Fruity Breakfast Cookies! Packed with rolled oats, cashew butter and some of your favorite cereals, these Fruity Breakfast Cookies are so good!
Before I got married, I lived off of cereal. Like, I would not only eat it for breakfast, but I would have cereal for dinner too. And then I got married, and we were always working late so some nights the cereal for dinner continued.
I ate and loved Cheerios, any type of granola or anything with nuts or almonds and dried fruit. I loved cereal. And I still do today.
But now I have kids and we can’t give our kids cereal every morning for breakfast, can we? Or, can we?
Recently, I attended a press trip to 
I loved visiting General Mills headquarters. I learned so much about the company, why they came to the conclusion to change the cereals in the first place, what they are learning from consumers and what their plans are for the future.
I love it that a large (I should say huuuuuge) corporation like General Mills is actually taking risks, because not everyone will like the new cereals, and they are actually listening and acting. Who wants artificial ingredients in their cereal? If you had the choice, what would you buy? What would you buy for your children?
One day several groups came to talk to us and we learned so much. A larger portion of Americans care more about fresh ingredients and don’t want the artificial colors or flavors in their foods.
I love that we live in a time now where people care about ingredients, they are actually reading labels and care about how their food is grown and raised. I think it’s great to keep learning and to continue asking questions.
I am far from the perfect eater but I try my best. I also try my best with the food I give to my children. Some might say, don’t give cereal or sugar to your kids at all. But, for me and my family, that’s not realistic. I still make pop tarts for my kids in the morning on weekdays if things are crazy.
In my mind, if we’re eating fruits and vegetables and protein (your balanced diet), you can have the other things and it’s fine.
My kids and I loved the cereals (and my husband too) and I could care less that the colors aren’t as bright as they were before. The cereal tastes the same, if not better. At General Mills, we learned how they, the cereal team, figured out the new recipes. They tested a bunch of different things and, for cereals like Trix, used fruit and vegetable juice and spice extracts for color. In Reese’s Puffs, they used flavors like natural vanilla.
We then got to create some recipes of our own! Using the cereals! As you can probably guess, I made Fruity Breakfast Cookies, using Trix and Fruity Cheerios!
The next day was the best part. People from the Betty Crocker kitchens made all of our recipes again and then we got to shoot them and, of course, we got to visit the huge prop room to grab some things.
Don’t the cookies look yummy?? I was pretty pleased with how they turned out. The perfect breakfast cookie. Not too sweet and the right amount of texture and flavor.
Before we left, we got to create our own cereal mixes. . which got me thinking. . what would be the perfect cereal???
I’m not suggesting that we feed cereal to our children every morning. I think it’s good to throw in a little variety, like eggs, waffles and a bagel or toast. But the next time you are at the grocery store going down the cereal aisle, take a look at the new General Mills cereals and give them a try . . and if your kids start to fall in love with Trix or Fruity Cheerios, that wouldn’t be a bad thing!
Fruity Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temp
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cashew butter
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cereal blend of Trix and Fruity Cheerios
- 1 cup cereal blend of Trix and Fruity Cheerios; not crushed or blended
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using your stand mixer, beat together the butter and the sugars, add in the cashew butter and mix again. Add the egg and mix again until combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and coarsely chopped cereal.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients until combined. Add in the cereal, rolled oats and chocolate chips and mix together (on a low setting) until just combined.
- Place cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1 to 2 inches apart and bake for about 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. We were not required to write a blog post after the visit to General Mills. All opinions are my own.
So great what General Mills is doing, to improve their products. LOVE how you used the Trix and Fruity Pebbles cereal, in these cookies!
Liz, I agree!!! and I’m sure other companies will do the same eventually!!!! Thank you so much for the comment!
I love that you used cereal! They look really delicious! Pinning to my breakfast board 🙂
Johlene, thank you so much!!!
Cookies for breakfast? Yes please!
Also….that prop room. WOW! I want to have everything in there.
Dannii, hahah, I know, right?!!!
Confession: my kids have cereal nearly every day. I’m at work before they get up and Kenny rushes to get them out of the house. On weekends there might be time for pancakes, but yep. We pick the cereals that are low in sugar (yay Cheerios!) and make sure they have milk and fruit. So I need General Mills in my life!
Your trip looks incredible, and that prop closet…wowie. I want to live there for a few hours.
