Muesli homemade

 

In my 20's, I visited a FranschHoek church family over weekends. They taught me how to make Muesli.

 

Have you ever tried making your own Muesli? It really is super easy!! This is the PERFECT gift - or a great snack, breakfast or even a dessert!

 

Last week I made a batch ... but (duh) didn't read my recipe. So I added my raisins with the rest of the ingredients and roasted it in the oven. NO-NO! The raisins were little rocks!!!!!!!

 

Yesterday I browsed the nut and dried fruit containers in Food Lover's Market and chose raw Sunflower seeds, salted and roasted giant Peanuts and dried raisins. But you can use any chopped dried fruits, seeds and nuts.

 

I made my Muesli in the oven - but below is how you can make it on your stove-top in 5 minutes! Why make your own Muesli? You control the salt and sugar level and it's creative.

Or if you want a snack NOW, below is a Peanut butter no-bake Muesli version.

 

We love Muesli with milk ... but you can:

enjoy it with any type of milk

sprinkle Muesli on top of ice cream

sprinkle Muesli on top of yoghurt or stir it into yoghurt

layer Muesli in a glass with yoghurt for an instant dessert! (Photo below)

add Muesli to your smoothie

add Muesli in layers to your trifle

 

HOMEMADE MUESLI ON A BUDGET

Makes about 500 g

2 cups raw oats

100 g sunflower seeds (or mixture of any raw seeds)

100 g salted giant peanuts (or mixture of any raw or salted nuts)

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup syrup/honey

100 g raisins/any dried fruit chopped (ONLY STIR IN ONCE MUESLI HAS BEEN ROASTED AND COOLED!!!) 

 

Preheat oven to 160 oC. In a large bowl, mix together everything EXCEPT THE DRIED FRUIT!!!!! Toss to coat well with syrup/honey & oil. Spoon onto a baking sheet and bake at 160 oC for + 30 min, tossing once to ensure that mixture turns golden. Once cooled, add fruit. Store in airtight container for a few weeks.

 

STOVE-TOP METHOD:

In a big pan on medium heat on stove-top, roast everything EXCEPT THE DRIED FRUIT for about 5 minutes – stirring occasionally. LET COOL COMPLETELY! Add the dried fruit. Store in airtight container for a few weeks. 

 

NO-BAKE RAW SNACK!

Use quantities as you wish

Raw oats

Peanut butter

Honey/syrup

Dried fruit, chopped

Nuts and seeds (raw or roasted)

Cinnamon (optional)

Salt (optional)

In microwave bowl, melt peanut butter and honey/syrup. Stir in oats, fruit and nuts/seeds. Add salt or cinnamon if you want.