Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Better than store-bought Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Yes, you can make cinnamon toast crunch at home. It’s way easier than you think, and yes, it will be better than the boxed stuff, so much better. This cereal is extra crunchy, has a touch of butter, is flaky, perfectly sweet, and heavy on the cinnamon. Every bite is roll your eyes back good. It’s best enjoyed any time of day…with milk, as an ice cream topping, or simply by the handfuls.
Well, this is an exciting Tuesday. We’re making homemade cinnamon toast crunch and it’s truly one of my best recipes yet.
You guys? This cereal is so good. It brings back all the best childhood memories. And honestly, it’s not only a million times better than the boxed stuff, but it’s also simple to make. If you can roll out pie dough, you can bake up your own homemade cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Plus…it’s going to be so fun!
cinnamon toast crunch before baking
The Inspiration.
There was a lot of inspiration from different places for this recipe, so let me walk you through it all.
First and foremost, as a kid cinnamon toast crunch was my favorite cereal (then Cheerios, but I was never that into any other cereals). I’m really not sure how one could not love cinni toast crunch…it’s one of the best cereals out there. If the boxed stuff wasn’t so bad for me, I’d probably still eat it regularly. I’ll forever love anything cinnamon toast.
Two, after making homemade Twix bars, homemade Chocolate Fudge Pop Tarts, and then, homemade Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts, I was left wanting to create more homemade versions of my childhood favorites. Something about quarantine life has left me wanting all the nostalgic foods from my past. Is that weird? I don’t know, but I sure am having a lot of fun creating (and improving) on the boxed foods we all ate (and loved) growing up.
Next, most everyone is home right now. Many of you are home with your kids and they are bored. I don’t personally have kids, but I have my little sister, Asher, visiting me often…and she is bored. Asher’s favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch…though she’s never had the boxed kind. My parents just don’t buy that stuff anymore (correction – Asher says she has had it at her cousins in Cleveland). But I’ve made this homemade version before and Asher has always loved it. When I told her what I was making on Sunday, her eyes widened with excitement and we had a lot of fun baking this together. So, my point? This is a great recipe to bake up if you have bored kids at home.
And finally, with summer so close, I feel like a bowl of homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch would be the perfect lazy summer morning breakfast. No cooking, just add cold milk…a chill laid back morning with a bowl of sweet, crunchy breakfast cereal.
Pretty darn close to perfect, right?
PS. dying to know what everyone’s favorite cereal was/is? Are you all about Cinnamon Toast Crunch? What’s your favorite? Please…do share.
Here are the steps…
This cinnamon toast crunch cereal is simple. As I mentioned, if you can roll out pie dough, you can make cinnamon toast crunch. It’s a very simple mix of whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, butter, vanilla, and a touch of sugar too. Just seven ingredients. All of which you can find in your pantry and fridge.
At least that’s my hope.
The cinnamon adds flavor directly to the dough. The butter creates a flaky bite, the vanilla adds flavor, and the sugar sweetens it all up. Start by mixing together the cinnamon and sugar. See, super simple.
Now, mix up the dough. I like using the food processor to easily mix the dough and create the flakiest, crunchiest cereal, but you can simply use your hands as well. Once the dough is mixed, it’s time to roll it out.
The key is to roll the dough pretty thin, I’m talking about the thickness of a quarter. This will give you the crunchiest cereal.
Once the dough is rolled out, I then transfer it to a sheet of parchment paper, brush with butter, and sprinkle with that cinnamon sugar. At this point, cut the dough into little tiny squares.
Next, transfer the parchment paper to a baking sheet and separate the squares, spacing them apart. After a lot of testing, I find the method of cutting the dough first and then transferring to a baking sheet to be the easiest, and to work the best.
Finally, you bake. No chilling needed, just bake for a little over ten minutes, the smells are wonderful. You can eat warm, but these are best once cool. As they cool they become crunchy and so delish.
And that’s pretty much it. Could not be simpler, and the end result is roll your eyes back good.
The real question…do they taste like the original?
Well, I don’t know for sure. It’s been a while since I had my last bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, but this cereal does taste really, really good. And if my memory serves me correctly, yes these taste just like cinnamon toast crunch. But Asher says…better. You can really taste the real cinnamon with undertone flavors of vanilla and sweet butter.
