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Copycat Gluten-Free Reese’s Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free)

March 12, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 66 Comments

Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese’s Puffs Cereal that’s vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day!

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

The wait is over, my gluten-free friends! Back in August, I teased you with this copycat version of Reese’s Puffs cereal and I heard you loud and clear…”No more teasers! We want the recipe!” I had actually planned on sharing this cereal as part of my “back-to-school” series, but since it contains a large dose of PEANUT, it didn’t fit with the top-8 allergy-free theme. There are a bunch of “peanut” containing recipes I have that do need to see the light of day on Strength and Sunshine sooner of later!

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

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You may or may not know, but cereal is one of my favorite foods (always has been!). I did make that ultimate gluten-free + vegan cereal list, back in the day (super outdated now!) “Ceriously” cereal is SO good! Although the options are much more limited due to food allergies and celiac, there are still a plethora of delicious ones to devour. I’m still waiting on Cap’n Crunch to be made gluten-free, though…my all time pre-celiac favorite! The only problem with it is that they use contaminated oat flour!

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

I didn’t make copycat Cap’n Crunch (yet!), but my love for chocolate and peanut butter + cereal, lead me to make some Reese’s Puff cereal instead! Funny enough, I never really ate Reese’s Puffs when I was growing up. I think my brother used to love it, but I can’t remember ever really eating it (shocker!) Before the ‘ole soy allergy came on and I was just a celiac, I used to CRUSH boxes of Envirokidz Leapin’ Lemurs cereal (the organic gluten-free equivalent to Reese’s Puffs cereal…but still contains soy). With all that said, the logical next step was a homemade chocolate peanut butter cereal!

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

I’m not going to “sugarcoat” it, but most breakfast cereals are “dessert”. There are 10 grams of sugar in a 3/4 cup serving of real Reese’s Puffs. Considering 3/4 cup is…no way the tiny amount any normal human would eat (except my mom), you’re packing in a whole lot of sugar in the morning! That goes for “organic” “healthy brand” cereals as well. Small servings with a whole lot of the sweet stuff. I don’t let it bother me too much; cereal is my own “indulgence” (you know how I feel about sugar), but still, something with so much sugar and carbs ends up leaving you starving an hour later.

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

I’m making everyone happy with this cereal (except no-no peanutters). We are #1 going grain-free with tigernut flour, peanut flour, and cocoa power, #2 sugar-free with good ‘ole swerve, #3 high protein, #4 low-carb, #5 easy ingredient list (just some applesauce and baking power to what I’ve already listen!) Gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, sugar-free, kid-friendly (loved), breakfast magic. Yea…you’re going to LOVE this copycat Reese’s Puffs cereal!

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese’s Puffs Cereal

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free)
 
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20 mins
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20 mins
 
Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day!
Author: Rebecca Pytell
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Peanut Puffs:
  • 1 Cup + 2 TB Tigernut Flour
  • ¼ Cup Peanut Flour
  • ¼ Cup Erythritol (or preferred granulated sweetener)
  • ½ Tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
  • Cocoa Puffs:
  • 1 Cup + 2 TB Tigernut Flour
  • ¼ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • ¼ Cup Erythritol (or preferred granulated sweetener)
  • ½ Tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In two separate bowls, mix together the peanut puff ingredients and the cocoa puff ingredients until you form two balls of stiff cereal dough (knead each well to incorporate the flavors throughout the dough).
  3. Now make tiny ¼ teaspoon sized balls with each of the dough mixtures and place these tiny balls evenly spaced out on a Silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  4. Bake the puffs for 10-15 minutes, stirring around every 5 minutes so they don't burn.
  5. At this point check them for softness and if still soft, bake another 10 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes as before until lightly golden brown and crisp.
  6. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1
3.5.3208

Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal (Vegan, Grain-Free) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Healthy, protein-packed, homemade cereal for breakfast? You will love this recipe for Copycat Gluten-Free Reese's Puffs Cereal that's vegan, grain-free, and sugar-free! Chocolate and peanut butter flavors are just what you need to kickstart your day! #cereal #reeses #breakfast #glutenfree #vegan #grainfree #sugarfree #kidfriendly

If you have the perk of little kiddos in the house, I’d suggest getting them to help you form those tiny ball puffs! (It can be a bit tedious!) Just tell them they can have ALL the cereal they want if they help you out! Whether you snack on these gluten-free Reese’s Puffs dry or pour a big bowl with some ice cold non-dairy milk (Silk’s unsweetened vanilla cashew milk is my jam), you and the fam will be in homemade “copycat” healthy cereal heaven!

