agnes references…
It’s so fluffy!!!!!!
What a great idea! Looks so good!!!
You are Godly for coming up with this. No really, you are. CTC was my favorite as a kid, but my mom would never buy it. Must. Make. Now.
GENUIS! I have to try this. I’ve never had the bean flour before so that should be interesting, but I’m always willing to try something once!
I was scared to try the bean flour, but it is great!
Ugh, I really hope it doesn’t snow. I gots things to do!
no way! this is amazing and so impressive. I’m inspired that you would do this. why is the first ingredient on so many cereals sugar?
Oh no you didn’t?! You did!! THANK YOU. I will definitely give this a whirl!
I am SO MAKING this!! Cinnamon Toast Crunch was my favorite cereal when I was a kid (my mom was a bit lax with the cereal rules!) and it pains me not to buy it for my kids but I just. can’t. do it! Too much sugar for even a snack. Now this, this I can get on board with!
We had strict “cereal rules” growing up so I rarely got CTC. But it was delicious!!!!
Wow, pretty brilliant. We never ate “junk” cereal growing up, but as a rebellious teen I dabbled in some Cinnamon Toast Crunch and definitely didn’t hate it
Cheers to you and Ashley and Pea Daddy!
my husband loves cinnamon toast crunch but has been complaining lately that it’s not healthy enough, this could solve his problem and mine of listening to his whining:D
You have a recipe for homemade Taco Bell sauce?
http://peasandthankyou.com/2010/09/29/make-a-run-for-it/
GENIUS!! I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch and haven’t eaten cereal in years!! I’m going to make this for my husband and I this weekend!!
You just keep the ‘awesome’ coming!
I am considering doing something bad enough that my mom disowns me, but not so bad that you don’t want to adopt after that. I want to be your kid. I promise I’ll pee on the couch less than Lulu.
I love this idea! Definitely will try this one out!
You are a genius. Pure genius.
My husband is always the one that wants cereal when he comes shopping with me…and guess who ends up eating most (all) of it? I’m definitely making this version! Thanks for always coming up with awesome replacements for yucky processed food!
Hey MamaPea! I was wondering do your girls/family take a B12 Vitamin? If so what brand do you recommend? I have heard that this is an important supplement for Vegans?? What’s your opinion? Thanks!
We don’t specifically take a B12 supplement (in pill form) but we do use nutritional yeast a few times a week and also each take a vegan multivitamin.
I’m always changing brands, but here’s the one Pea D and I are currently taking:
http://www.schiffvitamins.com/product_detail.asp?id=9
And this one is the girls:
http://www.rainbowlight.com/Categories.aspx?Category=45435399-8c3b-449e-9d7f-89453c6006e9
If by “crazy” you mean “genius” (or “enabler”), then yes, unfortunately, I would have to call you certifiably crazy.
No WAY… if only I had a small set of elves to cut out the bite-size pieces day in and day out… hmmm, can’t wait to have kids.
This is really really genius, I am absolutely going to try it over the weekend!
Let me know how it turns out!
That photo of Lu spooning the cereal in her mouth is the cutest!
I love it too!
Pure genius! For people (like my H) with cinnamon issues I think maple syrup would be great in this. Your girls are too cute!
I agree! They’d be a lot like Golden Grahams!
You made homemade cinn. toast crunch?! You are my hero Mamma Pea!!!
OMGoodness, are you flippin’ kidding me?! That is so awesome!! Who would’ve ever thought to make a homemade and healthy cereal…Mama Pea that’s who! Fantastic.
WHAT. You are the one for me.
wow. this recipe is cereal-ously legendary. i don’t have any sugar, else i’d try it.
This looks amazing! You are so creative.
I would love to continue this trend with more home made cold cereal.
I love cold cereal so much, but a lot of my favourites are so high in sugar. Even Nature’s Path granolas (<3) and Kashi Go Lean Crisp/crunch are quite high in sugar, but they are so addictive.
I’ll get thinking…
Must make those…when the girls are back to school! lol Did you get that flower towel at Target? I just bought the same one for $1 in the clearance rack there, amongst a thousand other things that I didn’t really need! :0)
I bought it before it was a $1. Doh!
Omigah, I die! I have been dying to try Ashley’s recipe, and now I absolutely must!! I miss having cereal:)
The thing making this made me realize was how EASY it is to make gluten free cereal, yet very few brands are on the market and certainly not a lot of reasonably priced versions of kid-friendly favorites.
Who are you? Super mom? I mean who else would have garbanzo/fava bean flour already in the house awaiting to be made into healthy cinnamon toast crunch. General Mills, eat your heart out. I didn’t even know such a flour existed. I think I would have just taken out the snow shovel and made a beeline to Whole Foods.
Super mom? Hardly. Wait for tonight’s post…
Brilliant! Cinnamon Toast Crunch was a favorite of mine when I was little. I love how easy your recipe is, and I know my son would love it. I’m bookmarking this!
Sounds good, but is there a cheap plastic toy in there somewhere? Because that is what makes the cereal.