And everyone’s second question…can you enjoy this cereal with milk? YES, you can. And it’s beyond GOOD. It’s also great by the handful or when served atop ice cream or even yogurt. The options are endless, but for me, it’s best with cold milk or just by the handful for snacking. What’s your pick?
And guys, that’s about it. This cereal is the simplest to make and every single ingredient is a pantry staple. Meaning you have zero excuses to not bake these up this week. Promise it will be fun, and yes, so delicious!
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Looking for other homemade favorites? Here are a few…
Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
Homemade Healthy Samoas Cookies
Lastly, if you make this homemade cinnamon toast crunch cereal, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Simple to make, uses only 6 pantry staple ingredients, healthier, way better than the box, fun to make, and so delicious!!!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour (or additional all-purpose flour)
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) cold salted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2-4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
Instructions
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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the cinnamon sugar. In small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cinnamon and the sugar.
2. In a food processor, combine the whole wheat flour, flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, and butter. Pulse until the mix clumps together to form pea-size balls. Add the vanilla, and 1/2 cup cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together and forms a ball. If the dough feels dry, add 1-2 tablespoons additional water.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and form into a ball. Divide the dough in half. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the dough as thin as you can, preferably an 1/8-inch thick (about the thickness of a quarter). Transfer the dough to a large piece of parchment paper. Brush the dough with melted butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar, gently pressing the sugar into the dough. Cut into 1/2-inch squares. Repeat with the remaining dough.
4. Carefully transfer the parchment paper to a baking sheet. Separate the squares, spacing them a 1/2 inch apart.
5. Bake 12-14 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool completely, then store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Enjoy...with milk, a top ice cream, or simply by the handful.
Recipe Notes
To Make Gluten Free: Use an equal amount of your favorite gluten free flour blend in place of the all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour. I recommend Cup4Cup gluten free flour.
If you don't have a Food Processor: You can use your fingers to mix the butter with the flour until the butter is pea sized. Slowly drizzle in the cold water as directed.
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Genius!! I love C.T.Crunch and happen to have a ton of WW pastry flour on hand from when I made homemade Graham Crackers. The process is actually very similar after reading your recipe. I am loving the melted coconut oil with cinn/sugar. Mmm, I bet your house smelled heavenly while baking!
I am impressed that you got these so light! The only downside to my homemade grahams was that they werent as light and airy as storebought…whereas your cereal looks about a million times better! Pinned!
Wow! Thanks Averie! I have to say I was really surprised how well they turned out. I was worried they would be dense and not buttery, but they tasted perfect! Oh and yes, the house smelled amazing!
Thank you!
hi,
in the Instructions (section 2) u r writing to put the brown sugar but in the ingredients u mention only 1/8 cup of regular sugar… can u write the amount of brown sugar please?
Thanks!
Sabrina, Israel
The amount of brown sugar is 1/3 cup and I fixed the recipe. Sorry about that and thank you for letting me know!
10x! It looks so tasty and now i can try it 🙂
So fun. And so much better for you than the box. I loved cinnamon toast crunch growing up and I still love it, I just don’t buy it for fear of eating the WHOLE box. Love this, Tieghan!
Hehe! I feel you you, Cassie!! This is actual whole grain so I am gonna go ahead and say you could eat bowl after bowl and not feel like you are on a sugar high! Yeah!
When I was in high school, my girl friends and I would sit on the couch on the weekends and eat cinnamon toast crunch. SO GOOD! Your pictures brought back fond memories 🙂 I can’t believe how perfectly this cereal turned out! I need to have a reunion with my ladies and make a batch for old time’s sake!
Haha!! Happy to bring back old and fun memories. I would say a reunion is needed. For sure!!
How cool is this! I buy this cereal often, my husband is the one who can’t get enough. I need to surprise him with this.
Yes, you do! He will love you to endless amounts the day you do!
I don’t even believe what I am seeing! I am in love!
Haha! Believe it!
Thank you, Steph!
I read this as I finished my bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with milk. Yes…that boring stuff in a box is still an adult mainstay of my routine. I can only imagine what this would do to me since I actually quite love the plain old store bought not even name brand version!
