Homemade Cocoa Puffs
Cocoa Puffs are one of those childhood foods that I can’t seem to outgrow. I can easily eat a box myself in a single seating,
{not that I am speaking from experience}
but I know that it’s not the breakfast of champions, and we eat them rarely.
Oh, but they are good, so I wanted to try a homemade version.
For some reason, chocolate seems appropriate for breakfast if it’s homemade.
Now I know these are not exactly like the original, but I can pronounce every single ingredient in them, and a small bowl will fill you up!
AND…they’re chocolate ๐
Ingredients
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup of almond meal
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp Greek yogurt {or coconut oil}
Instructions
- in the bowl of a stand mixer combine all of the ingredients
- it may appear as if the dough is too crumbly, but it will come together
- pinch off just a bit and roll into balls {about the size of a blueberry}
- bake @375 for 15 minutes
- allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container
- the puffs will keep for about a week
The puffs are very chocolaty and slightly sweet; if you like a sweeter cereal simply add a few tablespoons of sugar to the dough.
I should ย have made a larger batch, because these didn’t ย live to see morning.
Enjoy!
more breakfast goodness
OMG, how cool are these!!!??!?!?
thanks Ashley
Healthy and fabulous. Homemade is always so much better if it can be done.
Carolyn
I agree completely – thanks so much
What an awesome idea! Now I’m craving a giant bowl of these!!!
thanks so much
Homemade cereals? I’m under a huge impression! I must try it one day ๐
hope you enjoy them…thanks for stopping by
What a great idea Heather! I’m a sucker for the sugary cereals so I know I’d enjoy this recipe for sure! ๐
thanks Liz…these are not nearly as sweet, but still SO good!
Oh my goodness! I just started a healthier healthy diet and these have things that are good in them! Wow! But I LOOOOOVE Reeces Puffs … suggestions for making a peanut butter version too?
combine everything – except the cocoa powder
divide the dough in half
add 2tbsp cocoa to one half
and then 2 tbsp pb to the other
bake according to the recipe
Have you checked the grocery store for powdered peanut butter? They also make chocolate peanut butter powder as well. Might be worth a check. They carry them at our Target store as well. Here is a link for a picture: http://www.gnc.com/PB2-with-Premium-Chocolate/product.jsp?productId=15329566
I am so very impressed that you’ve gone and made homemade cocoa puffs!! My girls would lose their mind over these. Now I’ve got to give it a try.
I’m fairly certain my kids want to live with you! This is their favorite cereal! Awesome Heather!
well,the more the merrier I suppose:)thanks Tanya
Coincidence that you posted this on my birthday and this is my favorite cereal! I think not! Seems like fate to meee!!! Thank you so much!
Happy Birthday Rebekah!!
Is it possible to make these without almond meal? It’s the only ingredient I don’t have yet.
of course, I just like to add a little nutrition ๐
Have you tried using whole wheat flour? Either pastry or white whole wheat.
I haven’t , but I’m sure it would work
Oh my gosh Heather. I have never thought to make my own cereal. This is a genius recipe. My daughter would love it.
thanks Christie, it’s something I have wanted to do for LONG time
These look amazing!! Anyway they could b made with gluten free flour?? Just curious as I’m supposed to b switching to a gluten free diet and I would love to continue to eat tasty things like this! Lol. Thanks ๐
I plan on tying them with rice flour, but not sure how they will turn out
Okay seriously. This is amazing. I need to make these with peanut butter to mimic Reese’s puffs.
that’s on my list this week:) my kids favorite cereal
Genius!!!
thanks erin
What an amazing idea, heather! Pinning ๐
thanks for sharing!
Heather – I used to go “coo-coo for coco puffs” when I was a kid! Love this recipe and can’t wait to try it!
me too Martha!
This is amazing! I so want to try this!
I’d love to have you share this and/or any other recipe at Wednesday Extravaganza – A Foodie Link Party! Hope to see you there ๐
http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/1/post/2013/06/wednesday-extravaganza-34.html
thank you so much for the invite
Oh wow! I would never have thought of homemade cocoa puffs! That’s a really fun idea, Heather.
Found your site through Whimsy Wednesdays! And now, I am totally in love with it. Hope you visit soon!
Cheers,
Tammy (& Catherine) of Living the Gourmet
thanks so much, and I will definitely return the visit ๐
I never would have thought to make homemade cereal. This looks really good! I hope you’ll stop by and link up at my party this week! http://www.livingbettertogether.com/2013/06/tgif-link-party-no-2.html
Have a great weekend!
Rebecca
thank you for the invite Rebecca
I made these, they don’t taste like cocoa puffs but they are a nice snack. Imwill try the peanut butter version next.
I mentioned in my post that they don’t taste like the store bought, mainly because I wanted them to be a healthier alternative. You could certainly add sugar and leave out the almond ; this would give you a sweeter puff that was not as dense.
amazing!! Love these! Never thought to make my own cereal… Pinned of course! Thanks so much for sharing on Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker. I hope to see you again on Monday night!
thanks karyn! I’ll be there ๐
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Hi there! I run a blog called Floptimism, and I’ve started a weekly post called the Weekend Wrap-Up where I feature some of my favorite web finds from the past week. I wanted to let you know that I loved this “healthified” cereal recipe so much that I included it in my round-up. Thank you for such a great idea, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
http://floptimism.blogspot.com/2013/07/weekend-wrap-up-screaming-for-ice-cream.html
thank you so much, I’ll be sure to check it out
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Oh wow! I loooove cocoa puffs and have NO self control with them. I’m pinning this now, thank you!
I am exactly the same way!
Still think that this is the coolest recipe ๐
Do you mind if I use it for the Food Fight? (Photo only and linked back, of course!)
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whoa, homemade cocoa puffs? this is amazing. and i love chocolate, and any excuse for chocolate for breakfast, well count me in!
my thoughts exactly!
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Is the greek yogurt necessary? Just wondering.
I use it to make the cereal without any other added fat – but you could try it without – replacing it with butter or oil
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Wow!! Just made these with oat flour and they are fabulous thank you!!
glad you enjoyed them!
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I made these but used half whole wheat flour and half Unbleached white flour and followed the recipe exactly. Are yours heavy? Hard? Maybe I cooked for too much time. I want a way to fluff them up. Any ideas? I love that you have shared this recipe.
whole wheat flour will of course make them heavier, it has a completely different texture than white flour, and a shorter cooking time will help with them being too hard – everyone’s oven cooks at a slightly different temperature.
Can I use something besides almond meal?
you could try oat flour or corn flour to still stay away from whet, but I have no idea how they would turn out
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Hi,is there a way to make trix cereal out of this recipe?
I would think so, if you could find fruit flavors in place of the chocolate. but I have not tried anything like that
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