Just to be perfectly clear, Raisin Bran was not my first cereal choice as a child…
That would be Frosted Flakes because as everyone knows, “They’re Gr-r-reat!”
But my sensible parents would only allow my sister and myself to attempt to rot our teeth out while on vacation, so Tony didn’t make an appearance in our pantry all that often.
Raisin Bran was indeed a more practical choice. (I did enjoy the mini box of flakes + dried grapes in the sugar-loaded cereal variety pack we’d pick up for said family vacays.)
I could be remembering incorrectly, but the raisins seemed extra sweet… like they were coated in sugar?
No complaints at the time!
Twenty years later I’m still craving the stuff, although a slightly healthier, loaded up variety.
Since that’s my thang apparently.
Sooo I used one of my fave “let’s pretend to be an adult” cereals aka Nature’s Path Heritage Flakes, tossed in some plump raisins, added a few dashes of fragrant cinnamon, then filled my bowl up with creamy oat milk and topped her off with nutty almond butter, sweet banana slices, juicy berries + a sprinkle of hemp hearts, for good measure.
Now that’s some serious cereal.
P.S. Nature’s Path Heritage Flakes does contain honey, which is technically not vegan, so feel free to use a different brand of bran flakes if that’s important to you boo.
P.P.S. Cereal before milk, or milk before cereal?? Obviously pouring the milk over the cereal is the best method so you *moisten* all of the contents. And I personally fill my bowl way up so stirring is out of the question… thanks to my clumsy nature that ish would slop over everywhere.
DIY Raisin Bran Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup bran flakes (I use Nature's Path Heritage Flakes, choose a brand without honey for a fully vegan recipe)
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 3 dashes ground cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 cup unsweetened unflavored oat milk (I use Silk) or milk of choice
Toppings:
- Almond butter or nut butter of choice
- Sliced banana
- Berries
- Hemp hearts
Instructions
- Pour the bran flakes in a bowl.
- Gently toss with the cinnamon and raisins.
- Pour in the milk.
- Top with almond butter, sliced banana, berries, and hemp hearts, if you wish.