Coco Pops is a popular chocolate flavoured breakfast cereal made by Kellogg’s, known for its crunchy texture, sweet chocolate taste and the way it makes milk turn chocolatey when eaten. The cereal is usually made from rice that is processed and shaped into small, puffed pieces, giving it its light and crispy texture. The recipe normally includes rice, sugar, cocoa powder, glucose syrup and flavourings to create its sweet chocolate flavour. That’s the main part I am wanting to avoid, is the add ons that are heavily processed so I reckon a simple homemade version is so much better for the body (plus very similar if not cheaper in price, depending how many brown rice puffs you can buy in bulk.

My version has four ingredients (plus optional salt) and all four ingredients are wonderfully naturally healthier ingredients. The coconut oil is the fat that helps coat and the puff, the high quality cocoa gives a rich chocolatey flavour and of course a bit of maple syrup for sweetness. It comes together really quickly and holds up in a dry spot for a few weeks, not like it ever lasts that long.