Easy Leftover Cereal Muffins Recipe The Whole Family Loves (2024)

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Use up your leftover cereal to make these delicious (and healthy) muffins!

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I often find that I end up with a lot of extra cereal after shopping the good deals at the supermarket. Or more often, I end up with several boxes of cereal that each have a little big left in the bottom. This Leftover Cereal Muffins Recipeis a great way to use up that cereal.

Any type of flake cereal can be used, but for this to be the nutritious high-fiber muffin, use some type of bran flake cereal. This yummy recipe makes a low fat muffin that is great for breakfast or a snack.

I personally like to use Raisin Bran for these muffins because you get the added treat of the raisins baked into the muffins. If you are using a different cereal, you can of course add in your own muffins. If you don’t like raisins, you probably won’t have leftover Raisin Bran in your house any way!

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What type of cereal is best for leftover cereal muffins?

As I mentioned, you can use any type of cereal to make these breakfast muffins, but these are some of the best:

  • Raisin Bran
  • Total
  • Wheat Chex
  • Corn Flakes
  • Bran Flakes
  • Cheerios
  • Shreddies
  • Special K

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I use a Silicone Muffin Pan to make muffins. The muffins can be removed from the pan REALLY easily and it eliminates the need for muffin/cupcake liners. It’s dishwasher & freezer safe. Check it out at Amazon.com: Non-Sticky Silicone 12-Cup Muffin Pan

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Leftover Cereal Muffins Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp all-spice
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg (or substitute 1 Tbsp soy flour and 1 Tbsp extra milk)
1-1/2 cups skim milk
2 Tbsp. applesauce
3 cups bran flakes or other high-fiber flaked cereal

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How to make muffins with leftover cereal:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk egg in a small bowl, add in milk and applesauce. Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and stir until moistened. Stir in cereal. Spoon batter (it will be lumpy) into greased muffin pans.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 12 muffins.

Optional: Add in 1/3 – ½ cup of raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries or raspberries before baking. You can also add up to two Tbsp of wheat bran with the dry ingredients. Doing so adds an additional gram of fiber to each muffin.

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Leftover Cereal Muffins Recipe

Chrysa

Use up your leftover cereal to make these delicious (and healthy) muffins!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings 12 Muffins

Calories 155 kcal

Equipment

  • Non-Stick Silicone Muffin Pan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp all-spice
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1/2 cups skim milk
  • 2 Tbsp. applesauce
  • 3 cups bran flakes or other high-fiber flaked cereal

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.

  • Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.

  • Whisk egg in a small bowl, add in milk and applesauce.

  • Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and stir until moistened.

  • Stir in cereal.

  • Spoon batter (it will be lumpy) into greased muffin pans.

  • Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Notes

Optional: Add in 1/3 – ½ cup of raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries or raspberries before baking.

Optional: You can also add up to two Tbsp of wheat bran with the dry ingredients. Doing so adds an additional gram of fiber to each muffin.

Substitution: You can substitute 1 Tbsp soy flour and 1 Tbsp extra milk for the egg.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 261mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14g

I am not a nutritionist. These values were calculated automatically with the Spoonacular Food API.

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FAQs

What can you do with old cereals? ›

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  1. Use as a bread crumb substitute.
  2. Stir cereal into pancake batter.
  3. Sprinkle on yogurt, pudding or ice cream.
  4. Make a snack mix.

Can I turn cereal into flour? ›

“All you need to do is put the cereal into a food processor and blend until it becomes powder. Then use in the same way you would regular flour. It can be used for biscuits, many types of cakes and even pasta!”

What to do with muffins that fall apart? ›

You could even use them to top other muffins and sweet baked goods or maybe topped on a sundae. Another idea could be to actually combine them into a cake. Mix the crumbs with some vegetable oil, milk and a few tbsp of flour and a tsp of baking soda and they could recombine to form a cake.

Is 20 year old cereal still good? ›

But how old is too old when it comes to the beloved breakfast staple? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), "most shelf-stable foods are safe indefinitely" — long past the date on the package. However, that doesn't mean the cereal will still taste as great as the day you bought it.

Can you use stale cereal for rice krispie treats? ›

Recipe Notes

** Any brand is fine, but be sure the cereal you use is fresh. Stale cereal will make for stale-tasting Rice Crispy Treats.

What are 3 different cereals used to make flour? ›

The three main cereals grown in Ireland are wheat, oats and barley. Wheat is a type of cereal. Each ear of wheat normally contains 54 grains. Wheat grains are particularly important because they are used to make flour, which can be used in baking and many other products.

Can you turn cheerios into flour? ›

Yes, you can use ground cheerios as a gluten-free flour for Mazto if it is only the oat-flour part of a recipe. Typically 1 cup GF flour to 1/2 oat flour. may need a bit more liquid. For a quick bread or steamed bread, needs a binder as in the link.

Can I use baby cereal in place of flour? ›

You can: Use it in place of breadcrumbs in meatloaf or meatball recipes. Use it to thicken soups. Use it in any recipe replace half the flour with baby cereal.

What ingredient prevents muffins from falling apart? ›

How do you keep muffins from falling apart? It's gluten. See, to a baker, gluten holds the whole world together.

Why are my muffins wet inside? ›

The oven wasn't hot enough or the muffins weren't baked for long enough. An undercooked muffin will have a center that is too moist and it doesn't peak enough.

What to do with leftover muffin batter? ›

Use the leftover batter to make cupcakes. Simply fill cupcake liners with the batter and bake them to perfection. Pour the batter into mini cake molds or muffin tins to create miniature cakes. These can be decorated individually or used as a base for other desserts.

What can expired cereal do? ›

After this date, you might find that the product is not in its optimal state, a little more or less crunchy (depending on the product) or a less intense taste, but it doesn't mean the product is bad or unsafe - it's still perfectly fine to eat.

How do you get rid of stale cereal? ›

Luckily, we have a simple, money-saving tip that will bring stale cereal back to life.
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Lay out stale cereal in an even layer on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake for about 5-10 minutes, or until the cereal is crunchy again, and enjoy!
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Can you compost stale cereal? ›

Put leftover cereals and grains in your green cart for composting. This includes: All types and brands of breakfast cereals. Oatmeal and porridge.

What happens when cereal goes stale? ›

“Cereals don't really go bad. There is not that much of a quality issue. If you leave your cereal box open, it can get stale, but you are still not going to get sick from it,” Emily Broad Leib, the director of Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic, told TIME magazine.

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