Back to school time is fast approaching! While growing up we always had a fun breakfast on that first day back to school. It helped calm our nerves and make the special day so exciting. A few years ago our mom started making these delicious Cinnamon Breakfast Bites. They actually have cereal in them – crushed rice krispies! The crunchy sugar and cinnamon coating with a soft middle make them the perfect breakfast. These breakfast bites taste a lot like a cinnamon sugar doughnut hole, but so much healthier since they are baked! And just a little secret…..they are sooooo good served warm right out of the oven! We love them with a big glass of milk and some fruit!
Serves: 6
Cinnamon Breakfast Bites Recipe
These breakfast bites taste a lot like a cinnamon sugar doughnut hole, but so much healthier since they are baked!
Ingredients
- 1⅓ cups flour
- 1 cup Rice Krispies Cereal coarsely crushed
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter flavored shortening
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup butter melted
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, crushed cereal, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Then cut in the shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in milk just until moistened. (The mixture is kind of dry, but if it's way too dry add an extra 1 teaspoon of milk so it's all barely moistened.)
- Shape into 1 inch balls.
- In a small bowl combine the cinnamon and 2/3 cup sugar.
- Dip each ball into butter, then roll into cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Arrange in a single layer in an 8 x 8 baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
- Bake at 420 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes.
- Makes 2 dozen breakfast bites.
Nutrition
Calories: 401 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 20 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Trans Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 29 mg · Sodium: 460 mg · Potassium: 68 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 660 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 114 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- small bowl
- 8x8-inch baking pan
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
Recipe Details
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I hope you thank your mom often for all the little traditions that made such wonderful memories.
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Is there something else I could substitute the shortening with? I would live to try this recipe out, but I don't use shortening.
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Can you make these in the evening and refrigerate until morning?
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Could softened butter substitute just as well? We don't use shortening or margarine at our house.
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Yes, any solid fat should do!
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Interesting sort of recipe, but delicious nonetheless! Thank you for sharing.
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Just made these for breakfast. House smells great but even full of lard and rolled in butter they taste like a hockey puck! Sorry!
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Hi, would these freeze well?
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Did you maybe use baking soda instead of baking powder? Three teaspoons of baking soda would certainly make them hard as a rock!
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Hi. I was just wondering if you could substitute canned biscuits for the dough balls. I'm always looking for quicker and easier ways to do recipes. Love that these are baked and not deep fried, healthier for you. If you can say that with sugar sprinkled all over them, lol. Thanks for any answers! Have a nice day!
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Could you use Bisquick in lieu of flour, salt and baking powder?
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Is the temperature really 420 not 425 like the recipe it was adapted from? Or does it cook better at 420?
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The 1/2 cup of milk made the dough really moist, so when we baked it, the balls all spread out and connected and made more of a coffee cake. Still tasty, but lost the "donut hole" effect- what did I do wrong? Was I not supposed to add all the milk? Thanks!
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I recently made the Breakfast Bites and the followed the directions to the letter for the first pan, even though I thought 420 was way to high. Sadly the first pan burnt on the bottom and was as hard as a rock. I tried the second batch with the rack raised to the middle of the oven and the temperature at 320 for 12 mins, and they turned out perfectly. I did however substitute the butter flavoured shortening for margarine, and the rice crispies for corn flakes simply because I had them on hand. I would probably makes these again, but using my substitutions.
