Healthy Homemade Cereal Recipe is whole grain cold cereal with cinnamon, coconut sugar, oats, hemp and chia seeds.

A bowl with healthy homemade cereal with milk and a spoon.

My healthy homemade cereal is simple. Made with rolled oats or quick oats coated in maple syrup and cinnamon, toasted in the oven and then dusted with coconut palm sugar.

I then added chia seeds and shelled hemp seeds to keep my belly full for more than an hour because we all know cereals don’t do that job well. I also added nuts which were good for nutrition but kinda dulled the cinnamon taste. So, this time I left them out.

It’s perfect healthy breakfast!

Ingredients for Healthy Homemade Cereal

To make this healthy homemade cereal recipe you will need just a handful of simple ingredients.

Maple syrup, quick oats, cinnamon.
  • Oats
  • Maple syrup
  • Cinnamon
  • Hemp seeds
  • Chia seeds
  • Vanilla extract
  • Sugar
  • Salt

How to Make Healthy Homemade Cereal

Here’s a quick overview how to make healthy homemade cereal at home.

Chia seeds, hemp hearts and cinnamon in blue bowl.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, add oats, cinnamon, salt and mix well. Add vanilla and maple syrup, stir very well to coat oats with syrup.

Place in a large rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

Healthy Homemade Cereal ingredients spread out on baking sheet

Remove oats from the oven and stir, breaking with spatula into small pieces. Transfer to previously used bowl along with remaining cinnamon, hemp and chia seeds, flaxseed and coconut sugar.

Stir well and adjust cinnamon and sugar to taste if desired. Serve cold with milk of choice.

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Healthy Homemade Cereal

Healthy Homemade Cereal Recipe is whole grain cold cereal with cinnamon, coconut sugar, oats, hemp and chia seeds.
5 from 10 votes
Servings 5 servings
Calories 406
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients  

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, add oats, 3 tsp cinnamon, salt and mix well. Add vanilla and maple syrup, stir very well to coat oats with syrup.
  • Place in a large rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove oats from the oven and stir, breaking with spatula into small pieces. Transfer to previously used bowl along with remaining 1 tsp cinnamon, hemp and chia seeds, flaxseed and coconut sugar. Stir well and adjust cinnamon and sugar to taste if desired.
  • Serve cold with milk of choice.

Notes

  • Store: Store in a cool dry place in an airtight container for months (I bet it will be gone sooner).
  • *I prefer rolled (old fashioned) oats because of their larger size and nutrition.
  • **You can use honey. Just make sure to stir well as honey is thicker than maple syrup (unless you have a runny consistency honey).

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 133mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 14g
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: North American
Author: Olena Osipov
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Welcome! I grew up in Ukraine watching my grandma cook with simple ingredients. I have spent the last 11 years making it my mission to help you cook quick and easy meals for your family!

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Comments

  1. 5 stars
    That’s a piece of an art. Excellent!! what about replacing milk with yoghurt? And you can store and keep it for months along with hemp & chia seeds?

  2. 5 stars
    I just made my first batch and it’s delicious. I did leave out the coconut sugar and added a little bit of honey as a substitute. I didn’t have hemp seeds. But I added walnut and almond slivers. My 15-year-old son who doesn’t like anything that’s not full of sugar came out and said it was pretty good. He poured some with milk immediately.

  3. 5 stars
    Wow I’m impressed at how easy this was to make. As a newbie in this health journey, this makes eating cereal fun. I love cereal but cut it out completely and I miss it. Great alternative. I also added sliced almonds and pumpkin seeds and substituted agave for the maple syrup. Currently in the oven. Can’t wait to eat this for breakfast tomorrow.

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