40+ Weetabix Recipes

ByDonna Wishart

I have loved Weetabix sinch childhoos. Called Weet-Bix in Australia and New Zealand, it’s such a wholesome but also nostalgic breakfast cereal and one I still love to have to remind me of those winter mornings as a child, enjoying hot Weetabix, two biscuits topped with warm milk and sugar whilst it was still dark outside. 

40+ Weetabix Recipes

But, much like Shredded Wheat, Weetabix is such a versatile product and something that is often used as a cooking ingredient as well as simply a healthy breakfast option. Wheat biscuits are something that can be used to make a wide variety of breakfast options, ingredients in baking or added to all manner of other dishes – including a few main meals and savoury options.

I thought it would be good to put together all the easy Weetabix recipes I can find that use Weetabix, including a few recipes I have created myself. Then, when you have a box of Weetabix in the cupboard to use up you’ll have inspiration for how to use those glorious wheat biscuits!

Recipes using Weetabix

Overnight Weetabix Recipes

Overnight Weetbix recipes seem to be the most popular way of using wheat biscuits. A great alternative to overnight oats, simply create a Weetabix base and add a yogurt layer of plain yogurt or Greek yogurt, a cup milk – unsweetened almond milk works so well – and any flavours and toppings you feel like – teaspoon maple syrup, Biscoff spread, chocolate chips, peanut butter, vanilla protein powder, chia seeds, banana… The options are endless. Then you simply refrigerate overnight and enjoy it the following day. 

Here are a few healthy overnight Weetabix recipes:

Weetabix Cakes and Pies Recipes

We love to bake a nice cake or a pie that we can slice and share for any occasion. Weetabix is something we have recently discovered works well in cakes and bakes, whether we’re aiming to make an actual Weetabix cake or something a little different simply using Weetabix as an ingredient. Weetabix is great in loaf cakes and the flavour works so well with mixed spice, mashed banana and dried fruits.

Here are a few baking recipes with Weetbix:

Weetabix Cheesecake Recipes

Cheesecakes are such a classic recipe and yet something you can always vary to suit the seasons, a colour scheme or whatever you have in the cupboards. Here are just a couple of Weetabix cheesecake recipes to get you started:

Weetabix Slices, Bars and Balls Recipes

I love making traybakes that you can slice and share. Anything that is easy to portion up gets a vote from me and Weetabox is a great ingredient to add to so many bakes and sharing recipes. 

Here are some baking recipes using Weetabix:

40+ Weetabix Recipes

Weetabix Cookies Recipes

We love baking cookies and over the years have used so many different ingredients in them. Weetabix breakfast cereal is something you can easily sneak into many cookie recipes and they really add to the fibre content and texture.

Here are just a few recipes for cookies with Weetabix in them:

Weetabix Smoothie, Porridge and Waffle Recipes

Smoothies, porridge, pancakes and waffles are just some of the top Weetabix breakfast ideas – aside from simply enjoying Weetabix in milk, straight from the packet. A great alternative to plain Weetabix or Weetabix and banana, you can add Weetabix to smoothies, pancake batter or waffle batter and top with all manner of ingredients.

Here are some more Weetabix ideas for breakfast time and breakfast recipes using Weetabix:

Weetabix Dessert Recipes

As well as cakes, cheesecakes, bakes, sweet treats and breakfast ideas, you can also use Weetabix in all manner of other desserts. Here are a couple of ideas:

Savoury Weetabix Recipes

As you can see, there are so many sweet recipes using Weetabix but you can also find quite a few savory recipes using Weetabix too! Who knew you could add Weetabix to your lunch or dinner?

Here are a few dinner recipes using Weetabix:

Seasonal Weetabix Recipes

Any regular reader will know how much I love to make seasonal recipes and so I couldn’t finish this article without including a few seasonal Weetabix recipes too!

So there you have over forty ways to use Weetabix aside from simply adding milk and eating in the morning. I’ll add more recipes as I come across them and if I’ve missed your favourite do leave a comment to let me know!

If you’re looking for more recipe ideas you can see all our recipes to date here and these articles might be of interest too:

Author

  • Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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