Easy Muesli Recipe Made Your Way

Name: Easy Muesli Recipe Made Your Way
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup old fashioned oats; 1 cup barley flakes; 1 cup spelt flakes; 1 cup kamut flakes; 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ; 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 1 cup chopped dates

August 6, 2019 *Updated* August 6, 2019 / By: Gloria | Homemade & Yummy 190 Comments

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Easy Muesli Recipe Made Your Way is exactly that. You customize this healthy and delicious muesli cereal to exactly the way YOU like it. No recipe needed, just nutritious ingredients. Make a huge batch and have quick and easy breakfasts for days.

This healthy and delicious granola recipe is so easy to make. Once you try it, store-bought granola will be a thing of the past. The best part is you can make it different every time.

I don’t know about you, but when I can experiment with a recipe with no worries of failure (like you cannot screw it up ever), that is FUN times in the kitchen. This basic recipe for muesli cereal really isn’t a recipe at all. Read on and you will see why. The best part is, this homemade muesli recipe will ALWAYS be delicious, no matter how you make it.

A long time ago, when I was a little girl, I had an older cousin that loved to cook. When I would spend time there, she would often be in the kitchen making all kinds of different and delicious recipes.

During one of my visits, I noticed some Alpen cereal on the counter. At that time I had never heard of or seen this before. Being the curious person I am, I asked if I could try some. I was curious as to what this strange so-called Swiss cereal was all about.

I was intrigued by the ingredients and found the taste and texture something I loved from the first mouthful. Since I was young and did not do the grocery shopping, I made sure to take the box home to mom. I wanted this on the grocery list ASAP.

WHAT IS MUESLI

Since that time I have bought more than a few boxes of Alpen over the years. Now that I am all grown up (LOL) and prefer to make things rather than buy them, homemade muesli is what is on my counter. I love the fact that muesli ingredients are so easy to find. Healthy homemade granola is a favourite in our house.

Have you ever tried muesli? Known as Swiss muesli, Bircher muesli, Swiss oatmeal or just muesli cereal. I have also seen it called Irish muesli and Alpen muesli.

However you call it, muesli is just a mixture of nutritious, healthy, natural ingredients. Grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit make up the bulk of the recipe. Muesli usually contains less sugar than other cereals, lots of fibre, antioxidants and even contain superfoods too

MUESLI RECIPE INGREDIENTS

Who needs a recipe? No rocket science here, just dump some ingredients into a bowl, mix and store in a container. Using a basic ratio of 4 parts grain, 1 part nuts/seeds and 1 part dried fruit, you will have a batch of the best homemade muesli in a matter of minutes.

This is easily adapted into gluten-free muesli. Be sure to choose the appropriate grains.

Grains can include:

All types of nuts and seeds work well. You can toast the nuts if you wish, or use them raw. This muesli is made your way, so have fun experimenting and see what you like best.

Some great choices would be:

almonds
pecans
cashews
walnuts
pumpkin seeds
chia seeds
flax seeds
hemp hearts
toasted wheat germ

Dried fruit adds the sweet element, so if you are looking to cut down on sugar just adjust the amount you add.

Think of adding things like:

raisins
cranberries
blueberries
apricots
cherries
figs
currents
dried apples
dried bananas
goji berries
raw dried coconut

Really ANYTHING works, you CANNOT screw this up.

For this make your own muesli, I used oats, barley, spelt and kamut flakes. Sliced almonds, dates and toasted wheat germ rounded out my ingredients. I find this mixture sweet enough and the flavour from the wheat germ is quite intense. If you like it a bit sweeter, you can always add a touch of maple syrup to your bowl.

TOASTING OATS, GRAINS and NUTS FOR HOMEMADE MUESLI

Some people like the flavour and texture of toasted oats and nuts. Feel free to incorporate toasted ingredients into this homemade muesli.

You can easily toast your ingredients by following these simple steps:

Preheat your oven to 350º F
Spread oats or nuts (or a combination of oats, grain and nuts) onto a baking sheet in a thin layer
Bake for about 10 minutes, stirring often so they don’t burn
They are ready when they have a slight tan colour and a nice nutty aroma
Cool before using

MUESLI vs GRANOLA

Some may wonder what the difference is between muesli and granola? They tend to share many (if not all) the same ingredients. Have you ever tried homemade granola? Well, once you make it you will never buy it again. During the holidays my Festive Crunchy Granola was a huge hit.

Granola is baked with added sweetener and oil and has a very crunchy texture. Large chunks can be broken apart.

Muesli is not baked. It has a dry flaky texture, just like oatmeal. Generally, it is not overly sweet.

I have a healthy granola recipe that could sub as a healthy muesli recipe as well. Speaking of granola bars, my husband I (and grandkids) love my homemade granola bars. I have a crunchy granola bar recipe and a chewy granola bar recipe. Great for snacking, or eating on the run.

HOW TO EAT MUESLI

Now as for the right way to eat muesli, you choose. My hubby loves to turn this into overnight muesli. He puts some in a bowl, adds some milk and soaks it overnight. In the morning just add some fresh berries and breakfast is ready.

Some people will cook their muesli the same way you would cook oatmeal. Yes, you can eat warm muesli. I have not tried eating it this way.

I often find myself just pouring some in a bowl, adding milk and digging in (no soaking necessary).

It works well as a topper on Mocha Coffee Yogurt too. Muesli with yogurt is my favourite combination of all.

So if you have never tried or heard of muesli before, you sure have now. Next time you are grocery shopping grab some fun ingredients and mix up a batch.

This Easy Muesli Recipe Made Your Way just might be your new favourite healthy granola recipe.

What is YOUR favourite granola combination?

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