These cookies are awesome too. Cookie for breakfast? Yeah!
Mir, we do what we gotta do!!! No shame in having cereal everyday!!!! and if you’re buying Cheerios, even better!!!! Thank you for the comment!!!
Oh I love these fun breakfast cookies! I (sort of embarrassingly) still by the kids’ cereal for myself, so I love Trix! These sound like such a fun breakfast, Alice!
OMG as much as I am in love with these cookies and with your amazing idea, that PROP ROOM!!! I’m dying here I wish I had anywhere close to it. How did you feel being in there ?
Layla, haha, I wanted to take home about 50 things!!! it was amazing!!! The entire trip was so fun and very informative!
I LOVE this idea! Can’t wait to make them for my girls.
These are so fun and creative, Alice!
Okay, I love these! I’m with you. We eat pretty healthy, but every once in a while a treat is not going to hurt you! I’m so happy to see them turning to natural flavors and colors — I hope we get the same options in Canada!
Best use of cereal ever! Wait until I tell my kids they’re having cookies for breakfast…
Amy, LOL!!! I love it!
Such a fun treat! Can’t wait to give a try.
Yay, I love that General Mills has removed their artificial colors and flavors in their cereal! That’s awesome! And so is the prop room and these cookies!! The cereal is such a fun touch 🙂
Wow those cookies sound amazing Alice, what a great use of cereals!
Alice – it was so great getting to hang out over this trip! Your cookies look so good!!!
Alyssa, yes, SO great seeing you again!!!!
Cookies for breakfast! You are speaking my language, Alice!! This is such a fun idea.
How fun are these cookies, and just what I need for breakfast!
These are so fun!
Alice- I love these breakfast cookies, and I LOVE that General Mills has removed all the artificial junk from their cereals. This is something that has concerned me ever since my kids started solid foods. Such a relief to know that I can really trust these same delicious foods that I grew up eating and still love to this day.
So yum! Always down for cookies for breakfast 🙂
That’s so amazing that General Mills changed up their cereals! I totally love cereal too. In fact I’m a big breakfast for dinner kind of person. I totally love breakfast cookies and these look so great and convenient!
I love cereal cookies! And if it involves Trix, I’m so there! Trix was definitely a childhood favorite. 🙂
this is such a cool cookie!!!
Thank you for sharing all what you learned. We love cheerios over here and good to know how much love goes into the perfect box. These cookies look amazing and I can see myself having a few for breakfast.
Those fruit cookies sounds so good. Great job with the General Mills. I want to go into that prop room it is a dream.
These are so fun and creative, Alice! And who could ever say no to cookies for breakfast? Not me!
I love that GM has removed the artificial colors and sweeteners! Trix aren’t just for kids, either. 🙂 These cookies look amazing and I love that you added cereal to them! Genius idea. 🙂
Cereal…inside cookies…you just blew my mind, lady! I admit to having a total weakness for sweet breakfast cereals, so that trip sounds like a dream come true!
Oh boy! I am craving these now ♥
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Ohh, I love that General Mills is on a mission to make their cereals free of artificial ingredients! There was a time in my life when I ate cereal too, so no judgement there! LOVE these cookies, Alice – so fun plus who doesn’t want a cookie for breakfast?! I’ll take a dozen right now. 😉 Cheers, friend!
These are so fun, and look so tasty! Can’t wait to try these out on my boys!
My kids would go crazy for these. Who am i kidding? So would I! No sugar is not realistic in my house either, we all need a treat from time to time and these would make a perfect special breakfast for kids and grown-ups alike!
Agreed!!! Thank you for visiting, Cathy!
THAT PROP CLOSET!!! Holy Amazing!
I’m so glad GM is making this move—good for them for leading the charge for healthier packaged foods. Now I’m wishing I had some of your cookies for my breakfast tomorrow!
Fun and fruity! Love these, Alice <3
These cookies look fantastic!
I love cereal! It’s one of my favorite breakfasts. I also love baking with it and make cookies and granola bars all the time.
Combining cereal and cookies is basically my perfect food (I spend a lot of time eating cookies for breakfast and cereal for dessert). So, I’ll definitely be giving this a try, albeit with my favorite cereal of all time (Honey Nut Cheerios).
I’m sure they’re a hit with kids, but I’ve got a lot of adults that would enjoy these!
My kids are certified cookie lovers. I am sure they will enjoy this for their snacks.