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    Kellog's Shredded Mini Wheats. What to do with the shreds?

    Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited November 2024 in Recipes
    We go through a lot at our home. My husband needs snacks and I this is one of the snacks that works.
    The kids also eat them.
    Each week I tend to end up having at least 1/2 sandwich baggie full of shreds.
    I have tried:
    Adding 1/2 cup of flour and water and baking = fail.
    Adding jiffy mix corn muffin mix half and half = fail.
    Jiffy mix apple pie muffin mix = fail. Way too sugary tasting.
    Adding those crunchy cereal nuggets = expensive and not really healthy.
    Brownie mix = does not fit into dietary plans. We like foods we can eat in higher amounts.

    I want to make something healthy with these. Adding any food with sugar seems to make them too sweet and defeats the purpose. I want to actually make them healthier.
    I'll take any ideas you have. Anything.
    I have search online till the ends of the earth. Nothing makes this healthier than the original cereal.

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    • Posts: 9,150 Member
      I would just eat them, either as is or with milk. I'm one of those people who eat crumbs.
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    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      This is a good question. I like Kashi Cinnamon Harvest (like cinnamon Mini Wheats) and there's always at least 1/2 cup of "shreds" in the bottom of the box.

      I was thinking of using them like a struesel topping on muffins. I would guess could sprinkle them on pudding
      (instead of graham cracker crumbs or Nilla Wafers).

      Would adding them to pancake batter work? Not sure.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      I would sprinkle it on top of yogurt - sort of like granola.
    • Posts: 354 Member
      Yogurt and muffin streusel ideas are winners! Add them to homemade granola or granola bar recipes. Spread a little nut butter on apple slices and sprinkle the shreds on top.

    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      Put them in your yogurt.
    • Posts: 234 Member
      Topping for a fruit crisp?
    • Posts: 3,380 Member
      Are they sweetened? If not, you can use them as breadcrumbs or to crust things like chicken.

      If they are, I love the yogurt idea and the fruit crisp. Baked apples with cinnamon and shredded wheat "crumble" would probably be great! Or used as a crust for a fruit crisp or dessert.
    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      So many good ideas here! I've got some apples........
    • Posts: 2,447 Member
      oyChihuahua wrote: »
      Plant them in the yard and grow more shredded wheats.

      lol. I like you.

      Can you put some milk in them and microwave it like oatmeal?
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