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Animal-Based "Cereal"

This nutrient-dense animal-based “cereal” is made with dehydrated ground beef, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, and sea salt.
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Prep Time3 hours 10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Resting Time2 hours
Total Time5 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Dehydrate the beef.

    • Cook the ground beef in your cooking pan on the stovetop until done. Don't add any fat while cooking.
    • Once the ground beef is cooked, drain out all of the fat.
    • Transfer the cooked ground beef to a plate. Pat the beef dry with a towel to soak up as much of the remaining fat as you can.
    • Transfer the ground beef on top of a piece of parchment paper on your baking sheet. Spread the pieces out in as thin of a layer as possible to promote even baking.
    • Dehydrate the ground beef in the oven at 200 degrees for 3-4 hours. You may have to rotate the pieces while cooking. I usually swirl everything around with a fork every 30 minutes or so or when I remember. The pieces should be hard and crunchy when done. I typically keep an eye on mine at about the 2-hour mark. Mine was done right around 3 hours.
    • Once the beef is fully dehydrated, remove the beef pieces from the oven and let them cool.
    • Note: make sure they are fully cooled before adding them to the coating mixture.

    Make the coating + coat the beef pieces.

    Refrigerate the "cereal."

    • Transfer the coated beef pieces to a piece of parchment paper on your baking sheet (or a similarly sized large plate) and refrigerate for 2+ hours until the coating firms up.
    • Note: you can skip this step and eat your cereal now, but if you do, the coating will likely come off into the milk.

    Serve and enjoy!

    • Remove the "cereal" from the fridge, add to a bowl with raw milk (ASHLEY20 for 20% off), and enjoy!
    • Note: this is best enjoyed fresh. I recommend serving small portions at a time and going back for seconds if you're still hungry. If you pour too much cereal into a bowl with your milk and can't finish, it will get soggy quickly in the fridge.