Oreo O’s Chocolate Cereal Muffins are a delicious breakfast on-the-go or even a late night snack for the grown-ups!
I am a long-time lover of cereal. Â Growing up it was our go-to breakfast! Now that I am a mom, my kids are the ones who eat the most cereal. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy too! Â I usually have it as a late night snack, when the kids are sleeping!
Oreo O’s first came out in 2007, the year my son was born. Â He missed out on them that time, but he’s making up for it! One bite and he was hooked. Â I decided it would be fun to transform this new breakfast cereal into a chocolate cereal muffin recipe! Â These muffins are great for busy mornings when all we have time for it a quick grab-and-go breakfast. Â And, they also satisfy my late night cereal cravings too!
Oreo O’s Chocolate Cereal Muffins
Prep!
Preheat your oven to 350° F.  Grease inside the cups of a standard muffin pan or line with paper liners.
Place the cereal in a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin until coarsely crumbled. Â You can also use a food processor, if you prefer. Combine the crushed cereal and milk in a small bowl and set aside.
Create!
Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.
Add the egg, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and the cereal and milk mix to the dry ingredients. Â Whisk until well combined.
Fill each muffin cup 2/3 of the way full.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Â Let cool.
Present!
These Oreo O’s Chocolate Cereal Muffins are rich and delicious as is. Â You can also add cake icing and make them into cupcakes for an even richer treat!
Please note that I have not tested this recipe with any other chocolate cereal. Therefore, I do not know if the results would be the same should you decide to use a different cereal.
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Oreo O's Chocolate Cereal Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Oreo O's cereal
- 1 Cup milk
- 1 Cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 Cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease inside the cups of a standard muffin pan or line with paper liners.
- Place the cereal in a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin until coarsely crumbled. You can also use a food processor, if you prefer. Combine the crushed cereal and milk in a small bowl and set aside.
- Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.
- Add the egg, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and the cereal and milk mix to the dry ingredients. Whisk until well combined.
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool.
Notes
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Nadia says
I was a little confused about whether to measure the cereal before or after crushing it, though I know now that it is the latter. When trying this out I used around 3/4 cup of the crushed cereal, however, I did add extra sugar. These cupcakes are more dense than moist or spongey, not sure if my changes had any effect on that. They also are not super sweet but my mom really likes that about them. I made these with buttercream frosting on top and they’re pretty good.
Nadia Choudhury says
Is it 1 cup before or after crushing the cereal.
Lauren Vavala says
Hi Nadia, sorry about the confusion. It’s 1 cup after crushing the cereal.
Vicky says
Can I use two cups of the cereal instead of the flour ?
Lauren Vavala says
Hi Vicky! I really can’t say if that will work. I never tested the recipe that way. The best I can offer you is maybe?? Sorry!
krystal ivy says
Made these and feel like they need more sugar. Seemed bitter. Followed the instructions exactly.
Lauren says
Hi Krystal 🙂 Thank you for your feedback and so sorry that these didn’t work out like you had hoped. I’ll add this to my list of recipes to retest since it’s been awhile since I last made them and don’t recall a bitter taste. Just looking over the recipe again, I’d recommend cutting back on the cocoa powder rather than increasing the sugar if more bitterness is coming through for you. The bitter taste is most likely coming from the cocoa powder since the cereal itself is pretty sweet plus the 1/2 cup of added brown sugar. Thanks again! – Lauren
Jill says
I like how dark and chocolatey these muffins look. I didn’t even know Oreo O’s existed, LOL I’ll have to get a box. We all love Oreo’s!
Jamielyn says
Such a fun idea! These look so chocolately and delicious!
Ben Myhre says
Oreo – O CAN I PUT ONE OF THESE IN MY MOUTH NOW. hehehe. I don’t have kids, but I will surely be making these for my own snacking pleasure. They look great.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
What a delicious way to use the cereal! I definitely need to give these a try!
Michelle - The Last Food Blog says
What a great idea! My daughter loves everything Oreo so I’m definitely going to make these for her. Great recipe x