Are Reese’s Puffs High In Sugar? Are There Sugar Free Options?

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Reese’s Puffs. The breakfast cereal we all turn to when we fancy a Reese’s Cup but it’s too early in the morning to justify candy. You know the little chocolate and peanut butter-flavored corn puffs? It sounds like a pretty indulgent breakfast cereal, right? But are Reese’s Puffs actually high in sugar? And more importantly are there any sugar free Reese’s Puffs alternatives? In order to answer those questions I have collated the sugar content data for a cup serving of Reese’s Puffs as well as equivalent cereals. I also managed to dig out a few sugar free Reese’s Puffs alternatives. I have put the results together in descending order of sugar content so make sure to read right to the end to find out about some sugar free Reese’s Puffs options. So, let’s dig in – are Reese’s Puffs high in sugar and are there any sugar free alternatives?

As a general rule, there are 12g of total sugar in a cup serving of Reese’s Puffs. There are 7.5g-12g of sugar in a cup serving of Reese’s Puffs equivalents. There are a few sugar free cereals that could be an alternative to Reese’s Puffs that contain 0g-1g of sugar per serving.

Before we dig in, if you are interested in learning more about the sugar content of various cereals you can here –

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1. Reese’s Puffs – 12g of Total Sugar

First up – the OG of chocolate peanut butter cereal – Reese’s Puffs of course! So how much sugar is in Reese’s Puffs? Are they high in sugar? Well, there are 12g of total sugar in a cup of Reese’s Puffs. So, this definitely doesn’t make it a low sugar cereal (plain shredded wheat in comparison contains 0g of sugar) and original Cheerios contain 2g of sugar. But it also isn’t the highest sugar cereal in the world – Cap N Crunch contains 17g of sugar and some varieties of Special K contain 18g.

2. Reese’s Puffs Minis – 12g of Total Sugar

I also looked at the sugar content of Reese’s Puffs Minis to see if there was any difference in the sugar content. But alas – 12g of sugar per cup serving.

3. Malt-O-Meal Peanut Butter Cups Breakfast Cereal – 12g of Total Sugar 

Malt-O-Meal is a pretty good Reese’s Puffs dupe. So is it also a dupe in terms of sugar content? Sure is! 12g of total sugar per serving!

4. Millville Cocoa Peanut Butter Puffs – 12g of Total Sugar

The Millville brand has been cropping up quite a few times here at Low Sugar Snax as I have been writing these cereal posts. That is because the Millville brand is ALDI’s brand and they make some darn good cereal dupes. Even the sugar content is similar – there are 12g of total sugar per cup serving of Millville Cocoa Peanut Butter Puffs.

5. Leapin’ Lemurs Peanut Butter & Chocolate Organic Cereal – 11g of Total Sugar

Leapin’ Lemurs makes an organic peanut butter and chocolate puff cereal. Now it may be organic but is it also lower in sugar? Well, the answer is a tiny bit. There are 11g of total sugar in a cup serving of Leapin’ Lemurs Peanut Butter & Chocolate Organic Cereal.

6. 365 Organic Cocoa and Peanut Butter Balls – 7.5g of Sugar

Next up is the lowest sugar sweetened Reese’s Puffs equivalent, and that comes from 365 By Whole Foods Market. Gotta love Whole Foods Market! According to the nutrition label of 365 Organic Cocoa and Peanut Butter Balls, there are 10g of total sugar in a 1 and 1/3 cup serving. So pro rated to 1 cup this equals 7.5g. When you realize that Reese’s Puff and most equivalents contain around 60% more sugar you realize that 7.5g isn’t bad going at all. So if for whatever reason a sweetener-sweetened Reese’s Puffs equivalent (like the below options) isn’t for you then perhaps 365 Organic Cocoa and Peanut Butter Balls are for you!

7. Schoolyard Snacks Peanut Butter Keto Cereal – 1g of Total Sugar

*Sweetened with erythritol, monk fruit, stevia and allulose*

So far in this article, I have just looked at the sugar sweetened Reese’s Puffs and equivalent cereals. But are there any sugar free options out there? So, the answer is that there doesn’t appear to be a sugar free Reese’s Puffs replica. But there are some sugar free options that can still be great substitutes. One of these options is from a brand I have also talked about here at Low Sugar Snax a fair few times before. For example, in the post, I wrote on the sugar content of Kix and alternatives, and in the post, I wrote on the sugar content of Cocoa Puffs. This brand is Schoolyard Snacks. Schoolyard Snacks Peanut Butter cereal is sweetened with erythritol, monk fruit stevia, and allulose. There is 1g of total sugar (and 0g of added sugar) in a serving. Now this cereal provides all the peanut buttery puffs vibes of Reese’s Puffs. However, there is one catch – there are no chocolate notes. If you are looking for a sugar free cereal that has to have both peanut butter and chocolate flavors (and you aren’t so fussed about the cereal shape) then you must check out the following entry. If a low sugar peanut butter puff cereal is what you are looking for then you can find Schoolyard Snacks Peanut Butter Puffs on Amazon here.

8. Wonderworks Peanut Butter Cereal – 1g of Total Sugar

*Sweetened with erythritol, inulin, stevia and allulose*

So, the next entry on this list also contains just 1g of total sugar per cup serving. Woop Woop! It contains all the puffiness! It contains all the peanut buttery-ness! But the thing it doesn’t contain? The chocolate ness. Again. If this still sounds like your kinda sugar free Reese’s Puff replacement then you can check out Wonderworks Peanut Butter cereal on Amazon here. The sweeteners used are erythritol, inulin, stevia, and allulose.

9. Catalina Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto Cereal – 0g of Total Sugar

*Sweetened with stevia and monk fruit*

The best sugar free peanut butter chocolate cereal is Catalina Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto cereal. Now the exciting thing about this cereal is it is sweetened with stevia and monk fruit and there is 0g of sugar per serving (well actually there are 0g of sugar in a half-cup serving – but that would still but 0g in 1 cup). It has all the peanut butter chocolate vibes of Reese’s Puffs – but there is a catch. This cereal doesn’t come in ball-like puffs – instead, it is a square “graham-like cereal. You can check it out for yourself on Amazon here and decide if it could be for you.

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Are Reese’s Puffs High In Sugar? Are There Sugar Free Options? – The Final Bite

Are Reese’s Puffs High In Sugar? What have we learned from the above? Well, Reese’s Puffs has a pretty regular sugar content for a sweet cereal, coming in at 12g of total sugar per serving. Reese’s Puffs dupes tend to come in at 7.5g-12g. There are still some sugar free cereal options that hit that peanut butter spot – you just have to know what to look for.

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