Choc coated cereal cakes

AndyCF

I was thinking about this the other day.

Aside from the usual cornflake or ricey crispies type 'cereal' to make half a dozen (or dozen) small 'instant choc treat' cakes, what else would be sensible to use ?

By that I mean other cereal types really. I thought about those frosted ones but ultimately they are almost like corn flakes with sugar, so would be far too sweet.

The other types perhaps bran flakes might just work, but I'm unsure how well they would go with chocolate.

My thoughts did turn towards those 'cluster' type ones you see from various makers, although for myself it would have to be a nut free one, not for allergy reasons I simply am not a nut fan!

Any thoughts on this simple question please ? I'm merely looking for 'alternatives to replace' the cereal type but it would have to be something I could "just add" rather than something I needed to prep too much.

EDIT... Is it just me but when the hot choc has about settled but still warm(ish) I tend to put them in the fridge regardless, where the will live until eaten instead of a tin/box.

D&DD

How about using up the crumbs from the biscuit barrel and adding either some dried fruit or marshmallows Andy ??
Bit like a mini rocky road .. which I'm craving now lol

AndyCF

D&#8517 wrote: »

How about using up the crumbs from the biscuit barrel and adding either some dried fruit or marshmallows Andy ??
Bit like a mini rocky road .. which I'm craving now lol

Ah, its funny you say that as I have an ancient tin for them but they stay in their packs usually. I was trying a while ago to get a replacement tin of the same (Vickies) however they are now all in card! I decided eventually a 'real tin' would appear. The 'date' on the tin is 2010 so I'm due a decent selection tin at some point! , it will be recycled and used anyway. The previous one was turned into a mini first aid tin/box and still serves that purpose but its a smaller 'Fxs' tin for that.

Point being , no real crumbs sadly.

Marshmallows is a good though as you can get a bag of them for about 50p or less I think. I did think about those Eclairs at one moment but decided that was a daft idea.

The other idea I had was the mini weetybix , the ones with the bits of choc inside (assuming I can get them locally) but how they would taste with a choc coating I'm not quite sure!

Does remind me to ask a daft question, can I just melt normal choc for this ? Last time and it was ages ago I used a co-co ('for baking or cooking' I think it said) choc, merely thinking here I could just get a regular bar cheaply and melt it + use it.

VfM4meplse

Haha, this weekend I was discussing just this with my 4yo niece - she had suggested using Weetabix, which I didn't think was such a good idea :rotfl:

We ended up doing a combination of cornflakes and rice crispies.

Go ahead and use that chocolate, but I would suggest melting in a bain marie rather than microwave (risk of burning).

JIL

A lady I worked with made us shredded wheat toffee nests every Easter. She would put chocolate eggs in the middle. They were delicious.

AndyCF

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Haha, this weekend I was discussing just this with my 4yo niece - she had suggested using Weetabix, which I didn't think was such a good idea :rotfl:

We ended up doing a combination of cornflakes and rice crispies.

Go ahead and use that chocolate, but I would suggest melting in a bain marie rather than microwave (risk of burning).

Oh I think the mini weeties are not a bad idea! I could be wrong! :T Perhaps she could (with supervision) make a few at some point. , I said that initially in jest but its not that bad a thought! Maybe!

Did think about a combi setup of crispies and corn flakes but that involves having two boxes.

The one thing I did think about was getting one of those 'mixed' box things where you get 8 or 10 mini different cereal packs, there are two makers of these with their own things in. That would likely provide enough 'content' (per box) for say 2-4 'mini cakes' and anything I could not face using for the cakes I could just have. Cost is a bit of a concern doing that as the local offerings of the 'mixed boxes' selection packs are about £1.50 , then again that's about the same as reasonable box of regular cereal.

JIL wrote: »

A lady I worked with made us shredded wheat toffee nests every Easter. She would put chocolate eggs in the middle. They were delicious.

I did actually consider those at one point, along with the similar 'hatched small square' type things too, but the latter I did not really enjoy generally.

I don't want to go too mad though and start adding things like the mini eggs onto them, they are only for me! Presentation is not too important as no one else will see them. Just a bit miffed when you see a box of them occasionally for £1.50 or more and think "I could make those in a few minutes for less than half that, with my own choice of filling" (and choc type!)

VfM4meplse

I like the shredded wheat idea, on the basis that you are not adding syrup to an existing sugary cereal.

Eenymeeny

We used to make 'chocolate haystacks' from melted chocolate and crushed Weetabix or shredded wheat which made a more solid mix so it would certainly work. (We also added dried fruit or dessicated coconut sometimes to make them 'healthier' ) I think that was probably just using up whatever ends of packets were available....
That mix is also good for chocolate nests with mini eggs in the centre.

AndyCF

The crushed weetie idea is excellent so its more 'bitty' I suppose rather than what I had that vague idea of using the mini ones.

Something at the back of my mind is telling me next time its 'shopping' to get one of the 6/8 pack 'variety' things if the price is reasonable then use half of each box (in turn) to attempt to make something. The other half I'll just eat while they cool!

Not sure on what sort of choc to use, depends on what is available. Although its probably not ideal I can get 4 almost normal wispie type bars for £1 hmm.

Note to self: Grab a 'tube thing' of those paper mini cake holders, I always forget that part , something to "put the things in"

Going to be a few days before I can do anything though I think, part waiting for others and part weather issues.

Eenymeeny

AndyCF wrote: »

The crushed weetie idea is excellent so its more 'bitty' I suppose rather than what I had that vague idea of using the mini ones.

Something at the back of my mind is telling me next time its 'shopping' to get one of the 6/8 pack 'variety' things if the price is reasonable then use half of each box (in turn) to attempt to make something. The other half I'll just eat while they cool!

Not sure on what sort of choc to use, depends on what is available. Although its probably not ideal I can get 4 almost normal wispie type bars for £1 hmm.

Note to self: Grab a 'tube thing' of those paper mini cake holders, I always forget that part , something to "put the things in"

Going to be a few days before I can do anything though I think, part waiting for others and part weather issues.

We used to buy blocks of 'cooking chocolate' Unfortunately I don't make sweet things any more so I don't know if it's still available. I still have a recipe book from a firm called Scotchoc using cooking chocolate. Might be worth a google...?

dan958

If you are going to melt some chocolate down, try a blend of milk and dark. It will take the edge off the sweetness a bit.

I do like chocolate covered (I generallyput chocolate just on the bottom) oat bars, and they are easy to make. You could also try mixing in cacao powder instead of using shop-bought chocolate.