Copycat Cocoa Krispies
Sugar-Free, Trim Healthy Mama E Cocoa Krispies? Yup!
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.
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.
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.
Copycat Cocoa Krispies – Sugar Free, THM E
Ingredients:
Uncle Sam cereal (or other unsweetened flake cereal of your choice)
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.
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
Ingredients
- 1 ten ounce box Uncle Sam cereal or other unsweetened flake cereal of your choice
- 1/2 cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
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
Nutrition
For more great THM E recipes try my Gluten Free Sprouted Bread and Single Serve Baked Oatmeal.
Can I make this using cooked white or brown rice?
No, it would be soggy, not crispy like cereal.
Will this work in this recipe? https://theconscientiouseater.com/homemade-bran-flakes-cereal/#mv-creation-353-jtr
I think that would work. Maybe try a small batch to test it. And please lmk how it turns out!
Can I use puffed rice in this recipe?
I think that would work but I don’t think it would get crispy. The Uncle Sam cereal is crisp already. Puffed rice is normally pretty soft.
Will this work with rice and rice krispies?
Yes, I think you could use the plain rice krispies to make them chocolate and sweetened without sugar.
Can I Use plain white or brown rice in this recipe? I want to make this from scratch with all capital letters because I’m a DIY-er by blood.
I’m not sure. Sorry!
Can I use regular sugar for this recipe please?
I think regular sugar would work but I haven’t tested it.
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 .
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!
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!
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.
These are amazing! They really do taste like cocoa krispies. I’m going to make another batch this weekend! Thank you.
This turned out amazing. I followed the recipe to a tee. I am so happy to have “cocoa krispies” that are healthy. I haven’t enjoyed them for years and years. Now I can!!!
Post Grape Nut Flakes are very similar to Uncle Sam Cereal minus the flax seed. It’s made from wheat and barley. Not gluten free though.
Did you ever make a peanut butter version using Uncle’s Sam’s? I thought I saw one, but I can’t find it anywhere…
I have not but I’m sure you can mix in some defatted peanut powder.
I love this recipe! It helps me with my late night craving for something sweet and chocolatey.
I always make a double batch. Thanks so much!
Anybody had success doing this with erythritol? I tried it with Pyure and it turned hard before it would cost the cereal. Maybe if I’d ground the Pyure to be like Gentle Sweet?
I don’t think grinding it would help since you just melt it anyway.
Mine crystalized using Pyure as well. I guess I will need to get some gentle sweet to make this.