So tell me:

+ Favorite SUGARY cereal? I’ll still say Cap’n Crunch even though I haven’t had it in over a decade!

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Comments

  1. Connie says

    March 19, 2018 at 10:18 am

    These look so good I wish I could eat peanut butter. You are so right about all the sugar in cereal, I very seldom let my kids eat cereal. Now that I am doing daycare I will use cereal once in a while for snacks but not for breakfast. One of my friend’s little boy who I use to watch tells his Mom cereal is for snacks, not breakfast since we had it for snack instead for breakfast haha.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 19, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      Cereal can be healthy and delicious for breakfast!

      Reply
  2. Chloe says

    March 18, 2018 at 7:44 am

    Oh these look delicious. I agree some breskfast cereals are just like having a dessert. Nice for an occasional treat

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 18, 2018 at 11:27 am

      O, but you know, dessert for breakfast is always a thing 😉

      Reply
  3. Robin says

    March 17, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    This the only thing I’ve seen someone make with Tiger Nuts besides horchata. Super cool!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 17, 2018 at 2:37 pm

      Wow, well then you need to look at my other recipes.

      Reply
  4. Mel says

    March 16, 2018 at 7:44 pm

    That’s really different from anything I’ve seen before! We don’t have peanut butter cereal around here in the UK. It looks lovely!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 17, 2018 at 7:30 am

      I’m sure you have some sort of peanut buttery cereal.

      Reply
  5. Carolyn says

    March 16, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    I love this healthier version of reeses puffs

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 16, 2018 at 5:57 pm

      Great!

      Reply
  6. Sharon says

    March 15, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    Oh wow Rebecca, these look amazing!!! I would never would have thought of making puffed cereal from scratch… or that it was even possible to do it by hand. I’ve never seen tigernut flour here in the UK, but I’ll check online. Do you think it could be substituted with any other flour (it doesn’t need to be GF for my family)

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 16, 2018 at 6:35 am

      I don’t know. I’ve only made it, my recipe, as stated.

      Reply
  7. Annaleid says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:09 am

    This sounds perfect for me! I’ve got food allergies but not peanuts 🙂 So I’ll definitely give these a try!
    xoxo Annaleid

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 15, 2018 at 2:07 pm

      Awesome! I hope you make some soon!

      Reply
  8. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    March 14, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    Fabulous, I wouldn’t have thought of making my own cereal.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 14, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      Super fun eats!

      Reply
  9. Glenny says

    March 14, 2018 at 11:02 am

    omg this looks so good! I’ll have to make time to make this one day as my hubs and i looove cereal <3

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 14, 2018 at 11:54 am

      This will be a fun way to enjoy it!

      Reply
  10. Sheena says

    March 14, 2018 at 9:04 am

    Omg i will have to try this out! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 14, 2018 at 10:20 am

      Thanks! Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  11. Megan says

    March 14, 2018 at 8:02 am

    Wow, never thought to make cereal! Good job!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 14, 2018 at 10:19 am

      Gotta get your brain thinking more!

      Reply
  12. Krystin says

    March 13, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    Okay, I need to try this! I eat way too much cereal so this recipe would be perfect for me!! Thanks for sharing, love that it’s vegan 🙂

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 2:26 pm

      You can never eat too much cereal 😉

      Reply
  13. Hope says

    March 13, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    This looks delicious! I hope to try to make it sometime soon.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 2:26 pm

      Awesome! Enjoy!

      Reply
  14. Rissa @ So Very Me says

    March 13, 2018 at 10:43 am

    I recently started keto and I think I may make this for “cheat” days. I LOVE eating cereal as a dessert! Thanks for sharing. I’m pinning this for later.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 2:25 pm

      Cereal is great for any meal in my opinion 😉

      Reply
  15. neil@neilshealthymeals.com says

    March 13, 2018 at 9:27 am

    I remember seeing Reeses Puffs Cereal when in the U.S on vacation. I was going to say I wish I’d tried it then, as you can’t get it in the shops here. But now I’ve got a similar but healthier recipe to try published here anyway. One that I CAN get the ingredients for. Nice one Rebecca!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 2:25 pm

      Whoop whoop! Indulge in all the American goodness now 😉

      Reply
  16. Claudia says

    March 13, 2018 at 8:51 am

    I haven ´t had breakfast cereals since I don ´t eat processed food anymore. So your recipe comes right away at a good time 🙂
    Thanks for sharing!
    Claudia

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      Perfect for you then!

