Cocoa Pebbles
I grew up on cereal and skim milk. I often had it as a ‘bed-night-snack’ as a kid. Habits are hard to break and that one was probably my hardest habit I had to stop.
If you are craving cereal on your keto diet, you must try this delicious remake of my favorite Cocoa Pebbles!
Cocoa Pebbles
1/2 cup vanilla egg white protein
3/4 cup peanut flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup coconut oil OR NATURAL almond/peanut butter*
4 TBS Swerve confectioners
2 TBS water (just enough to hold dough together)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a medium bowl, stir together the protein powder, nut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the peanut butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the butter lumps are smaller than peas. Stir in the water and sweetener to form a stiff dough. On parchment paper (lightly greased), roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into small diamond shapes with a pizza cutter. Place parchment onto cookie sheets. Bake for 7-10 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges, are lightly browned (I broke up pieces and baked another 3 minutes to crisp up the pieces). Remove from oven to cool. Makes 3-4 servings.
***You could also use coconut oil in place of the peanut butter. This would allow you to store longer since coconut oil is shelf stable and doesn’t need to be refrigerated. Serve with Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk! YUM
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (3/4 cup with 1 cup milk)
POST Cocoa Pebbles with 1 cup skim milk = 240 calories, 42 carbs, 3g fiber
“Healthified” Pebbles with 1 cup almond milk = 195 calories, 17g fat, 8g protein, 5.5 carbs, 2.8g fiber (78% fat, 16% protein, 10% carbs)
1 serving of “Healthified” Cereal = 165 calories, 15g fat, 7.3g protein, 4.5 carbs, 1.8g fiber (81% fat, 17% protein, 10% carbs)
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I am so encouraged as I know that I will surely shed the rest of my excess weight. Having dropped 26 pounds with no exercise or supplements to support me just think what will happen as I add those in as part of my health care regime.
Thank you soooo much Maria for what you are doing. God Bless – KaraAnn”
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I am having problems finding peanut flour. Can I substitute almond or coconut?
You can find peanut flour at http://www.netrition.com
Or you can use almond flour;)
Is PB2 by Bell Plantation the same as peanut flour? I have PB2 but no peanut flour… I am thinking it should work!
I have a junk food addicted friend and this might help me get him to eat better. Think I will make him a batch!
Thanks Maria!
I don’t think it is. You could try it and let me know how it turns out! Otherwise you can get peanut flour here: http://astore.amazon.com/marisnutran05-20/detail/B0052OOYO2
it is the same thing with one exception: PB2 has added sugar…peanut flour, the one that Maria recommends, has no sugar added.
Is there a substitute for Peanut flour? We are allergic here. Thanks
Hi, Just peanuts or almonds too? I would suggest almond flour instead. 🙂
Hi Maria
Is there a substitute for the whey powder?
Thanks.
Sorry, not in this recipe. It’s what holds it together. You can try egg white protein or pea protein powder. 🙂
http://astore.amazon.com/marisnutran05-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=56
How long does this store in the cabinet?
I keep mine in the fridge. These don’t have any preservatives like the store bought ones. 🙂
Does it fresh long?
If you need it to last longer, I make large batches and store in freezer. It lasts a couple months in there. 🙂
Maria,
If I use coconut oil, do I want it in a liquid form when I add it?
Thanks,
Diana
I don’t melt it first. I just mix it in, but you can if you like. I measure when it is solid though. 🙂
Thank you!
Maria,
I love your recipes, blog, and your books (yes, I have them all). I tried this recipe, and it didn’t look as good as your picture (I think I rolled the dough too thin), but tasted fantastic! It ‘crunched’ up as it cooled, and stayed crunchy even in the fridge. It was a wonderful treat to be able to have ‘cereal’ again. Will be making several batches so I can have it on hand. Thank you for all you do, and please don’t ever stop!!!! LeeAnn
Thank you! 🙂
BTW..just wanted to mention. I made this again (triple batch) and instead of rolling it out, I kinda left them like ‘pebbles’ similar to a cereal of a smiliar name. Just mixed them, turned it out onto the parchment paper and spread them out. Turned out fabulous!
Thanks! 🙂
How many grams of fat does this have? 🙂
Updated above. 🙂
I made this yesterday but didn’t roll them out like a previous poster mentioned but left it as “pebbles” and dusted it with confectioners Swerve to taste and when I put unsweetened almond milk and a touch of heavy cream on it I could swear I was eating crushed Oreos. Omg I missed cereal so much but this was an unexpected amazing boost of yumminess. I will have to double this recipe I’m sure!
Thanks!
Hi I was just wondering if I could substitute the vanilla whey protein for chocolate whey protein? I don’t have any jay Robb vanilla whey protein right now. Thank you.
That will work. You can add unsweetened cocoa powder to get the chocolate flavor. 🙂
I’ve been reading some of your recipes & your info about health & it makes my head spin. I’m going to start trying to make some of your recipes & try to get my family to be healthy. My youngest has psoriasis for the past 12 years & is now taking Humara. Very picky eater & would love to live off of ice cream & bread if she could. Thanks for all the work you do in writing about how bad sugar is. Wish me luck!
