Looking for a healthy paleo-friendly breakfast recipe? Look no further! This comforting gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free coconut cinnamon cereal is amazing! Made with paleo friendly ingredients and coconut goodness!
Transitioning to a Paleo-friendly diet can be intimidating. You may wind up buying new ingredients that you have never even heard of before, let alone used – some of which can be pretty darn expensive.
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To help you navigate these waters and smoothly transition your family to this diet, Kelly has included a few special sections in Paleo Eats, including how to:
- Go Paleo without breaking the bank
- Find the freshest, “cleanest” veggies
- Work with new-to-you Paleo ingredients
- Rescue a culinary disaster
- Stock your Paleo pantry
- Recreate your own family-favorite recipes
Kelly takes the scary out of this healthy, delicious eating plan to give you confidence in your kitchen again!
Kelly was kind enough to let me share her delicious coconut cinnamon cereal recipe with our coconut loving community! Head over to the kitchen and make this recipe and after you taste it go to Amazon and buy her book! I know you’ll love it!
Coconut cinnamon cereal ingredients + substitutions
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon melted coconut oil
Possible substitutions: You can use a different sweetener if you prefer, such as honey, but I prefer maple syrup!
How to make coconut cinnamon cereal
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the coconut shreds and sunflower seeds in a food processor and grind for 30 seconds.
- Add the cinnamon, salt, maple syrup, egg, and coconut oil and pulse until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Cover with a second piece of parchment paper and with a rolling pin, roll to ¼-inch thick. Remove and discard the top piece of parchment paper.
- With a wet knife, score the dough into 1-inch squares.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and let sit on the pan for 15 minutes to allow it to crisp up.
- Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Recipes and Tips:
PrintCoconut Cinnamon Cereal
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon melted coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the coconut shreds and sunflower seeds in a food processor and grind for 30 seconds.
- Add the cinnamon, salt, maple syrup, egg, and coconut oil and pulse until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Cover with a second piece of parchment paper and with a rolling pin, roll to ¼-inch thick. Remove and discard the top piece of parchment
- paper.
- With a wet knife, score the dough into 1-inch squares.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and let sit on the pan for 15 minutes to allow it to crisp up.
- Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Paleo Eats: 111 Comforting Gluten-Free, Grain-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes for the Foodie in You
Don’t forget to check out Kelly’s new cookbook, Paleo Eats: 111 Comforting Gluten Free, Grain-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes for the Foodie in You, brings Paleo to life with food from the heart! Now you can once again eat the foods you grew up with like Southern Fried Chicken, Battered Onion Rings, Key Lime Pie, Ranch Dressing, and Fried Ice Cream, with all of the work done for you! Paleo can be both nutritious and delicious, and Kelly makes it easy! Even your pickiest eaters will ask for seconds of these Paleo recipes!
Any idea if the net carb content per serving? Awesome stuff
do you need to sprout the sunflower seeds before you mix it
instead of egg you can try applesauce – since this is or looks un-leavened you don’t need to worry much about puff or leavening agents here – an egg is about 3T. of liquid. This is from my baking tech book – I was a baking and pastry arts major way back in the day and now looking to convert all my know how with regular flours etc. to gluten free – it’s been a fun process. 😉 hope this helps.
I love this recipe for the coconut-sunflower seed cereal. A fantastic recipe. Thanks again for your wonderful and easy and healthy recipes.
What could I use for a egg replacement? Anyone have idea’s?
Remember Egg yolks block Magnesium uptake, and Magnesium is Extremely Important to the bodies over 300 daily functions , and has over 1000’s of uses in the body. but you could drop every other yolk, or take magnesium when
But Egg Whites dont have the same effect, i buy organic fed free range egg whites in a carton, I supplement with 1000mg per day of Magnesium, and 6000-IU of Vitamin D3, all this is for a very fast Brain and Body metabolism, Immune system, and to be pain free also add B-complex, Lots of coconut Oil and coconut products everyday
This sounds good, but I don’t have sunflower seeds on hand. Do you suppose that either almonds or almond flour would work just as well?
I have the same question! Anyone?
I just made this using Macadamia nuts ( have sensitivities to almonds and sunflower seeds) and it turned out fine. I also used honey ,When making again I will use less honey as it is sweeter than maple syrup.
Almonds and almond flour, as well as other nuts and flours, slow the metabolism and slow the Brain, I would Not suggest any Nuts except Coconut, as Coconut does not have this slowing effect on the Brain and Metabolism. Nut can also be rancid or have mold and mildew on them when you get them.