      Reply
  17. Linda says

    March 13, 2018 at 7:16 am

    We are definite cereal lovers over here and who knew you could make it at home? I love the fact that it’s gluten free too! I can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 7:35 am

      Of course! You can make anything homemade, lol 😛

      Reply
  18. Danielle @ A Sprinkle of Joy says

    March 13, 2018 at 6:30 am

    How yummy does this sound!? I can imagine it took quite some time to roll all those balls!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 7:35 am

      Not that long, haha!

      Reply
  19. Shelby says

    March 13, 2018 at 5:45 am

    I think this is awesome! I will be trying this recipe out for my grandaughter! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 7:34 am

      She will love them!

      Reply
  20. Leslie says

    March 12, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    This is awesome! I don’t buy puff cereal because of all the sugar and gluten. Can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 7:33 am

      I bet, enjoy!

      Reply
  21. Angel says

    March 12, 2018 at 8:17 pm

    My sister absolutely loved these when we were younger. I told her about the recipe and she flipped. She was thrilled to get it. Can’t wait till we try it too!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 13, 2018 at 7:31 am

      Awesome! Bring on the cereal baking then!

      Reply
  22. Courtney Byers says

    March 12, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    OMG yum! I am a huge lover of these, but try to be healthy. The gluten-free option sounds amazing.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  23. candy says

    March 12, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    I swear we eat more cereal for snack and at night over breakfast in the morning. Everyone seems to have their very own favorite of course.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 2:16 pm

      As long as you get it in some time of day 😉

      Reply
  24. Jersey Girl Cooks says

    March 12, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Wow,I have never tried making my own cereal before. This is fantastic!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      Just like granola, but a lot more “recipe” like 😉

      Reply
  25. Leigh Suznovich says

    March 12, 2018 at 11:17 am

    Um, this is one of my favorite cereals and my husband’s as well. I know what I am going to try and make this week! Never would have thought to make it at home but you make it look really doable :-).

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      Sure is! You guys are in for a healthy treat!

      Reply
  26. Starr @ The Misfit Baker says

    March 12, 2018 at 11:17 am

    I love having cereal as an easy evening snack, but I am picky about which ones I buy because so many have sketchy ingredients… Can’t wait to try your version on Reece’s Puffs! I loved that stuff in my teens!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      Haha, well dry cereal snaking is always good 😉

      Reply
  27. Harmony, Momma To Go says

    March 12, 2018 at 11:07 am

    wow I never realized people can make their own cereal! how wild! Im not really a cereal eater, but I love some raisin bran every now and then

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 12:06 pm

      How are you not a cereal eater???

      Reply
  28. Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says

    March 12, 2018 at 10:00 am

    Yum! Reese’s puffs is my hubs absolute favorite cereal.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:24 am

      The chocolate PB combo always wins!

      Reply
  29. Katie Lemons says

    March 12, 2018 at 9:32 am

    Great post and recipe! I’ve never thought about making my own cereal before, but this is much more nutritious than store bought cereals. This will be particularly useful when my son gets a little older.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:23 am

      It will be a fun way to start the day!

      Reply
  30. Laura @ Mickey Chatter says

    March 12, 2018 at 9:09 am

    What a fun recipe, especially since cereal is a difficult area for anyone that is trying to stay gluten-free!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:23 am

      Eh, we have some great options!

      Reply
  31. Stefani @ Natural Paleo Family says

    March 12, 2018 at 8:02 am

    These look delicious and bring me right back to my childhood! Does it really only take 20 minutes to throw together?

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:22 am

      I guess that depends on how fast you can roll the puffs 😉

      Reply
  32. Jennifer says

    March 12, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Wow. These sound great. I’ve pinned for future use. Never thought to remake a cereal before.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:22 am

      Of course! Homemade versions of everything!

      Reply
  33. Cassidy Taylor-Memmory says

    March 12, 2018 at 7:07 am

    Oh my goodness, this sounds so delicious! Need a bowl of that to start my day off hehe!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      March 12, 2018 at 10:21 am

      Haha, yes 😉

      Reply

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