Think you can’t have cereal on a keto diet? Think again, my friends! You don’t have to forego the crunchy breakfast treat anymore. These delicious low carb cereal recipes will make your morning fun again. This post has been updated to include some wonderful new 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.
But I don’t miss it anymore, not since I discovered that there are so many delicious ways to make keto and low carb cereals!
Can you have cereal on a keto diet?
Cereal is a tough one to give up when starting a low carb, grain-free, or paleo diet. It’s easy to put together, it’s tasty and it fills you up. For a little bit, anyway, before the subsequent blood sugar crash.
But it turns out that you don’t have to give it up at all, as long as you are willing to make your own. And many of these keto cereal 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.
The Best Keto Cereal Recipes
Low Carb Peanut Butter Power Granola
Keto Chocolate Cereal (Nut-Free)
Low Carb Pumpkin Spice Granola
More great keto cereal recipes from other bloggers
Butter Pecan Breakfast Porridge
Cinnamon Cranberry Coconut Crunch
Blueberry Hemp Breakfast “Oatmeal”
Crunchy Coconut Cluster Cereal
Marye says
Thanks for including me! WOW! This is amazing… I had no idea there were this many low-carb cereal options!
Carolyn says
You’re welcome! You’ve got some great recipes.
Michelle K says
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?
Carolyn says
Sure, absolutely!
Dorothy says
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.
Carolyn says
Thanks so much for sharing!
Tammy says
Wow thank you.
Libby at ditchthecarbs.com says
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
Carolyn says
Thanks, Libby!
Martine says
This overview is great! Very excited to try some and add more variety to my breakfast routine.
Tyler says
I love cereal for breakfast. Thanks for sharing…
alexis @ ketodiet says
This is a great idea for tomorrow’s breakfast 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
Misty Bailey says
Do you stay under 20 g of carbs a day? And is there somewhere I can read about your story? Thanks Misty Bailey
Carolyn says
Yes often I am under 20g, sometimes I am more like 30g total. To be honest, the best place to read my full story is my cookbook, The Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen. That’s where I talk a lot about how to approach keto, how I do keto, and how keto can work for you. Plus why I am keto in the first place!
Shane says
Cereals are among my favorite breakfast fare, so this is definitely good news for me! I can’t wait to try these recipes. Thanks for these helpful info!