Now wondering how to get it into production so that I can have a bowl every single day.
Haha! Yea,we have a box or maybe 2 in the kitchen right now since the homemade stuff is long gone. Even my brothers said the homemade is better and they have been begging me to make it ever since the last batch was finished off!
Thanks Barbara!
Whaaaat. This is only my favorite cereal EVER! Amazing, Tieghan!
Yes! Thank you, Georgia!
OH MY GOSH. Cinnamon toast crunch is like, one of my favorites ever. And my mom’s die-hard favorite. We’re huge cinnamon girls in this house! I NEED to make this for her and I.. though I doubt it’d ever see milk or a spoon — we’d eat it plain!
Haha! Plain is the way my brothers eat it, but I am a milk girl!
Thanks Hayley!
OMG – I love Lucky Charms, but I don’t love the marshmallows either! I love the little wheat pieces…the texture of the marshmallows reminds me of chalk, kinda. Once they are mushy, I don’t mind eating them, but not before then 🙂
This looks like such a fun recipe! I never thought of making homemade cereal before 🙂
Haha! I so agree! Thank you, Jennifer!
How fun! I actually might use this to add cinnamon to the pb toast crunch cereal I bought. I expected it to be pb and cinnamon toast crunch but evidently not. I want to fix that lol.
Umm…. that sounds amazing!!! I need to try the peanut butter toast crunch!
The out of box pb toast crunch is just okay. I think with the addition of cinnamon and sugar it will rock.
Pass the milk (ice cold please)!!! I’m having a bowl of this!!!
Haha! Thank you so much, Robyn!!
Oh and my milk has to be ice cold too! It is the only way to drink milk!
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Oh man oh man!! I’m a total sucker for CTCrunch!
Hehe! I know, I think every one is!
Thank you, Megan!
One of my favorite cereals by far! Thanks for sharing…can’t wait to make and share with my kiddies! 🙂 Pinning!
Thanks Liz!! Hope you guys love this!
LOVE the idea of homemade cereal!
Thank you, Jamie!
Oh my gosh I am TOTALLY making this! Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my all time favorite cereal, love this recipe!
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Thank you!!! It is a good one!
These are amazing. Also, they would make the most adorable tiny smores ever.
S’mores!! That is a genius idea! I have to do that!
Thanks Jackie!
Oh my gosh, is this for real?? Or am I dreaming? This is unbelievable! You are a genius!! 😉
For real!LOL!
Thank you, Hannah!
Stop it. I can’t handle the fabulousness.
Thank you, Karly!
You bring all of us back to your childhood and I love you for that. In a non-creepy type of way!
Haha! That is not creepy!
Thank you, Meagan!
Oh em gee, you are a genius! A prodigy, really. This is too amazing for words.
Haha! Thank you so much, Amy!
Um, it looks way better than box! Crunchy cereal and ice cold milk is the best way to start a morning. My family thinks I’m crazy, but I adore shredded wheat and fruit (with milk, of course!;) in the morning. Oh, and with cinnamon. This is an even better combo!
Yes, ice cold is the best!!! Your breakfast sounds awesome!
Thank you, Mary!
So my kids are crazy about this cereal! Definitely something I will need to try and see if it passes the test!
I think everyone is crazy about this cereal! Thank you, Nicole!
What a super fun idea Tieghan, I love this!! I haven’t had CTC in forever, but it was a fave when I was growing up!
Thank you so much, Tracey!
Holy smokes Tieghan, this is freakin’ genius. Like unbelievable. Question, I’m pretty awful with a rolling pin. Do you think you could put this through a pasta machine on a thick setting? Seems like it would work well!
Hmm? I do not know, the dough is kind of dry. Maybe if you added a bit more buttermilk it would work. It might just fall apart though. When I get home to Colorado I will have to try that cause it is a pretty good idea!!
Thank you so much, Vijay!
Cinnamon toast crunch is still my favorite cereal, however, I always feel so guilty after eating it. No more with this recipe! You have no idea how excited I am to make your homemade version.
Yay!! Thanks Nicole!
Love this! Cinnamon Toast Crunch is and always will be my favorite cereal!! This homemade version sounds even better!
