Homemade Vegan Cinnamon Toast Crunch (8 Ingredients)

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Want some Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Here is the homemade copycat vegan cinnamon toast crunch recipe that’s so crunchy and delicious with only 8 ingredients!

I think is if you are a vegan, you might want to know: Is store-bought Cinnamon Toast Crunch vegan?

Well, the short answer is NO.

As a cereal lover, I’ve been wanting to try Cinnamon Toast Crunch for a long time, but later I found out that it’s not vegan due to the vitamin D3, which derived from lanolin (a greasy substance present in sheep’s wool).

So I decided to make my own Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a vegan version.

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I’ve read the ingredient list of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and also done some testing. This recipe is inspired by Romy London‘s. I adjust some ingredients and it turns out really good!

Ingredients You Need

• Whole Wheat Flour: I had thought and tried to make this cinnamon toast crunch gluten-free, but it didn’t turn out great. I mean, it will not be a cinnamon toast crunch without the whole wheat taste. So I still stick to it for the closest flavor.
• Oat Flour: I add oat flour because I love the texture it gives to this cereal. I simply grind some instant oats in my coffee grinder until they become powdery. If you don’t have a grinder, just go for a store-bought one.
• Ground Flaxseeds: It serves as a binder in this cereal recipe.
• Organic Sugar: We some sure both in the cereal and on it. Here I use coconut sugar in the cereal so it can have a caramelly flavor. You can use light brown sugar or raw sugar.
• Ground Cinnamon: You couldn’t omit in cinnamon toast crunch, right? Here I use the more common kind – Vietnamese cinnamon. If you won’t a milder cinnamon taste, Ceylon cinnamon will be the one for you.
• Baking Powder: We want our cereal a little fluffy in texture so here is some baking powder for help.
• Coconut Oil: Coconut oil will make this cereal crunchy and yummy.
• Aqafaba: I use aquafaba (chickpea water) here, but you can just use any plant milk like almond milk or soy milk.

Optional Ingredients

• Salt: I like to add a pinch of salt to sweet food to create a balanced taste.
• Vanilla Extract: There might not be vanilla extract in the original cinnamon toast crunch, but vanilla truly makes everything taste better.

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How to Make Vegan Cinnamon Toast Crunch

It’s actually very easy to make this vegan cinnamon toast crunch. All you need to do is:

• Make the “flax egg” by combining 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons of water. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix the whole wheat flour, oat flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the flax egg, aquafaba/non-dairy milk, and the melted coconut oil. Mix to make it into a flat dough. Don’t overmix.

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• Place the dough between two pieces of baking paper. Roll it out into a flat rectangle.
• Mix some ground cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Brush some extra aquafaba/non-dairy milk on top of the cereal, then sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture on top.

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• Use a sharp knife or a pizza cutter to cut out vertical and horizontal lines across the dough to create the cinnamon toast crunch squares.
• Bake at 177 C / 350 F in the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes until it’s completely dry to the touch.
• Let the cereal cool completely before taking a bite.

How to Serve Vegan Cinnamon Toast Crunch

I love to enjoy this vegan cinnamon toast crunch with some cold soymilk and oat milk. It’s best to let the cream soak in the plant-based milk for about 1 minute. The milk will absorb some flavor from the cereal so it becomes slightly sweet and cinnamon-y.

Sometimes I just grab a handful and enjoy it as it is! You can also add them on top of the overnight oats or smoothie bowls for some extra crunch and yumminess.

How to Store Vegan Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Store the cereal in an air-tight jar. It should last for about 2 weeks.

Questions You Might Have

Can I use another oil for coconut oil?

No, because coconut oil is quite unique in creating the right texture for this cinnamon toast crunch. But if you really don’t have coconut oil, you can try to use vegan butter.

We don’t have convenient vegan butter on the shelf in Taiwan so I haven’t tested it. If you do, please let me know how it went by commenting down below.

Can I use other flour to replace whole wheat flour?

As I’ve mentioned above, this cinnamon toast crunch really needs the whole wheat taste to make it more authentic. So I don’t recommend replacing it with other flour.

Why my cereal isn’t crunchy?

It might due to the thickness of the roll-out dough. If your turn out still slightly doughy and soft, pop it back to the oven to bake for another 5-8 minutes.

This homemade cinnamon crunch toast is really delicious and I think it does satisfy my craving for cinnamon crunch cereal. I hope you will enjoy them as well.

If you make it, I hope you could share your thoughts by commenting down below or tag me on Instagram (@barrelleaf)

 

Other vegan breakfast recipes:

• The Best Vegan Gluten-free Pancakes (9 ingredients, NO bananas)
• Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats (5 ingredients)
• Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Waffles (7 Ingredients)