While I’m normally an oats type of breakfast girl, sometimes you just feel like a lighter breakfast. And now the weather is warming up I’m feeling like a change in my breakfast routine.
I haven’t really eaten flake type cereals for a long time as they can be quite sugary, refined or lack fibre, but I’ve been trialing a new cereal thanks to Vogel’s that hits the spot. Vogels’ Buckwheat, Quinoa and Vanilla flakes are light, crunchy and just slightly sweet (it has less than 6g of sugar a serve). They’ve got all the goodness of muesli or oats, but they’re lighter and easier to eat. They’re surprisingly filling too, a bowl keeps me full all morning. A serve contains 12% of your daily protein requirements as well as 15% of your daily fibre needs. Protein and fibre both help to keep you feeling full.
I top mine with some natural yoghurt and fruit and occasionally a few Vogel’s Protein Toppers if I’m particularly hungry. These are also yummy by themselves as a snack, or mixed with fruit and yoghurt for breakfast too.
I was thinking this new lighter type cereal would be yummy in a healthier cookie, so I got to work and did a bit of experimenting. Healthier cookies are a hard thing to come up with. Often what sticks a cookie together is butter and sugar, and it can be hard to substitute these. But I’ve done it! The Vogel’s cereal adds a yummy, slightly sweet flavour and texture that means you don’t need a whole lot of sweetness from extra sugar, and the fluffy egg whites keep the ingredients bound together. These are a different type of cookie, kind of a cross between a yummy coconut macaroon and well, breakfast cereal, hence the name breakfast cookies! The cereal makes them nice and chewy, and they’re a nice for a treat for a snack with a hot drink.
You can check out Vogel’s new range of cereals here and visit their facebook page for more inspiration.
Here’s the recipe for ‘breakfast’ cookies.
Buckwheat, Quinoa and Coconut Macaroon Cookies
Ingredients:
Makes 8-10 cookies
3 large egg whites
1/4 cup stevia
3 tablespoons coconut sugar (or brown sugar, adds a nice caramel flavour)
3/4 cup dessicated coconut
1/4 cup flaked almonds
2 cups Vogel’s Buckwheat, Quinoa and Vanilla Cereal
1/3 cup freeze dried berries (I used blackcurrants, these are optional and you can skip this step if you wish)
To decorate:
30g dark chocolate
coconut chips.
Method:
Preheat oven to 150 degrees Celcius on fan bake.
Place the egg whites, stevia and coconut sugar in a cake mixer and mix on a high speed for 5-8 minutes, until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold through the coconut and Vogel’s cereal.
Place tablespoons of the mixture on greased oven trays. Press the berries into the cookie mixture and slightly flatten with the spoon.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until very lightly golden. While still warm, gently slide the cookies off with a metal fish slice. Leave to cool on a cooling rack.
To decorate, melt the dark chocolate and drizzle over the top. Sprinkle over coconut flakes.
Store in an air tight container. Best eaten within a few days of baking, so share these babies around 🙂
WIN:
Thanks to Vogel’s I’ve got a delicious prize pack to give away containing 5 of their yummy products:
Cafe-Style Light Cereal (Buckwheat, Quinoa and Vanilla), $9.49
This post was made possible thanks to Vogel’s.
Congratulations to Helen Tam – winner of the Vogel’s prize pack.
Might have to hunt this cereal down- I don’t like a lot of cereals as I find them overly sweet!
You should be able to find it at your local supermarket 🙂 Worth trying for sure x
This sound yum!! Is it gluten free by chance? I normally have rice porridge in winter and smoothies in summer but I do miss cereal! Vogels do some delicious gluten free food! Xx
I honestly struggle so much sometimes with breakfast – but you make it look so easy! 🙂 I’m going to have to try these out X
Yeah do, they might be your new fave 🙂 If you’re not hungry at breakfast time, try delaying to a little later. It doesn’t have to be soon after you get up. Maybe have something when you get to work? I’m pretty hungry when I wake up most days so it’s not a struggle for me, but I know some do struggle with eating early x x
Just took a snapshot on my phone of the photo of the Vogels cereal to add to my shopping list tomorrow!
I would have never thought about using cereal like this, genius 🙂
And…what sounds better than having biscuits for breakfast 😉
I have another one I love that I might try it with too.
Thanks
Wellington Chic x
Yum these look great. I’ve never been a big cereal eater, but with the changes I’ve made in my diet and lifestyle to improve health and wellbeing – I’ve started eating a lot more oats and gains so this would be the perfect kick start each day.. And maybe even a lazy dinner on occasion 🙂
These cafe style cereal mixes sound the best kickstart for any day (and in baked goodies too!) – always enjoy Vogels so hope my supermarket will carry the new flavours.
This looks like a great summer Breaky option
Yum! My kids and I love cereal any time of the day and these look great. Will definitely be giving these a try.
oh man I’m a sucker for cookies! These look awesome. I haven’t seen these cereals in the supermarket yet but I’ll have to have a better look
This cereal is really nice because it’s not too sweet and so perfect for coming into the warmer months. I’m definitely going to try making your cookies. It’ll be a perfect road trip snack this weekend on the long drive to Hamner 🙂
How delicious and healthy! Love Vogels… Trusted quality brand. Love the low sugar emphasis and high in fibre and buckwheat quinoa option.. There is a breakfast revolution happening and Vogels is leading the way…
Would love to experiment with these. Cookies look delicious. What an awesome idea!
YUM! Looks delicious, can’t wait to try 🙂
My kids would love this. We enjoy our muesli every morning.
This cereal looks really delicious and I love the idea of a lighter breakfast food. Often cereal can feel a bit stodgy and heavy in your stomach, so this will be perfect for summer!
These sound yummy!!! I love being able to create new things to try especially for afternoon tea at work when I hate craving in and reaching for sweets or chocolate something like will nail those cravings and much healthier yummy! 🙂
Yum I’m going hunting at my local supermarket
This stuff looks incredible
Looks yum, would love to try it
These look delicious!
Sounds yum can’t wait to try ????
Those cookies look AMAZING!!
Yum!!! I’m moving from oats to cereal at this time of year too.
Am trying to eat healthier but i know if i dont have regular little treats i will go off the rails. Healthy choc chip cookies is the perfect treat for me! Love to try all the vogels cereals ????
I would love to try these healthy cereals please…:) x
I eat oats for breakfast religiously, but making breakfast cookies with Vogel’s new cereal has me considering a change of heart!
Definitely need to try these!
I like the fact that the sugar content is so low!
im really into Buckwheat and Quinoa at the moment but i havent tried your cereal breakfast before but a friend of mine has lots of allergy so she made something similar to your cereal but we had it with the new coconut milk beautiful so light so hope yours would be the same but maybe better
Sounds yum. Will have to try these a gd kick start to the day
I’m always looking for new cereals to try and will definitely hunt these ones down tomorrow when I do my shopping. Looking forward to trying them out. 🙂 ????
I so look forward to my Vogels toast every morning…….maybe I should try this. Looks delish.
Would love to try this cereal – have been wanting something tasty and light for the warmer months ahead!