Trust me, the home made version is so much better!!
OMG! Best cereal ever! This is fabulous.
Thank you, Dorothy!
Seriously, BEST cereal for snacking EVER!! this one has been on my to do list
Agree! Thanks Heather!
This looks like perfection! My mom had a rule that we could only have sugary cereals on Saturdays, so I went to town! Hope to make this 🙂
Thanks Nessa!
Good gracious, lady, you make the most DELICIOUS things! I love this idea so much!
Thank you, Stephaine!
Love this! Cinnamon toast crunch was one of my favorites as a kid, haven’t had it for so long! Must definitely make this sometime.
(Love your blog, by the way!)
Thank you so much!! I am so happy you like my site!
Tieghan I want to go on vacation in your brain LOL – I’m loving this.
Haha, I am pretty sure you do not want to do that!!
Thank you, Cherie!
Awesome! This is one of my kids fav cereal snacks, I could even make these with them…
Ha! I think it is everyones favorite! Thanks Gerry!
Brilliant! You are so innovative! These sound insanely yummy!
Thank you so much, Sue!
No way did you just make your own cereal! This rocks! Loved that cereal as a kid.
Haha! Thank you, Leah!
Wow, that is amazing that you made your own cinnamon toast crunch cereal. It also looks so very pretty!
Thank you so much!
I am wondering how this would be with a whole grain gluten free flour, maybe a buckwheat-teff blend? I may try it out and let you know 🙂
Oh I hope it works so well!! You may need to add more buttermilk to keep the dough moist. Let me know how is works!
This is genius!! I’ve thought of making homemade dry cereal before and I’m like nah that can’t be done (other than like granola) – and you did it! This looks way better than the store bought stuff and healthier/preservative free. Awesome post!!
Hehe!! Thank you so much, Jaclyn!! That means so much!
Seeing this put a huge smile on my face! I remember begging my Mom to buy that cereal when I was a kid (a reeeeaaallly long time ago!), but she only bought it once in a while. I cannot wait to give this a try!
Oh man!! You will love this!! Hope it gives you that fix you are looking for!
Thank you so much, Caroline!
Yay for homemade cereal! I am so impressed by this! Cereal was always my after school snack too. I’d eat Cap’n Crunch Berries with my baby sitter. I recently bought a box after over a decade and they brought me right back.
Thanks Laura! The homemade version is so much better. Trust me!
OH MY GOSH. I just saw this on Pinterest. This is stinking amazing. I am so making this.
Cereal is one of the best snacks ever, isn’t it? And I’m with you–I can’t stand bowls of sugar for breakfast. (unless it’s sugar in blueberry form. xD)
You totally got me at the whole wheat and coconut oil.
LOVE THIS!! 🙂
Yes, cereal is the best snack! Thanks Abbie!
I can’t believe you made your own cereal! Oh my gosh! I am seriously impressed 🙂
And my kids would love to live with you… they pick out all the marshmallows!
Haha! No way! I thought I was the only person who did that! LOL!
Thank you so much, Kristen!
Sorry. . . I guess my expectations were too high. . . Tasted like a soggy bowl of graham crackers. . .
Oh man, I am so sorry! I guess we all have our own taste buds, but thank you so much for trying the recipe!
I am wondering if i could roll flat between parchment paper, then either cut the individual squares and then sprinkle on cinnamon sugar mixture, or leaving whole , sprinkling mixture, then slicing squares. but then leave them on the lower parchment paper to easily transfer to baking sheet to bake
Hi Jessica, I am not really sure I totally understand what you are asking? I think you should be able to do both the options you listed.
Oh wow! I never, ever would have guessed you could make these at home! I wonder if you could candy dried blueberries in maple syrup and have blueberry cinnamon toast crunch…
So far so good. I used half cake flour and half whole wheat flour for the WW pastry flour, we live overseas so I don’t even know if it is available. I accidently used the extra 1 T of coconut oil in the dough since it wasn’t seperated with the sugar & cinnamon topping. They taste amazing and baked up light and crispy, like a cinnamon graham cracker. The true test will be tomorrow morning when the kids eat it for breakfast. Even if they don’t work as cereal I’m sure they will eat them by the handful.
