We found the perfect, most delicious and incredibly FUN recipe from Purely Twins! I've been following their blog for several months and I'm always intrigued at the purely creative concoctions they come up with each day. They use real-food ingredients and make healthy versions of some old favorites, which is helpful when you have kids with food allergies.This is the first Purely Twins recipe I've actually tried. Lets just say, I'll definitely be making more.
Now it's time for the drum roll please!... Introducing Logan's choice:
Purely Twins homemade cocoa puffs
or as Logan calls them, Chocolate Yum Yum Puffs. And yes, they are YUM!
These tasty, chocolate morsels are gluten-free, egg-free (in our version), dairy-free and even packed with protein. Who can say no to that? It's cereal and a healthy snack!
Some of you may have fond memories of eating cocoa puffs as a kid. I will say that when I was at my Dad's house, as my parent's were divorced, this type of cereal was definitely sitting on the top of the fridge nestled between Honeycomb and Fruit Loops. But, at my Mom's house, that variety of food was banned. And I'm glad. As some might think, I really was not a deprived child because of her choice to deny sugar and chemical-laden food in our house. Thanks Mom! Your effort and continuous "No, I'm sorry we don't buy that," has truly paid off!
Back to the recipe!... The Purely Twins homemade cocoa puffs recipe calls for a gluten-free flour blend noted below with hemp protein, arrowroot and coconut flour. Instead of the coconut flour portion (we are allergic), I substituted quinoa flour and it worked great! I'm sure there are lots of combinations you could try depending on your allergy or sensitivity.
- 1 cup of gluten-free flour blend (again we used a mix of hemp protein, arrowroot, and coconut flour making it grain-free)
The actual gluten-free flour blend I used was 2 TBS hemp protein powder, 2 TBS arrowroot powder and the rest quinoa flour to make 1 cup.
The next substitution we made was the egg. Logan is allergic to eggs and I'm on a gut-healing diet which excludes eggs for a while. So instead, we used a chia "egg," as noted in their full recipe below, and it surprisingly worked perfectly in the puffs. I often find that using various egg substitutes can change the texture, but this was pure perfection.
The actual recipe is extremely quick and easy. Then it comes time to roll those little balls which wasn't too bad, but for some people it can be tedious... or like meditation. You decide!
I highly suggest making this together with your kiddo! It's really a fun recipe and much more fun with two people to roll the little puffs. Logan actually rolled them much better than I did as his puff size was just right. Mine were a little too big. The key is keeping them the same size for even baking results.
Speaking of results...
Oh, and I lied, Logan has one MORE tip! Make two batches while you have the ingredients out on the counter. Because, well, you will want more! Lots more.
Here is the official Purely Twins recipe:
homemade cocoa puffs recipe
Chocoately, not too sweet healthy cocoa puffs
Adapted from Heathers French Press
Ingredients
1 cup of gluten-free flour blend
(again we used a mix of hemp protein, arrowroot, and coconut flour
making it grain-free)
1/2 cup cocoa powder (we use raw cacao; could do 1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup carob)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 whole egg or chia gel (1 tbsp chia seeds with 3 tbsp water, let sit for 10 minutes)
1 tablespoon coconut oil, semi-soft (ghee or butter)
3-4 tablespoons maple syrup (honey or coconut nectar)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Next add ingredients into food processor (or In bowl of a stand mixer) except maple syrup.
3. Begin to pulse the ingredients.
4. Slowly add in your maple syrup one tablespoon at a time.
5. Continue to pulse until the dough is just coming together. It may look like it is too crumbly, but if you
put some in hand and roll it should hold together.
6. If it does not -- add more maple syrup. Should take 3 or 4 tbsp.
7. Start to take some batter and roll into balls {about the size of a blueberry}.
This take awhile to do.
8. Bake cocoa puffs for 15 minutes.
9. **Vegan ones we suggest going more like 16-18 minutes.
10. Let cool.
11. Enjoy.
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Logan asks: What was your favorite childhood cereal?
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