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    Home » THM E Recipes » Copycat Cocoa Krispies

    Copycat Cocoa Krispies

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    Published: Jan 9, 2017 by Taryn

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    Sugar-Free, Trim Healthy Mama E Cocoa Krispies? Yup!

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    Nothing makes me feel more like a kid than sugar cereal. For Christmas, I let my kids each pick one box of junky cereal that I added to their presents. Breakfast is eggs most mornings in my house with cereal on the menu a few times a week. But it is normally healthy cereal and not the type full of food coloring and loaded with sugar. But I also decided years ago that everything has a place in moderation.

    My kids are allowed to have soda if we are at a party but we don't keep it in the house. They enjoy drinking flavored seltzer and naturally sweetened lemonade packets when they get a special drink. They have fruit for dessert most of the time but sometimes have candy or ice cream instead.

    Which brings me back to the sugar cereals that appeared Christmas morning. Fruit Loops does nothing for me but I did gaze longingly at both the Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cocoa Krispies. I've been craving cold cereal lately but haven't felt ambitious enough to make it.

    nutritional facts for Uncle Same cereal
    Adding the cocoa powder add a negligible amount of fat and carbs to the cereal's nutrition facts. Less than 1g of each. To stay under 5g of fat for an E just have a little less than the ¾ cup serving size.

    I decided to try Uncle Sam's cereal when I saw it at the local grocery store. When I poured it into my cereal bowl I noticed that it already looked like cocoa cereal. That's when the wheels started turning. I had the idea to melt down sweetener, add cocoa powder, and then toss the cereal in the chocolate syrup. And it worked. You even get the classic chocolate milk left in the bottom of the bowl.

    close up on Uncle Sam's cereal in a mixing bowl

    Uncle Sam's cereal is not grain or gluten free (which I do stick to most of the time) but it is on plan for Trim Healthy Mama. If you are gluten free you can try this method with any unsweetened gluten free cereal. For a low carb version, you can sub in unsweetened coconut flakes.

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    Copycat Cocoa Krispies - Sugar Free, THM E

    Ingredients:

    Uncle Sam cereal (or other unsweetened flake cereal of your choice)

    Sugar-Free Sweetener

    Cocoa Powder

    Note: I buy Uncle Sam cereal locally for under $4 a box. Here is a store locator if you want to check near you.

    milk being poured into small glass bowl of copycat cocoa krispies

    I love Fairlife milk. It has a lot less carbs than regular milk and is on plan for THM! I only had whole milk in my fridge though which made this a delicious crossover 🙂 To keep it as an E use a non-fat milk.

    And for another childhood favorite copycat try my Keto Pop Tarts!

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    Copycat Cocoa Krispies

    My Copycat Cocoa Krispies are Sugar Free and a THM E. They are a healthy alternative to that sugary favorite.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 192
    Author: Taryn

    Ingredients

    • 1 ten ounce box Uncle Sam cereal or other unsweetened flake cereal of your choice
    • ½ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
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    Instructions

    • In a small saucepan heat the sweetener over medium heat, stir frequently, until it is melted. Turn the heat off and whisk in the cocoa powder.
    • Drizzle the syrup over the cereal in a large bowl. Toss, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, until all the cereal has chocolate on it.
    • Spread on a baking sheet lined with wax paper to dry.

    Notes

    Notes on Sweeteners: 
    I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.
    To sub in Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 times the amount of sweetener called for. 
     
    To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
     
    Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 192 | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 0g | Iron: 0.1mg
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    1. Denise says

      April 07, 2022 at 9:28 pm

      I just made this tonight. Unfortunately I used pyure and had the same experience as others have mentioned. I hate wasting my special ingredients, so here is what I did. Ended up picking out all the little rocks of chocolate sugar. Dissolved in a small amount of hot water (I did not measure) It took a bit for it to dissolve. It was pretty watery, so I added 2 TBSP of peanut powder to thicken it up. I then stirred that through the cereal and put it on a cookie sheet and baked it at 300 for about 45 mins stirring every 15 mins. It was all guess work, but seems to have worked. Wanted to share for others who find themselves with Rock Pyure .5 stars

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    2. Kasey Ray-Stokes says

      January 20, 2022 at 4:58 pm

      This is so good, and it didn’t take very long or many ingredients to make! I eat it with Fairlife skim milk and it’s delicious!5 stars

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    3. Kate says

      March 27, 2021 at 8:58 pm

      Omw I just made this and I cannot stop eating it!! So amazing! I didn’t have any uncle sams cereal so I used puffed rice cereal and puffed millet. Before I started thm my favorite breakfast was cocoa crispies... so glad to be able to have them again!! Thanks for the recipe!5 stars

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    4. Jeanna Woods says

      January 25, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Taryn - WOW - life. changed. I had a box of Ezekiel flax cereal in the cupboard that I couldn't bring myself to open as in my head it was going to taste like sawdust (lol). When I saw this recipe, I decided to give it a shot! I made a double batch of chocolate sauce as the box was 17 oz and love it! Pre-THM I loved cereal right out of the box and this fits the bill! However, what prompted me to actually write a comment was today when I decided to eat the cereal with almond milk AND added a few tablespoons of chocolate whey powder to add some protein to my snack. O.M.G. Out of this world! Thank you for this recipe and all your other recipes and hard work. You and other THM bloggers have helped me to stay on the THM train for the past year, meet my weight loss goals, take my family along on my healthy journey, and maintain a healthy lifestyle while not feeling deprived! And of course thanks to Serene and Pearl for starting this journey in the first place.5 stars

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    5. Holly says

      January 23, 2019 at 9:50 pm

      These are amazing! They really do taste like cocoa krispies. I’m going to make another batch this weekend! Thank you.5 stars

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