Oh, and I made mine with the kitchen aid, so it can be made without a food processor!
Nice! Thanks for the tip!
Hope you really love them!! Thanks!
My turn out great, but when my boy put the milk in, it sought of gone mushy immediately. If you eat it dry it’s great. I do not know if you have any suggestions for that?
This recipe is amazing! I tried it out and it came out really good! I listed you on one of my blog posts…although, I do not know how you got the dough so thing, round two is coming, lol! thanks for an amazing blog to browse:)
Hi, thanks for posting this recipe. Any thoughts on how well it would hold-up inside a hollow cake for about 12-15 hours? Would the moisture be too much and ruin it, do you think? Or is it more like a pie crust and able to handle a bit of moisture. Thanks for any feedback. I want to make a cereal center for my kid’s ‘piñata’ cake. (https://www.nordicware.com/store/product_detail/pinata-cake-pan#.VAAV7rxdUYE) I plan to cut it into star shapes rather than squares–have you tried a cookie cutter with the dough?
Hi! I think the cereal should hold up pretty good, but I cannot be positive since I have never actually tried it. And cookie cutters work great for this!! Hope you all love it. Thanks!
My daughter asked for this cereal by name. I’m going to buy it, make this homemade and then switch. And see what happens….
Hi!
I can’t wait to try these! Can you sub coconut sugar for the regular sugar in the recipe?
Yes! Coconut sugar will be great! Hope you love this!
Thanks for the recipe but there is still wayyy to much sugar. Your daily safe intake of sugar is exceeded in one cup. Boo! I’ll tweak it to be actually healthy but a good start. Thanks!
I was quite impressed with how well this turned out!
Next time I will add a little salt though. Also I really wish I had made them thinner (but I was hungry, couldn’t wait to try! LOL). I did not use whole wheat, I used unbleached flour. Did not put any white sugar either and they were swell! Thank you so much for the recipe! Will make again and again.
Hi Mavis! So happy to hear they worked out and you liked them!! Thank you(:
How long will this keep for, if stored in air tight container?
Hey Lia! It will keep two week, thanks!
What is silpat? Do you mean silicone? I’m confused. I hate to put it this way, but did you spell check before publishing? I think “papper” is “paper”. Am I correct? This looks like a great recipe but it is difficult to read because of these mistakes(?).
Hi!! Yes, a silpat and silicone are the same thing. Silpat is just the brands name. So sorry for the confusion. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. Thanks!
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Thank you so much for letting me know. I will look into this ASAP.
Can the Whole wheat Pastry flour be substituted? I’d like to attempt to make these Gluten Free, but wondering if I omit the Whole Wheat pastry flour and use GF flour for all of the flour called for would change the texture too much?
So i ended up trying the recipe with GF flour, It was AWESOME!!! I substituted all the flour in the recipe with equal amounts of “Bob’s Red mill 1-1 GF flour blend”. (Not Bob’s Red Mill regular GF flour blend – it has chickpea flour in it–BLAH!!). The cereal turned out fabulous. Your recipe says the dough will be a little dry but with the GF flour it was just the opposite… a little moist. So I lightly floured my hands, took my ball of dough and divided it into 6 equal portions. Then I lightly floured my work surface and kneaded in gel food coloring and rolled them out and baked them as per your directions. I left the cinnamon/sugar mixture off the top and they turned out AMAZING!!! They became a coloring sorting/snack for my kiddos. I cant believe how much they taste like the real thing. Thank you for sharing this recipe. 🙂
YEAH! That is awesome, thanks so much for letting me know. So glad it worked out! 🙂
Hmm, I have never tried that, so i really can’t say. I think it could be done, but again, I don’t know for sure. Let me know how it goes!
Thank you so much!
Instead of using a parchment paper on the bottom and then transferring onto your sheet pan, you can roll onto a silicone mat and then use something that won’t damage it to cut (I’ve used a plastic pastry roller or frosting spatula). Then just lift the whole mat and put on your pan. The pieces will separate as they bake.
Ah such a good idea! Thank you!
It looks very delicious. Fantastic.
Thank you!!
Can I use a dairy free milk like hemp milk or even coconut milk ?
Sure! That will be great!
