I love playing around in the kitchen. Although I must admit, sometimes things don't turn out exactly how I plan. This cereal, for example, falls in the category of happy accident. I was trying to develop some kind of homemade cocoa puffs. I love the flavor of these, but they do not have the consistency/texture of cocoa puffs. So I'll have to try again on that front. This cereal is more like tiny chocolate nutella cookies. So that's pretty awesome. Pretty unhealthy. But I never said this was a health food post. 🙂
Nutella Breakfast Cereal, makes 2 large servings.
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 cup corn syrup or honey
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons Nutella
In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and stir until a thick and somewhat crumbly dough forms. Lightly cover your hands in flour and pinch off very small pieces of dough. Roll into tiny balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The smaller the balls the better. 🙂 Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and rotate the balls so they don't burn on one side. Bake for an additional 12-15 minutes until crunchy but still a tiny bit soft in the center.
Now pour on the milk! If you don't end up eating all of the cereal, then store in an air tight container for 2-3 days. If you wanted to make a larger batch, I bet these could freeze fairly well. If you try that let us know your results. Have fun experimenting! xo. Emma
I tried this out and it ended up hard and not tasting like nutella at all 🙁
YUMMY! That looks scrumptious.
Seriously!? Must make this
Obviously these look beyond AMAZING, but I can’t help but imagine some cookiebutter ones mixed in with these!!!
The nutella craze is so great! Being Italian/Mexican, Nutella was a part of our childhood, but only recently have I been seeing it pop all over the place and the recipes are super creative. Thanks for sharing!
sandra
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This looks so good! I’m trying to eat healthier though, but chocolate seems to be popping up everywhere I look!
How good does that look?!? And it may not be “healthy” but it has to be healthier than boxed cereal, right? 🙂
I would love to try this!
When you say cocoa – are you using cocoa powder or cocoa for hot chocolate? Making this morning for my kids – before they wake up!! Thanks! It’ll make a great Saturday surprise and make mom cool for 2.5 minutes! hahah
Hello nutella! Great breakfast idea – I never knew you could make your own cereal. Mind blown!
x
I’ve never, ever, ever thought to make my own cereal! I love this!
And I was on a diet until now.
I absolutely love this idea, Emma! I love Nutella and I can’t wait to try this at home!
This cereal looks wonderfully delicious! My daughter sent me the link to this recipe. Both she and I have Celiac Disease. Every time I bake something I know my young grandsons will love to eat I have to make it gluten-free by default so that my daughter and I can eat it, too. I will make this cereal gluten-free, of course, with a combination of almond flour and some other gluten-free flour (probably sweet rice flour, so that that the dough will have a bit more hold). Your recipe is a super creative use of Nutella!
yummy! 😀
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My boyfriend is a fanatic about both Nutella and chocolately cereal. This is definitely something I’ll be surprising him with. We had a tiff yesterday and I think this is just the thing to help make it up to him, along with a good apology 🙂
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Mm they do look fab!
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
I love so much the idea of making your own cereal. I know that it’s easy to make the healthy oats and grains stuff, but I’ve never considered making the not-so-healthy, incredibly delicious puffed chocolate ones! Thanks for sharing.
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I love chocolate. and chocolate makes happy.
These cereals or cookies, whatever, look really delicious!!:)
everything is so simple, but looks so god damn chic and soo delicious. Your photographs are definitely something else:)
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Kisses,
S.
Wow, I never knew you could make something like that yourself! What a great idea!