Think low carb cereal doesn’t exist? 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. 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.
Can you have cereal on a low carb diet?
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 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 low carb 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.
Low Carb Peanut Butter Power Granola
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
Low Carb Pumpkin Spice Granola from A Sweet Life
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
Marye says
February 19, 2015 at 9:59 amThanks for including me! WOW! This is amazing… I had no idea there were this many low-carb cereal options!
Carolyn says
February 19, 2015 at 10:13 amYou’re welcome! You’ve got some great recipes.
Michelle K says
February 19, 2015 at 1:30 pmIn 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
February 19, 2015 at 2:54 pmSure, absolutely!
Dorothy says
February 22, 2015 at 8:40 amHey 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
February 22, 2015 at 8:41 amThanks so much for sharing!
Tammy says
June 8, 2017 at 3:11 pmWow thank you.
Libby at ditchthecarbs.com says
February 22, 2015 at 5:31 pmWhat 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
February 22, 2015 at 7:00 pmThanks, Libby!
Martine says
March 7, 2016 at 2:27 amThis overview is great! Very excited to try some and add more variety to my breakfast routine.
Tyler says
January 26, 2018 at 10:01 amI love cereal for breakfast. Thanks for sharing…
alexis @ ketodiet says
January 29, 2018 at 12:16 pmThis is a great idea for tomorrow’s breakfast 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
Misty Bailey says
July 8, 2018 at 10:39 pmDo you stay under 20 g of carbs a day? And is there somewhere I can read about your story? Thanks Misty Bailey
Carolyn says
July 9, 2018 at 11:46 amYes 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
January 3, 2019 at 8:46 pmCereals 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!