Homemade Muesli Breakfast Cereal
Are you a muesli eater? If so, have you thought of making your own? It’s really very easy and generally more interesting and a lot healthier than the stuff you buy. This recipe for homemade muesli contains toasted whole grain flakes, dried fruit and plenty of crunchy nuts and seeds.
We eat quite a lot of muesli. Sometimes this is in the form of Swiss style bircher muesli, or overnight oats. Sometimes it’s granola and sometimes it’s just as it comes straight from the jar. But we also often eat toast for breakfast instead. In a bid to have a sightlier healthier breakfast in the mornings, I thought it was time to make our homemade muesli once again.
Healthy Homemade Muesli
Muesli is generally better for you than granola as it contains no added sugar or fat. It’s a mix of flaked whole grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit. It’s also a bit easier to make.
Normally, I make my homemade muesli with rolled oats. But I like to change things up occasionally. This time I’ve used Hodmedod’s British grown four-grain muesli base. It’s a mix of rolled oats, jumbo oats, rye flakes, naked barley flakes and malted wheat flakes. It makes for a very special muesli indeed.
Sometimes I like to add some nutritious cocoa nibs. These have the added bonus of giving a nice chocolatey crunch. This time I didn’t.
Homemade muesli is especially delicious eaten with yoghurt or with kefir, especially if left to soak for a while. You can also add fresh or stewed fruit. As you can see from the picture above, I have been known to have it with hazelnut milk and yoghurt.
To Toast or Not to Toast
You don’t need to toast muesli ingredients in order to make a delicious and nutritious breakfast. However, toasting the rolled grains, nuts and seeds just brings out the flavours and makes the muesli slightly crispy. Sometimes I toast and sometimes I don’t. So if time is of the essence, don’t toast and don’t worry.
So What’s the Difference Between Muesli and Bircher Muesli?
If you walk down any breakfast cereal aisle in British supermarkets, you’ll see a huge range of muesli brands on offer. Us Brits tend to eat it with milk or yoghurt added not long before we down it.
Bircher muesli, on the other hand, is the Swiss way of making muesli. The oats and other additions are soaked in milk, yoghurt, cream, fruit juice or water overnight and fresh fruit is added in the morning. This is also now known as overnight oats.
What To Put In Homemade Muesli?
Muesli is incredibly versatile. Really you can make it with any whole grain flake of choice and add whichever dried fruits and nuts you particularly like. This recipe for homemade muesli is really just a guide. Here are some suggestions as to what you can put in your muesli.
Muesli Base
- Porridge oats or jumbo oats, malted wheat flakes, rye flakes, barley flakes.
- Puffed wheat, quinoa pops or crisped rice.
Muesli Dried Fruit
The possibilities here are endless, but here are a few of my favourites:
- dates, apricots or prunes
- pineapple or papaya chunks
- mulberries, blueberries or goji berries
- sour cherries
- raisins
Muesli Nuts
- Almonds & hazelnuts
- Walnuts & Brazil nuts
- Macadamia nuts
Muesli Seeds
- Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds
- Chia seeds, linseeds or sesame seeds
Other Additions
- 1 tbsp bee pollon
- 50g cacao nibs
- 50g crystallised ginger
Prefer Granola To Muesli For Breakfast?
I have three different granola recipes you might like. And if you’re looking for a way to serve it for special occasions, I have you covered there too.
