It’s time for a gluten free brownie recipe! Honey Nut Cheerios Brownies! That’s right, this recipe uses Honey Nut Cheerios in place of flour. It’s based on an Easy Graham Cracker Brownie recipe that only has 6 ingredients. Let’s get started on this deliciously chewy treat.
Honey Nut Cheerios aren’t just for breakfast when they get repurposed into a flour. Now, all of a sudden, they’ve become dessert.
Are Honey Nut Cheerios Gluten Free?
Yes, according to General Mills, Honey Nut Cheerios are gluten free. They currently have no ingredients in them that contain gluten. Manufacturers recipes can change. ALWAYS READ YOUR PACKAGING to be safe.
Cheerios are made with oats. Even though they are marked gluten free, some people are still sensitive to them. This is because oats are one of the grains that sometimes come in contact with other grains, like wheat, during processing.
What are Cheerios Brownies
Cheerios Brownies are based on a Graham Cracker Brownies Recipe. It’s a recipe that uses graham cracker crumbs in place of flour. It also has a short list of additional ingredients including Sweetened Condensed Milk, Vanilla Extract and Chocolate Chips. The recipe comes together quickly in about 10 minutes before it heads to the oven for baking.
How to Make Cheerios Brownies Your Way
Here are a few ideas to make it YOUR way.
- Add Nuts – Try adding a cup of Chopped Pecans or Walnuts
- Swap the Chips – Are Semi-Sweet Chips not your thing? Try Milk Chocolate, Butterscotch or White Chocolate Chips instead.
- Not Enough Chips – So you want more chips in your brownies? Add them. What’s the worst thing that can happen? You get more chocolate?
Gluten Free Baking means baking out of the box to get something tasty. In this case, cereal to make Honey Nut Cheerios Brownies is the box to work out of!
More Gluten Free Desserts
Check out these other easy desserts that are gluten free.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Bars – Another Honey Nut Cheerios Recipe that is a must make. Peanut Butter and Chocolate are a flavor combination that’s hard to resist.
Two Ingredient Macaroons – Yes, these cookies are only two ingredients! It’s crazy and it works.
Whipped Coffee Dessert – Step aside Dalgona, I want my cream and coffee whipped all together into a sweet dessert.
Gluten Free No Fuss Banana Pudding – Take some store bought help for this recipe that will make you a dessert hero.
Gluten Free Classic Ice Box Cake – Don’t want to bake or turn on the oven? Make this classic dessert that “cooks” in the refrigerator.
Honey Nut Cheerios Brownies – Gluten Free and Easy
Ingredients
- 5 Cups Honey Nut Cheerios Crushed in a Food Processor down to 2 cups crumbs
- 1 14 oz Can Condensed Milk
- 1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ tsp Fine Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Lightly spray an 8×8” or 9×9” Pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Using a food processor, process the Honey Nut Cheerios into fine crumbs. You’ll have about 2 cups of crumbs after they are processed. It may be a little more than 2 cups. It’s ok to use them.
- Place the Cheerios crumbs into a large bowl.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. The dough will be thick.
- Press the dough into the pan and even it out using damp hands.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown on the edges and a toothpick comes out dry when inserted into the brownies.
- Cool and cut into squares.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Add Nuts – Try adding a cup of Chopped Pecans or Walnuts
- Swap the Chips – Are Semi-Sweet Chips not your thing? Try Milk Chocolate, Butterscotch or White Chocolate Chips instead.
- Not Enough Chips – So you want more chips in your brownies? Add them. What’s the worst thing that can happen? You get more chocolate?