I’M SO EXCOTED TO TRY THIS!!! But wondering if I can substitute the buttermilk with whole milk?
Whole milk should be great. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Merci beaucoup pour cette recette
I hope you love this recipe! Thank you Celine!
The calories that you wrote down is that for the whole recipe or per bowl?
Hey Michelle, The calories are per serving. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Wow this looks amazing! I cant wait to try it. Would it work with canola oil?
Hi there! I would recommend using butter over canola oil. It will create a better result. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Love these.. That’s a lovely recipe..
Thank you Arpita! xTieghan
This looks like too much fun, definitely want to do this with my 6 year old! Does the WW flour need to be pastry flour, or do you think I can get by with regular WW? Thank you!
Hi Nicole,
Regular whole wheat flour will do just fine. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Always fascinated by your creativity, Tieghan !! I aspire to it for sure
Thank you so much Sam! xTieghan
Love this! Such a healthier choice. You sold me with the picture of the cereal in a cup! This brought back many childhood memories for me. Thank you, you are the best!
Thank you so much!! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan, i guess this is an older recipe that you revamped? (just reading through older comments) So best to follow latest version? No brown sugar or coconut oil? Can’t wait to try them! Thanks!
Hi!
Yes, that is correct! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I love your creativity! This is my favorite food blog for sure! My favorite cereal was Honey Nut Cheerios! And I also loved frosted mini wheats! My go to breakfast other than cereal was French toast bagels slathered in peanut butter! Are you able to make these sometime and post it? Yummy
Thank you so much Esti!! xTieghan
I don’t see water listed? How much is added?
Hi Ellen,
Like stated in step 2, you are doing to add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until the dough comes together, but no more than 1/2 cup. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
two comments:
1. I’d wrap the dough and let it rest for 30 min-1 hour in the refrigerator to hydrate the flour which will make it easier to roll out.
2. Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment; peel off the top sheet and proceed. Then repeat. Sure you’re using 3 sheets of parchment, but just save it for the next time you need a sheet of parchment.
Thank you so much Rosemary!! I am so glad this turned out well for you and glad you shared! xTieghan
These are fantastic! I did butter and cinnamon/sugar both sides of dough and then bake-:)
Thank you so much Kathleen! xTieghan
I don’t have whole wheat. Just all purpose and almond flour. Can I substitute??
Hi Abby,
You can use all AP flour. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
If I don’t have pastry flour is there a good substitute? Can you use all AP? Or sub some cake flour? Thanks!
Hi Taylor,
You can use all AP flour. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
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My son and I made these this morning, and they are DELICIOUS! I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch but haven’t bought it in years (mostly because I have no self-control and would eat the entire box). I thought these were better than the original and will definitely make this recipe again.
Thank you Rebekah! I am so happy to hear that! xTieghan
Do you think this could be made with margarine in place of butter for a dairy-less recipe?
Hi Amy,
Yes that would be fine to do, just make sure it is super cold! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Sorry if this was already asked… so I have all the ingredients to make this except for the pastry flour. You say you can use more all-purpose flour but will I be missing out on anything by doing that? What’s the benefit of using the pastry flour instead. So excited to make this!!!
Hi,
You can use all AP flour. I like using pastry flour because it is lighter. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
My tip is to use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into squares. Yummy!
Yes!! Thank you Donna! xTieghan
These are so good! Be warned, if you make them you may not be able to stop eating them!
Haha thank you so much Joanna! xTieghan
So so good. Could NOT stop eating these every time I passed through the kitchen.
Haha that is so amazing! Thank you for trying these, Sophie! xTieghan
Has anyone tried this with a 1:1 GF flour or some other gluten free flour? Celiac has me missing out on one of my favorite cereals. : (
Hi Ellie,
I would recommend using Cup4cup gf flour. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions. xTieghan
OMG this looks sooo good! I love cinnamon toast crunch cereal as well. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Kadie | The Great Canadian Housewife & A Story About A Girl
Thank you Kadie! xTieghan
I made these this morning and they were AMAZING!!!! I made a half batch because there’s only two of us sheltering at home right now and it made plenty. I rolled the dough out directly onto parchment. I was worried they would be hard to separate once rolled out and cut, but that wasn’t the case at all. With everything coming together in the food processor, the process was much easier than I thought. They’re delicious in a bowl of milk or just in their own. Great recipe!