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Homemade Muesli – The Recipe
Healthy Homemade Muesli
Ingredients
- 500 g (1 lb) oat flakes or a mixture of whole grain flakes (I used a mix of porridge oats, jumbo oats, rye flakes, barley flakes and malted wheat flakes)
- 150 g nuts of your choice – roughly chopped (I used a mix of almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts and a few Brazil nuts)
- 100 g seeds of your choice (I used pumkins seeds, sunflower seeds and a few sesame seeds)
- 200 g dried fruit of your choice (I used dates, jackfruit and raisins)
Instructions
- Place the oats or grains in a large oven proof tray and toast in the oven at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) until slightly golden and smelling nutty – about 15 minutes. Give them a stir after the first five minutes or so. Pour into a large bowl, so you can use the tray for the nuts. Leave to cool.500 g (1 lb) oat flakes or a mixture of whole grain flakes
- Toast the nuts and seeds in the oven at the same temperature for about 10 minutes. Stir after the first five minutes. The nuts and seeds should be slightly golden, but not too brown. Leave to cool.150 g nuts of your choice – roughly chopped, 100 g seeds of your choice
- Chop up any large pieces of dried fruit such as dates or apricots. Add to the bowl along with the cooled nuts. Give a good stir and when the muesli has completely cooled, spoon it into a jar. Alternativley add everything to the jar and give it a good shake.200 g dried fruit of your choice
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Sharing
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This was soooo good! I made it with GF oats, chopped macadamia nuts, almonds, dates, raisins and pumpkin seeds. Amazing! And so easy to make!
Glad you liked it Natalia. Your macadamia nut addition sounds fab.
I’d forgotten how lovely homemade muesli can be until I tried this recipe. I loved the whole grains, the seeds and the nuts. The dried fruit gave a really lovely sweetness. Now that I’ve tried this I don’t think I’ll be going back to shop bought.
So pleased you liked it Julia. Once you start on homemade muesli, it’s really hard to go back.
I really enjoy this muesli for breakfast. It’s a great way to start your day and keeps me full until lunch. The dried fruit bits give it a lot of flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
It’s a super healthy way to start the day for sure and hopefully a delicious one. Thanks for trying it and for your feedback.
This muesli is perfect to make and have on hand for those busy mornings. I love that it keeps very well. It’s such a healthy alternative to boxed breakfast cereal and a nice switch from granola. I like to eat mine with fresh fruit, so yummy!
Thanks for letting me know Anaiah and so glad you’re finding it useful. Fresh fruit is definitely the way to go.
I’ve always wanted to make my own muesli and you’ve given me some great ideas!
It’s one of those things that once you start, you probably won’t want to go back to buying it ready made.
I constantly buy muesli in stores but I think I’ll stop now. Your recipe is so simple and looks healthy. I just saved it. I’m going to make this soon. Thanks!
Go for it Natalie. It’s so easy to make your own, cheaper too. And you know exactly what’s gone into it.
This recipe for homemade cocoa nibbed muesli is absolutely fantastic! I don’t need to buy store-bought muesli again. Very well explained and so easy step-by-step process! So simple and straightforward! Thank you Choclette!
Glad you found it useful Marinela. It’s been a long time since I bought muesli.
This breakfast cereal was so delicious! I loved the crunch and the amazing flavor!
Ooooh – this looks good. I always buy Dorset Cereals muesli as I like how there’s no added sugar or other nasties, but I do keep thinking I should make my own as a) it would probably be cheaper and b) I could make it exactly as I like it – i.e. no dried fruit and lots of nuts and seeds!! (I spend the first 5 minutes of breakfast picking out dates – I don’t dislike them, but I find the amount they put in a bit much and plus I’m avoiding too much sugar in my diet at the mo.) Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Eb x
Oops and I’ve added quite a few dates to mine. But I know what you mean. I like my muesli to be healthy and have lots of nuts and seeds too. Making your own really doesn’t take much time either.
I love making my own muesli you can get the balance of seeds and nuts just how you like it.
Exactly. I more often make granola, but muesli’s a lot easier and makes a nice change.
Muesli Lover – unless smothered in cream as in birchermuesli that I used to eat in Switzerland!
So delicious – sometimes muesli is just too virtuous…
Ah I just made a cocoa nibbed muesli recently (new year detox!) and it was rather good. Mine was very simple as I’m not a huge fan of dried fruit. Actually the recipe came from Willie’s Chocolate Factory Cookbook.
that looks great,very tasty.
Great minds think alike! I’m planning on making the exact same thing on Sunday ;0)