Healthy Homemade Cereal Recipe is whole grain cold cereal with cinnamon, coconut sugar, oats, hemp and chia seeds.
We also love this high protein granola!
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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.
- 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.
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.
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.
More Breakfast Recipes to Try
- Healthy granola
- Quinoa granola
- Quinoa granola bars
- Chia pudding
- Instant pot steel cut oats
- Overnight oats
Healthy Homemade Cereal
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats or quick oats (certified gluten-free if necessary)
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown, cane or white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add oats, 3 teaspoons of cinnamon, salt and mix well. Add vanilla extract and maple syrup, stir very well to coat oats in maple syrup.
- Transfer onto previously prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. All ovens vary, so watch not to burn and taste test as cinnamon adds dark color.
- Remove oats from the oven and transfer into a large bowl or large airtight container with a lid you plan to store cereal in. Add remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, hemp seeds, chia seeds, ground flaxseed and sugar; stir or shake to combine.
- Serve cold with milk of choice. Scoop from the bottom and stir as chia seeds and hemp seeds tend to settle.
Notes
- Store: Store in a cool dry place in an airtight container for a few months.
- I prefer old fashioned or rolled oats because of their large size and nutrition.
- You can use honey, just make sure to use liquid honey and stir well as it’s thicker than maple syrup.
This has been such a game changer for me. Thank you! I make this every week now rather than buying cereal with so much added sugar.
You’re so welcome, Kerry! Glad this is getting added to the repeat list! I appreciate your review.
I am trying this now, I am curious if Date syrup instead of sugar would taste good?
Dry sugar is added at the end to mimic Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. So I wouldn’t recommend to add wet date syrup after baking. You can just omit sugar and add a tad more date syrup or maple syrup to the oats before baking.
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?
Yes to both.
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.
Yeah for winning over the teenager! Thanks for sharing!
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.
Yay! So happy to hear!
HI! Is it possible to use agave instead of maple syrup? Do you think it will taste similar?
Yes.