Thank you so much Tayler! xTieghan
If I just have normal Whole Wheat Flour is that ok to substitute for the Whole Wheat Pastry Flour?
Hi Tim,
Yes that it okay to use. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Does the texture change if you use only all-purpose flour?
Hi Diamond,
The texture is still very similar. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I’m so excited to try this recipe! I’m an American living in Australia. I’m from the Cleveland, Ohio area, too. I’ve been living here for about 10 years. I forgot how much i used to love that cereal. I always like making something that reminds me of home.
Oh wow that sounds like an amazing place! Also, I hope you love this recipe! xTieghan
I was really excited to try this recipe because I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch but I was pretty disappointed with the result. The taste was okay but the texture was nothing like the boxed cereal, way softer. I haven’t tried them with milk yet but I can’t imagine they will hold up well. It’s possible I overworked the dough though, so maybe others will have better results.
Hi Hailey! I am sorry to hear that! Is there anyway you changed the recipe? I would love to help! xTieghan
This was a yummy recipe and the dough was very easy to make! I felt like it took me forever to cut them so I saved the second portion of the dough. Any recs for another way it can be used? Thanks!
Hi Meg,
You can use it as a pie crust. I am glad you enjoyed the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
So good and taste so much better than the box!!! Just be sure to roll the dough super thin to make it extra crunchy!
Thank you so much Julianne! xTieghan
Hmm. I can’t believe that you are so young that Cinnamon Toast Crunch was your favorite cereal as a child. To me, it is still a brand new cereal. Age aside, I am definitely going to make this recipe…
Thank you so much Susan! I hope you love this version!! xTieghan
I just made them for this recipe and IM OBSESSED! They are beyond good- not exactly like the cereal because they are puffier but they are amazing- almost like a cross between cinnamon toast crunch and a churro!! So good and I highly recommend but with caution because YOU WILL want to eat all of them!!
Haha love the caution! Thank you for trying this Maggie! I am really glad it turned out so well for you! xTieghan
I cant find whole-wheat flour should I substitute it for all-purpose? Or would another flour work?
I am ready to make this but the recipe is missing step 3. Another comment spoke about brown sugar, but this recipe doesn’t mention brown sugar. Thanks for your clarification.
Hey Barbara, I’m not sure why you are not seeing step 3, but it’s there. Copy pasted for you below for easy access. There is no brown sugar in this recipe. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you!! xTieghan
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the cinnamon sugar. In small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cinnamon and the sugar.
2. In a food processor, combine the whole wheat flour, flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, and butter. Pulse until the mix clumps together to form pea-size balls. Add the vanilla, and 1/2 cup cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together and forms a ball. If the dough feels dry, add 1-2 tablespoons additional water.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and form into a ball. Divide the dough in half. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the dough as thin as you can, preferably an 1/8-inch thick (about the thickness of a quarter). Transfer the dough to a large piece of parchment paper. Brush the dough with melted butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar, gently pressing the sugar into the dough. Cut into 1/2-inch squares. Repeat with the remaining dough.
4. Carefully transfer the parchment paper to a baking sheet. Separate the squares, spacing them a 1/2 inch apart.
5. Bake 12-14 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool completely, then store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Enjoy…with milk, a top ice cream, or simply by the handful.
Hi there! I currently don’t have any whole wheat flour in the house. Can you use ALL all-purpose or will it just not be the same?
Hi Melissa,
That will be fine to do. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Hi! I just love your blog! Could I substitute regular oil for the butter in this recipe? Thanks!
Hi Emily,
So sorry but the cold butter is key in this recipe! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Waffle Crisp was my favorite, and I still can’t find anything like it. Puffy, crunchy and with a strong flavor of butter and syrup. This looks amazing too, will give it a try.
Thank you so much Jon! I hope you love this recipe! xTieghan
Hi – I am excited to make this, but am a little confused. The list of ingredients calls for two different kinds of flour, but the recipe instructions only refer to the whole wheat flour. Am I missing the instructions or is it just that we are able to use either kind of flour?
