Does anybody know where I can buy grape nuts? I have a need to make Delia's Key Lime Pie and in the base she used grape nuts. Haven't seen them anywhere.

By the way - it's a breakfast cereal, probably from the States, but I used to be able to buy them in the UK.

Sorry can't help you on this one but it made me smile cos when I saw the thread title I thought of Lenny Henry and 'grapple me grape nuts'!!!

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I thought I'd better mention I meant the cereal, for that very reason

Not available - puffed wheat + malt extract?

I think the flavour may be similar but the consistency wouldn't be right. I think she (Delia) uses grape nuts with digestive biscuits to make a crunchier base. Grape nuts are very hard compared to puffed wheat - but you're right - they are "malty" tasting.

how about trying some allbran type stuff chopped up small? It's nice and crunchy..

I've been looking for quinoa, not been able to find that anywhere either - the place that had the most alternatives though were BiLo and a health food store near me, so perhaps you could give those a go?

Blimey, blast from the past or what!

Hi did a search and someone suggests substituting with 'Crunchola' whatever that is ?? hope this helps.

Kay

I haven't seen them anywhere either. They're one of the few things I occasionally get a yearning for, so if anyone spots some anywhere (in Oz I mean) let me know!

I fear that Crunchola would be a hopeless substitute, being oat-based. Grape Nuts are wheat-based. There's nothing quite like them!

Try slowly pan roasting puffed wheat soaked in a little malt extract - like honey roasting.

Thanks for all your tips. You know I actually saw that they were for sale in Melbourne at a USA products shop for something like $AU 22 - that's just ridiculous. So maybe I'm going to try and make them myself.

Isn't puffed wheat sweetened? (I have no idea really. I'm just thinking of Sugar Puffs and the like, nasty stuff indeed.) Grape nuts aren't. Well they're malted, but they haven't got any added sugar.