Craving cereal on your low carb or grain-free diet? Fear not, you don’t have to forego the crunchy stuff with these 25 delicious homemade cereal recipes.
If you grew up in Canada like I did, you probably spent a large portion of your formative years eating Quaker Harvest Crunch for breakfast. I was never that much of a cereal fan, but a bowl of that granola from the orange box was always welcome. In fact, I was happy to eat it any time…breakfast, lunch or dinner. It was so good, so crunchy and so, so sweet. Addictively sweet. I shudder now to think of how much sugar was in what I assumed back then was a healthy option. No wonder I liked it so much.
Cereal is a tough one to give up when starting a low carb, grain-free or paleo diet. It’s easy to make, it’s tasty and it fills you up. For a little bit, anyway, before the subsequent carb crash. But you don’t have to give it up at all, as long as you are willing to make your own. And many of these recipes are almost as easy to make as grabbing the box from your cupboard and pouring cereal into your bowl. From granola to squares to hot cereals for a cold winter morning, we’ve got you covered.
Peanut Butter Power Granola from All Day I Dream About Food
Cinnamon Faux-st Crunch from I Breathe, I’m Hungry
Cocoa Pebbles from Maria Mind Body Health
Berry Nut Cereal from The Low Carb Diet
Maple Almond Hot Cereal from Lowcarb-ology
Cinnamon Crunch Cereal from All Day I Dream About Food
Butter Pecan Breakfast Porridge from Briana Thomas
Keto Cinnamon Coconut Cereal from Wicked Stuffed
Grain-Free Granola from Ditch the Carbs
Pumpkin Spiced Granola from Keto Diet Blog
Coconut Cacao Nib Granola from All Day I Dream About Food
Breakfast Muesli from Diet Doctor
Maple Pecan Granola from Swerve Sweetener
Warm Chia Porridge from A Home With Purpose
Coconutty Crunch from Linda’s Low Carb Recipes
Grain-Free Cream of Wheat from All Day I Dream About Food
Keto Butter Crunch from Full Fat Friendly
Krunchy Grain-Free Granola from Low Carb, So Simple
Cinnamon Pumpkin Flax Cereal from Low Carb Zen
Baked Spiced Granola from Peace, Love and Low Carb
Chocolate Hazelnut Granola from All Day I Dream About Food
Hazelnut Mocha Cereal from The Primitive Palate
Super Food Cereal from Healthy Living How To
Blueberry Morning Cereal from Maria Mind Body Health
Cinnamon Cranberry Coconut Crunch from Ginny’s Low Carb Kitchen
Thanks for including me! WOW! This is amazing… I had no idea there were this many low-carb cereal options!
You’re welcome! You’ve got some great recipes.
In your peanut butter power granola, can I use another nut besides pecan? I’m not much of a pecan or walnut fan. Maybe cashews or peanuts?
Sure, absolutely!
Hey there! Thanks for these wonderful recipes. Such a variety to choose from. I am allergic to eggs and dairy products, and now wheat, so I am very, very limited. Also, I just had dental surgery, so I’m going easy on the crunchy stuff. (But I know I can soak them to make them more digestible and softer.)
I want to share a quick recipe with you and your readers that I use occasionally. It is Warm Quinoa Cereal and tastes like baby porridge. It’s healthy and nutritious.
1 cup of almond milk (or milk of choice); 1/3 cup quinoa flakes (purchased at http://www.nuts.com); sweetener of choice; pinch of salt; toppings of choice (usually nuts or berries or banana). Heat the milk in medium saucepan. When it comes to a slight boil, drop in the flakes and salt. Remove from heat, stir and let the cereal cook for about 3 mins. Give it a final stir after 3 mins. It will be thicker and creamier and ready to serve.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow thank you.
What a superb round up and thank you for including me. I also make a chocolate grain free granola for my children (well that’s my excuse anyway 😉 ) and add berries and coconut cream.
Oh my word I will have to try some of the recipes above, all in the name of research of course.
Sending you some low carb love from far far away in NZ, xxx
Thanks, Libby!
This overview is great! Very excited to try some and add more variety to my breakfast routine.