Thanks for your help!
Allison
Hi Allison,
Sorry for the confusion, both the whole wheat flour and all purpose flour are listed in step 2. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
We really enjoyed baking and having these!
Some possible modifications- use only one stick of butter with flour. May be one and half if you are a butter lover. Less butter will make it easier to roll, cut, tastes little better.
Put some cinnamon sugar under the dough before starting to roll. Otherwise only the top has the cinnamon.
Use liberal dry flour to make a ball before starting to roll.
Put it in fridge for 15 min, before starting to cut otherwise it is a lot of work to separate them. May be less butter will make it easier to roll thin and separate.
May be instead of mixing sugar and cinnamon, first sprinkle cinnamon and then sugar, that may mask bitter taste of cinnamon.
Hard to transfer, so roll them on the baking sheet directly.
Thank you so much Deepak! I am glad this turned out well for you! xTieghan
Hi! I’m SO excited to try this!! Can I use unsalted butter? xo
Hey Alexa,
Yes unsalted butter is totally fine to use, I would just add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
My dough came out so wet even before I was about to add the water. I added the butter and it was so sticky. I’m used the exact measurement. Only that I used oat flour in stead of we flour. Pls what could have gone wrong. I think my butter was too much.
Hi Rayjo,
So sorry you had issues with the dough. I have never used oat flour for this recipe so that could be the issue. I hope this helps for next time! xTieghan
I was so excited to make this recipe because cinnamon toast crunch is my favorite cereal…the taste is pretty good, it’s important to let them cool completely to harden; not sure how they’ll hold up in milk. However your nutritional info is WAY off! 😭 I used swerve instead of sugar but even with that modification 1 cup would have 457 calories and 29g of fat if the recipe makes 6 servings. You’d be better off eating the box cereal!! It has 170 calories and 4g of fat per cup. I definitely don’t recommend this recipe.
Hi Melynda! I apologize this did not turn out as expected.. I will recheck the calorie amount. Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with! xTieghan
Hi! Is there anything that I can use to replace the kosher salt?
Hey Julia,
You could use another salt that you enjoy. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
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Hi! Did you not like this recipe? Is there anything I can help you with? xTieghan
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I was wondering how long we could generally store your homemade cereal for
Hey Nouf,
I would store in an airtight container for up to a week. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Hi, may I use oat flour on this recipe? Thanks in advance.
Hey C,
I would recommend using GF flour. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
So excited to give this a try! If I keep it in an air tight container or bag, how long does this stay good? Thinking it would be great for camping trip!
Hey Lexi,
This is good in an airtight container up to 1 week. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
This is my new favorite breakfast! Ever since I tried yourcinnamon toast crunch recipe a few months back I keep craving it for breakfast. I keep a batch ready in the freezer and make them on sunday to have a yummy brekafast for the week. The first time I tried them I kept eating them by the handful cause they were so good!!! Abslutely love this recipe!
I am really happy this recipe turned out so amazing for you, Bianca! Thank you so much for trying this one! xTieghan
Hi, I made this yesterday and it turned out great. I have one question though. Is there a way to make the texture more crunchy and less flaky? I used only all purpose flour, as that is all I had. Would the other type of flour make a difference in texture? I’d love to know! Still a great recipe, really delicious with some warm milk 🙂
Hey Anuska,
Thanks so much for trying the recipe, yes the pastry flour will definitely give it a nice crunch! Please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
I had difficulty rolling it out thin and transferring to parchment, so mine were a little thicker. A+ review from the kids!
Hey Suzy,
I am thrilled to hear this recipe was enjoyed. Thanks so much for giving it a try. Have a great week! xTieghan
Hi there!! I was wondering if you could tell me where this dinnerware set is from and the name please!!? I love it!
Hey Marie,
So sorry, I do not have a link for this set! Please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Okay I am kind of confused. I read the comments and you are talking about buttermilk a few times but there’s none in the recipe?
Did you substitute it with water at some point or am I not seeing something?
I really wanna try it!
Hey Lisa,
If you look at the dates on a lot of the comments, you will notice those are from years ago. This was an old recipe that I improved and revamped, so you can follow the recipe as is with the ingredients listed. Let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan