How to Make Cocoa Pops/Coco Krispies?

BassistKara · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 51

After a massive failed search for cereal of the cocoa pop( they're cocoa krispies over in the states i think!) variety, i thought i could make my own.
Problem is i have no idea how too!
Of course i'll need cocoa powder, and puffed rice or millet. But i need to know how to combine the two into chocolate-cereal thing.All without using corn/rice syrup, eggs, dairy, and yeast.
If you just rolled the puffed rice/millet/whatever in the cocoa it'd immediatly fall off in the bowl as soon as you added milk.
Anybody have any ideas?
I have a major craving for some chocolatey cereal, and plain puffed rice or millet with soy milk is just way too plain!

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2424

Would chocolate milk and plain puffed cereal meet your chocolate cereal craving needs?

As for making chocolate cocoa puffs it seems the cocoa powder would best adhere with a glaze of cocoa powder, powdered sugar and water.

BassistKara · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 51

Nope, chocolate milk is far too strong for me, and plus i like to eat the chocolate cereal even without milk sometimes lol!

Thanks for the powdered sugar, water and cocoa powder suggestion. This may seem like a silly question, but would i just mix those things together and then cover the cereal with it and then leave it to dry?

isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1232 Location: OHIO

What about using the base of a granola recipe, adding your cocoa to that and then baking as the granola recipe suggests? You don't have to throw in the fruit and stuff, just use your rice cup for cup with whatever is suggested in the granola recipe.

I don't think it would work to cover your cereal with a glaze and just try to let it dry on its own - It would probably go rancid first. But you could try.

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2424

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4137 Location: Nebraska

This might be a stupid question, but why not buy some Koala Krisp from Envirokids? If no stores around you carry it you can usually find it on Amazon.
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BassistKara · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 51

I don't have any granola recipes at the moment, but i'm sure they'd be easy enough to find, thanks for the suggestion!

Well it's the middle of winter here, so no humidity problems at the moment!
Do you think it'd work if you put it in the fridge just until it dried?

I actually saw the Envirokids Koala Krisps the other day before asking this question...but i'm worried about the molasses, as i've heard it's produced by fermentation, and i react to anything fermented like rice and corn syrup too...i may be completely wrong about that, otherwise i would buy some ready made!

The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2424

Middle of winter...no humidity...I would leave it on the counter to dry. I would use the least amount of liquid possible though. Too much liquid will make the cereal soggy.

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4137 Location: Nebraska

I don't think molasses is fermented. Looks more like a boiling process to me:

BassistKara · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 51

TEC, thanks for the tip, nothing worse than soggy cereal before you've even added milk!

Os, thanks for molasses tip. But i had a look at the Koala Krisps last night, and it isn't labelled Gluten Free, it's just Low Gluten.
Maybe something to do with different labelling laws in Australia and the US?

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4137 Location: Nebraska

That's really strange. Amazon says it's GF. Anybody know the difference between labeling laws in the US and Australia?
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celiacmaine-iac · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine

I wonder if the stuff sold in Australia is processed in the same plant as the ones in the U.S.?

I'll be very interested in the answer to this. I was going to contact the company and ask about CC issues, just haven't had a chance. I've been noticing that I'm having some kind of issue with the Panda Puffs. Every morning that I've eaten them I've been getting "rumbly in the tumbly" within a few minutes, and then have proceeded on to the big D. I'm not reacting to corn in other forms, and the milk doesn't seem to be an issue for me. I was going to post and ask if others are having similar problems. It's only been since the last 2 bags of it.
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BassistKara · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 51

I checked the labels when i saw the cereal again at the shops this morning, and it says, on all the different envirokids cereals, that it contains a maximum of 2mg of gluten per 100g.
This has got me really intruiged!