You can do it. You will be thankful you did once you see all the benefits (moods, focus, skin, digestion, etc.) 🙂
How many 1cup servings does this make?
About 2. 🙂
I’ve been reading all your awesome recipes. What are some good replacements for almond and peanut flour? My son has allergies to both. Normally if it calls for almond…I will replace with coconut. But what if the recipe calls for almond flour and coconut flour. What do you replace the almond flour with? Or do you just double the coconut? I know that coconut doesn’t always work depending on the recipe. For example: ALL your cereals. I’m not sure what to replace the almond and peanut flour with.
Here is a good chart for converting from almond to coconut flour. 🙂
http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/chai-tea-glazed-twinkies-and-donuts/
I have the chart already:) I do that when it calls ONLY for almond flour. But if the recipe has BOTH almond and coconut. I wasn’t sure what to do there. For example this cereal… would it still have the same texture if you replaced the peanut flour with coconut flour? Are there other nut free flours(besides coconut)with textures similar to the ones in your recipes?
Yes, that gets more tricky and probably takes trail and error getting the batter right. There aren’t a lot of great options outside of nuts. Hemp seed flour is one. Maybe sunflower seed flour. 🙂
Thank you!! We’ll keep working on it. I really wanted to make all your cereals and have them on hand. My boys love cereal:)
Yum! I made this cereal and it is very good. 🙂
I have a question though. I was only able to get 2 C of (baked) cereal from the amount of ingredients in your recipe. In the directions it states 4 servings. The Nutritional information states a serving is 1 C.
Any idea what I might have done wrong?
I fixed it above. The box cereals go by 3/4 cup serving. 🙂
Thank you!
Do u think sunflower seed flour is a good alternative to the peanut flour? I don’t like to use peanuts for my little one….I have used almond flour and coconut flour in your recipes without issue but thought sunflower seeds might be a more similar flavor??
That should work. 🙂
Dear Maria,
I love all your recipes! Could I replace the nut flour in granola recipes with coconut flour (due to allergy to nuts) and if so should I reduce the amount?
Thanks
Thanks! Yes, you can use this chart to help convert.
http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/chai-tea-glazed-twinkies-and-donuts/
Wanted to tell you that I love this cereal! It’s my favourite. My husband’s favorite is your “blueberry morning” recipe.
I made this for breakfast this morning with a little change. I had made your healthified crackers without Parmesan cheese the other day… I used vanilla whey and added vanilla and cinnamon. They reminded me of cinnamon toast crunch, but harder. So I made this cereal without the cocoa powder and added the same things(vanilla & cinnamon), and upped the whey to replace the cocoa. It was delicious! A little crumbly, but great with the almond milk.
I’m going to try it again but maybe a 1/4 cup of almond meal instead of whey. I will let you know how it turns out later. 🙂
I just LOVE your cereal recipes!!!
Thank you!
Dang, girl. This is unreal. I could barely get it in the oven, the dough alone was so good. Thank you so much for your recipes. I have all your cookbooks and just pre ordered your latest.
Following your recipes my 90 yr old father in law’s ha1c went from 6.9 to 5.1 in three months! Thank you!
Thanks!
I have been meaning to update you on my revision of this cereal. First of all, I always have to double the batch and then I make it at least twice a week since my 10-month old and 2-year old both love it. They would live on this cereal if I let them. 😀
I make a double batch without the cocoa (so my little guy can eat it too) and replace that with 2-3 teaspoons of coconut flour. Then add cinnamon and vanilla and up the oil and water just a bit. It is AMAZING. I can’t keep it on the shelf. It just disappears. 😉
Yum!! Thanks!
Hi Maria,
I tried to make this cereal recipe today and followed all your directions. I have some concerned about the carbohydrate content as written in your recipe.
My carb calculation is 57 gram in total and if I divide it into 4 servings then it is 14 grams per serving, I am more concerned as I am making this for my 10 year old type 1 diabetic. Could you please clarify your calculation.
Thank you.
No. You may be calculating with a high carb protein powder.
The dough was so good, I couldn’t bake it. I just made it into nice little chocolate peanut butter protein balls and keep it in the refrigerator… Yum! I might even dip them in chocolate, like truffles….
Great idea!!!
Amazon in Canada has a peanut flour (actually, it’s peanut butter flour) that isn’t defatted, like the product you recommend. Would it work if it isn’t defatted? The product you recommend doesn’t seem to be available at Amazon.ca.
Yep
first I want to Thank you for all your Great recipes I have purchased 3 of your cookbooks and find them very helpful . I have been following the keto diet now for approx. 7 months and have lost 40 lbs. When my grandchildren come for sleepovers they want cereal so I want to make this healthified version for them. I just have one question In place of whey powder can I use a bone broth protein powder from Epigenetic Labs promoted by Ty Bollinger. Or are whey powder and protein powder two different products.
Thank you!!!!
Yes. You can use that protein powder.