Earlier this week we had a long snowy day with nothing to do. And as usual Abram was begging to bake. So I brainstormed what new recipe we could try.
I was thinking a new cereal. I looked up the ingredients for Cheerios. There really isn’t much to them. So we tried to make something similar – taste and texture. I have no idea how you’d copy the shape 😛
It took about 3 minutes to mix the dough. And it tasted really good. Abram actually ate a bunch of it…and he NEVER eats the stuff we bake (either the dough or after it’s baked). He just doesn’t have a sweet tooth.
The end result? NOT Cheerios 😛 But to my surprise they taste and look a lot like Quaker Oat Squares. This used to be one of my favorite cereals. They are very easy to make.
They did end up a bit harder than I’d like. Maybe next time I’ll add some baking soda to help soften them just a bit. Otherwise these are actually really good. And they make a great portable snack.
Three ingredients is all you need to recreate a delicious cereal. Simple. As an added bonus they are dairy, gluten (if you tolerate oats), egg, nut, soy and corn free.
Homemade Oat Squares
makes about 2 cups
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup organic cane sugar
1/2 cup water
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1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
(I have not tried it with these added yet, but I think it would improve the texture a bit.)
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Create oat flour by processing oats in a blender.
Mix oat flour, sugar and water until dough forms.
Using a scoop at a time, roll the dough into a small log. Cut into “squares.”
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Turn off oven. Leave the cereal in the oven to crisp for another 5-10 minutes.
Remove from oven. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
These look good. I’ve never had Quaker oat squares cereal before.
I would think rolling balls and taking straw to push in to balls would make into Cheerios! Just a thought. 😜
How long do you think these would last, say, on a week long road trip during which the air conditioner would be on and off four days total and the rest of the time they may be left sitting in the vehicle?
Not really sure. I haven’t made these in many years. But I’d guess a week would be fine.
Thank you, Mary.
What about the frosting?
I’m not sure what frosting you are referring to, Chris. Both Cheerios and Oat Squares do not have frosting.