Description
If you enjoy Grape Nuts® cereal, try making your own with this easy recipe. This cereal has a great crunch texture and is a bit sweeter than the commercial Grape Nuts® cereal. Why make your own? Because it’s addictive and much less expensive!
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
- Combine flour
- brown sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract; mix well. Pour mixture into prepared baking sheet and spread evenly with a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned and firm
- 20 to 25 minutes. Cool patty in the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
- Break cooked patty into chunks and put through a meat grinder
- using a coarse blade. Divide crumbs over two baking sheets.
- Bake in the oven until dry
- stirring every 10 minutes
- about 30 minutes. Allow crumbs to cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 12