I made buckwheat crispies once (raw cereal) and they were somewhat lacking. These, however, may change my mind about homemade cereals. Seeing as how I used to work for a cereal company, that isn’t a little thing.
Your next task should be cookie crisp….mmmm…..
I too have made the buckwheat crispies and wasn’t really feeling ‘em.
ive come to the conclusion that you and ashley need to talk on the phone everyday to brainstorm. keep the glorious recipes coming!!
Or she should just move in…
No way! This is SUCH a genius idea, MP — I’ve had my eye on those crackers, and we know I’m a sucker for all things cinnamon. Going on the to-make list.
You would LOVE!
Homemade cereal?? You are officially THE domestic goddess.
I have never even thought of making cereal, what a great idea! These look yummy, I may have to give them a go next week
You and Ashley crack me up
Great recipe! I’m glad to see some of my favorite bloggers posting GF recipes!! Now if I could find the time to bake…
Dang it, I just ran out of chickpea flour. Must go to Whole Foods. Thankfully, no snow is in the forecast.
Wouldn’t you guess, they changed our forecast too… Looks like I WILL be going to Whole Foods after all. Plus I ate all of these.
Wow, you are a genius! I must make cereal now, especially if it’s like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Yum.
This looks amazing! Do you know if there’s anything I could sub for the garbanzo flour? I love that you’ve posted a cereal recipe, I’m from the UK and it’s so hard to find healthy cereal that isn’t just bran flakes, that still tastes good. Thank you!
I’m not sure. I think the gb flour is kind of essential for the texture. Sorry
Looks great! Ashley is so creative and did a great job with those crackers. So many fun flavors too
Love the idea of using it the crackers for cereal 
xoxo
I loved Cinnamon Toast Crunch when I was a kid! I already wanted to make Ashley’s crackers (because anything with cinnamon sparks my interest…especially in carb form), but I HAVE to make these! Hmm, maybe half a batch…I’ve been known to be a cereal killer!
I used to love cinnamon toast crunch when I was little! I have got to make these ASAP….now i have a hankerin’ for cereal! Do you think it would be possible to make these with whole wheat or spelt flour?
If you do, I would sub the wheat or spelt in for the millet flour but still use the chickpea or garbanzo. I would also use WW pastry flour, if you have it.
WOW, I bow down! You are a recipe genius.
I dream of the moment when your girls ask for Fruity Pebbles.
This looks absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! Your pictures are always so beautiful!
Thanks, Amanda. And thanks for reading!
HOLY COW, you made your own cereal?! You’re my new hero. Seriously.
That looks like heavenly Cinnamon Toast Crunch!!
You are such an awesome Mom. Homemade cereal? Is it sad that I get excited over this?? haha These look soooo good!!! I’m tempted to try them out!!!
You SHOULD try it!
I enjoy your blog a lot. I have made a few of your recipes and look forward to making some more, like this one! I have always loved cinnamon toast crunch and miss it greatly. I’m becoming more vegan in my diet and I do not like to eat too many processed foods, and besides I love cinnamon anything cinnamon! yum
Then yes, you have to try it!!!
OMG this was my favorite cereal as a child and I havent had it since because of all the crap they put into it. You just made my day I cant wait to try this out asap! By the way your daughters are precious they’re so lucky to have a mom that teaches them to put good healthy food in their bodies!
I hope you really do try it…it is easy and delicious! And thanks for your compliments. I feel like the lucky one.
OK, I read your blog all the time but don’t comment that often… but I just HAVE to say that I’ve been seeing this cereal everywhere and I need to try it!!! Awesome recipe Mama Pea!
This is genius! I love cinnamon toast crunch and am glad to see a healthier version!
your blog = amazing
this is my favorite cereal, EVER and i’ve been trying to cut back on it, but now i can totally start od’ing again
thanks for the great recipe! your daughter is adorable
Thanks, Katie! Glad you found me. Hope you try the recipe
I made these this a.m. and don’t know if I’ll ever be able to buy cereal again! Probably a good thing seeing as how that’s probably the most expensive thing on my grocery list
I even made them wrong and they’re amazing – I can’t wait until I can take a second stab at it. I thought I’d point out that the “print friendly recipe” has just 1/2 c. water on the ingredients list, not the 3/4 c. that there should be. I was wondering why it was so difficult to spread out in the pan, but since I’d never worked with chickpea flour before I was afraid to add any more water to thin it out! haha.
Thanks, Jess! I’ll edit the print-friendly page. Sorry about that! Glad you liked them anyway
omg, I cant wait to try this recipe!!
I fell over to your site from Ginas Skinny Recipes…lucky me! I usually pride myself on having access to a variety of ingredients however I don’t have the most important ones for this recipe. I love a challenge! Thanks!
making this now!~ p.s. add salt to your description area–i realized that i didn’t put it in at the end so i put it in before pouring onto the pan
i will let you know how it turns out.. me and my damn altitude.. but ash is about the same as i am, she’s in the rockies, so i think it’ll be great!
Okay! Thanks
we all know im now addicted. thanks a lot. im gonna go give it a whirl with some peanut flour. p.s. i wanted to text you but i got a new phone.. text me your #!
I love your blog. Brilliant.
It’s so much fun.
Thank you. You are one of my heroes!
I’m making these riiiight now and it smells divine! Thanks to you both for your incredible creativity and passion for good food.
You are very welcome. Enjoy!
This idea is GENIUS! Such a shame it’s 11.20pm or I’d be making them for breakfast tomorrow… but I know what I’m making tomorrow evening
thank you!
I made these today and nearly ate the whole batch. very good! I subbed millet flour with whole wheat…whateva.
This looks fantastic! Thanks for posting the recipe – I am gluten-free and would LOVE to enjoy my favorite childhood cereals again. Yum.
It’s so easy. It was almost frustrating to me when I made this because it made me sad that there aren’t a lot more gluten free cereals on the market.
I have been eyeing this recipe for 3 days now. I read it when you first posted it, and just about died. I was gonna try to modify it to the groceries I already buy, but I’m sure I’ll flub it up, and it won’t taste as good as it is when you make it. I might be taking a trip to Whole Paycheck to find all this stuff, and trick the parental units into eating something good for them, and vegan. Think it’ll work?!
I think it’s worth a shot!
Looks so great!! Unfortunately, I like the “quickness” of opening the cereal box
…yes, I know I’m horrible. But work and life and stress…sometimes you just got to give yourself a break I guess.
I don’t know.
Love the look of your little one!!!
I HAVE to try these! Thank you so much beyond words! Cinnamon toast crunch was my favorite cereal EVAAA beffore I became gf!
Fantastic idea! I am going to make this with quinoa flour and stevia for my partner. He loves raw granola but this will be a great cooked vegan option for him to try
Thank you!
I hope you both like it!
This is in my oven, right now. Smells amazing. I’m pacing.
Loving this breakfast cereal! Your daughter is adorable
Yummm I haven’t had Cinnamon Toast cereal in ages! mostly due to the sugar content and etc “exotic” ingredients. I cant wait to try this!
this was delicious! i baked it at night to have for breakfast the next morning, but it was so good that it become a late night snack. thanks!
Okay. So let’s say I am neither vegan, nor gluten free. In fact, I love gluten. Regardless, do you know if it would work the same by just using a cup of normal flour and either real butter or Smart Balance or something? This is basically the only recipe I could find on my beloved Cinnamon Toast Crunch in my extensive research (page one of a google search
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Thanks!
I can’t say that I’ve tried either normal flour or butter in this recipe, but you certainly could!
Wow… I want a bowl right now!! Looks really good, plus it’s lower in sugar. Whenever I eat the processed Cinnamon Toast Crunch, I find it super sugary, but the kid that my aunt lets my mother and I take care of insists on eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and even his mother does too! She says cereals like [plain] Cheerios aren’t sweet enough. But I wonder if I can sneak this into his mouth?
But now I have a question, if we use gluten flour, like whole wheat, would it still turn out?
I’ve heard back from readers that used the whole wheat flour and it still turned out great. Best of luck!
Oh, and I have another question (I’m full of them, believe me!)
Can you use foil (greased) instead of parchment? I never have parchment around and don’t really want to run to the store just to get parchment paper either
I’m assuming it’s yes(?)
I wouldn’t even necessarily use greased foil. I’d just spray your cookie sheet with cooking spray or lightly grease it.
I Love your site and have made many of your recipes. I do have a question on this recipe. I put the 1/2 cup of each flour, remaining ingredients and the 3/4 cup water but the batter was thick. Your picture shows it very runny and mine was more like a thick dough. I did add more water but it took nearly another cup to copy the look of yours. I used exactly the bean flour and millet. They did turn out great though and tasted wonderful but I had to make them in two pans. Just curious
I’m not sure, Niki. Did you let sit very long? That may have made it thicken. Glad it still tasted great!
Ok I FINALLY made some this morning and it is awesome! Thanks for reposting. I’ll have to Pin it this time so I don’t forget. Or should that be Pinin? Hehe
Okay, I searched all the comments, but I don’t think anyone else has asked my particular (possibly annoying) substitution question. Have you tried making this will all garbanzo bean flour? Or, subbing part of the millet flour for an unflavored protein powder? Or do you have any other ideas for tweaks that might make this a little higher in protein?
And, yes, I know, it’s not low in protein currently, I’m just trying to figure out how to get around relying on eating truly absurd amounts of tofu to get enough protein.
You’re not annoying. I just think if you are wanting to get protein, this cereal isn’t it
You could definitely try your subs, but I don’t know that anyone has. Here’s a post that I wrote on getting more protein and how to do it:
http://peasandthankyou.com/2011/05/17/protein-power/
Hope that helps!
I love that post! I’m currently enjoying modified versions of a lot of those recipes (your protein cookies – chocolate chips + carrots and some spices are great btw). I’m just trying to sneak a little more protein into breakfast, but I love the convenience of pre-made cereal at 5am. I’ll give this a try and let you know how it works out. Thanks as always! Oh, and I made your apple coffee cake for my students/coworkers this week, everyone loved it.