Quit eating cereal out of the box and hating yourself. Make this healthy cinnamon swirl cereal, put it in a bowl and watch your life get exponentially better.
Do you ever have days (or weeks) when life seems off? Those times when you can’t quite put your finger on it, but your mood and your ‘tude are not meshing with society. Guess what? You are in a funk.
Now I’m not talking about a daylight saving time, sleep deprived, knee deep funk here. I’m referring to a funk so funky, so deep, that you start fantasizing about quitting your job and moving to kokomo. Is KoKomo even a real place you ask? I have no clue! I’m not googling it-I have too much pride and not enough bandwidth-but The Beach Boys loved it so if it’s good enough for those guys it can surely fix our funk issues.
A Funk Buster!
Ok, Liz. Back it up. As fun as an island vacation for life might sound, I have student loans to pay off (till death do us part) and a lease to wait out. Clearly Kokomo is not an option. What’s left? Cereal. The answer is always cereal. A sweet, satisfying bowl of milk-saturated cereal…and possibly some cartoons.
∗People who enjoy their cereal crunchy (before the milk sinks in) must have chops made of steal. I honestly don’t know how you have any skin left on the roof of your mouth so kudos to you.
More problems-as if the funk wasn’t enough-I have cereal portion control issues. Taking down a box of cinnamon toast crunch was a feat I accomplished by age 12. Maybe earlier. I know I lost my “finish a box of cereal in a single day” virginity very early. Sometimes I wish I would have waited until I was old enough to understand the consequences of eating that much cereal.
Regrets.
So what’s the solution? Make this filling cereal that won’t cut your mouth like a million tiny sugar knives and will make you feel like the righteous champion you are.
Don’t fret if you love crunchy cereal. This recipe is a crisp enough to satisfy you without needing to soak up a gallon of milk first.
Don’t you wish you could experience a giant, saturated spoonful of this bliss?
Mmmm. Saturated in (cashew) milk.
Funk? What funk? All I’m feeling is full of satisfaction and cinnamon sugar swirls.
Gluten Free Snickerdoodle Cereal
Ingredients
Vanilla Cereal Parts
- 1 cup Almond Meal ( I used THIS Bob's Red Mill)
- 1/4 c. Truvia Baking Blend (Or regular Truvia for zero sugar)
- 3 Eggs - 1 whole egg, two egg whites
- 3 tbsp Butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum -Bob's Red Mill (optional but gives better texture)
Cinnamon Swirly Parts
- 2 tbsp Butter, softened
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Sweetener (Truvia or Swerve)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all vanilla cereal ingredients and mix well. Spread on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and set aside.
- Prepare the cinnamon swirl by mixing butter, cinnamon, and sweetener. You don't want the butter to be liquid in this process so If it seems to thick to dollop onto the vanilla batter, add 1/4 tsp of warm water to thin it slightly.
- Spoon the cinnamon butter mixture onto the vanilla batter in small mounds. Using a fork, gently swirl going to each edge of the cookie sheet. Bake for 25-50 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool and cut into squares. Reduce heat to 300 and bake for 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb
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- Mounds of Cinnamon Goodness
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- Swirly Twirly Action
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- Slice n’ Bake Again
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- Cereal Square Perfection
Go ahead and share if you want but beware! Once word gets out that you have healthy cinnamon swirl cereal the beggars will be lining up to “taste” it. Just sayin’. 
Sugar knives — you totally get me.
What a unique recipe! I’m addicted to cereal too. I’ll put this on my growing list of recipes from you that I need to try 🙂
This looks so good. I don’t eat boxed cereal because most of the cereal out there is so unhealthy. This looks amazing though. I will have to give this a try!
-Brandie
http://www.thestripedcoyote.wordpress.com
I love so much cereal, but never buy it because I eat it all LMAO! This looks like heaven and I’m sure it tastes amazing. Must try. Also, I’m obsessed with your anchor bowl!!!
Ok, these bowls are my FAVORITE! I only bought two because they were pricey and when I went back for more they were gone 😢
Oh no!!! Hopefully you can find more in the future!
ahh, Liz! loove this deliciousnessI I’m definitely trying this asap! looove anytrhing cinnamon! :D:D:D xx, Annie | Annie’s Beauty
Thank you lovely ☺️ Cinnamon is my fave too!!! Let me know if you do try it!!!
I sure will! 😉 xx
I’ve been out of touch with cereal, and I’m ready for it to make a comeback in my life especially if I can make it on MY OWN!?!? I had no idea making cereal was this simple! Thanks for sharing!
Definitely! Are you gluten free? Just curious, but gf or not you will love this cereal!!!
I was one of the lucky people who got to taste test this at work, it was AMAZING!!!!! So glad this recipe is up for me to try at home. Looks simple too 🙂
Woohoo Erika!! This is definitely one the kids will love but I’m betting you’ll need to make a double batch!!
Love this post liz! Looks just like the real thing!! And I love milk soaked cereal tooo! I hate injuring the roof of my mouth in the name of breakfast.
I also like the bowls. Very stylish.
Wow, this is amazing and so creative!
Wow so cool! need to try this for sure
Thanks Lyn!!! It’s really an easy recipe and tastes amazing!!!
looks so good Liz! I love cereal so I need this haha
I’m confident with your cooking skills you could make this in your sleep!!!
hahaha thanks Liz!
You are seriously one of the more creative bloggers I know, this is genius!
Awe geeze, thanks Dana! I’m just trying to justify eating cereal with no regrets haha 😉