Copycat Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal
Kashi's healthy, crunchy, sweet cereal made at home!
Ingredients
- 3 cups of puffed barley
- 1 cup of steel cut oats
- 1 cup of TVP total vegetable protein
- 2 tablespoons of flax seed
- 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
- 1/2 cup of sliced / whole almonds or other nut of choice*
- 4 egg whites**
- 1/4 - 1/3 cup of all natural sweetener: Agave syrup maple syrup, or honey (add more for a sweeter cereal)
- 1 - 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon - dependent upon how cinnamony you want it
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites and sweetener. Add to dry ingredients and mix very well, ensuring all is coated with egg whites. The egg whites act as a binder which is what gives you the crispy nuggets of goodness.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add mixture in an even layer.
- Bake in middle rack for 12 - 15 minutes (check for crispy level), then remove from oven and flip cereal. Here is where you'll have large chunks - flip them but ensure that you rearrange so that it lies flat again to the baking pan.
- Bake for another 10-13 minutes.
- Cool and then store in an airtight container.
Notes
*Add any additional nuts / dried berries you want! ** Don't throw away those egg yolks! Make some Mayonnaise: http://www.servedfromscratch.com/mayonnaise-from-scratch/Make some Chocolate Pudding: http://www.servedfromscratch.com/chocolate-raspberry-pudding/