I started to make my own muesli over 20 years ago because I didn’t like the amount of sugar the commercial muesli’s added. And while I was about it I cut back on the amount of fat as well. Originally I micro-waved this recipe – this had the advantages that it was fast (8 minutes cooking) and I could cook the muesli in the same container I would store it in. More recently I bake it in an oven as I just don’t trust the microwave anymore.
Toasted Muesli
Tasty muesli with no sugar and no oil.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons honey or golden syrup
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup wheat germ
- 1 cup coconut
- [Optional] 1/2 cup malt
- 1 1/2 cups nuts and seeds Pecans, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds
- 1 cup crunchy bran flakes San Bran or similar
- 1 cup dried fruit Apricots, Raisons, Sultanas, Dates, Pineapple, Papaya
- 1 hand full of dried Banana chips
Instructions
- Melt butter and honey (or golden syrup) in a large oven tray
- Add rolled oats, wheat germ and coconut
- Stir
- Bake 180º C for 11 minutes (or Microwave 2 minutes on high)
- Remove from oven
- [Optional Step] Add malt to mixture
- Stir
- Bake 180º C for 11 minutes (or Microwave 2 minutes on high)
- Remove from oven
- Add nuts and seeds
- Stir
- Bake 180º C for 11 minutes (or Microwave 2 minutes on high)
- Remove from oven
- Add bran flakes, dried fruit and banana chips
- Stir
- Bake 180º C for 11 minutes (or Microwave 2 minutes on high)
- Remove from oven
- Continue to stir until cool.
- Don’t put the lid on for 2 hours.