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Homemade Muesli

This homemade muesli is an easy, healthy breakfast recipe that just may banish boxed cereal with dusty-tasting grains forever from your morning routine.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 22 servings | 11 cups
Calories: 196 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 5 cups whole grain flakes (such as barley, quinoa, Kamut, rye, or spelt flakes, or a mixture)
  • 3 3/4 cups oat flakes or quick-cooking oats
  • 2 tablespoons wheat bran (optional)
  • 3 tablespoons seeds (such as flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, chia seeds, or a mixture)
  • Up to 5 cups mixed dried fruits (such as chopped apricots or dates, golden raisins, raisins, apples, coconut shavings, goji berries, or a mixture)
  • 1 cup mixed nuts (such as Brazil nuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds, pecans, or a mixture), chopped
  • Chunks of chocolate or dried banana chips (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. If you prefer a raw muesli, mix the grain flakes, oats, and bran, if using, in a large bowl. If you prefer a toasted muesli, mix the grain flakes, oats, and bran, if using, on a rimmed baking sheet and spread the grains so everything is 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. (You may need 2 baking sheets.) Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the grains look lightly toasted (but not browned) when you stir them with a spoon. Transfer the toasted flakes to a plate or another baking sheet and let cool to room temperature. Dump the flakes in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in the seeds, dried fruits, nuts, and chocolate or banana chunks, if using, as well as anything else you want to add to the grains. Dump the muesli in an airtight container, cover, and store at room temperature for up to a couple weeks.

Notes

  • The Author’s Favorite Homemade Muesli
  • Follow the instructions above, using 2 1/2 cups barley flakes, 2 1/2 cups rye flakes, 3 3/4 cups oat flakes, 2 tablespoons wheat bran, 1 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds, 3/4 cup roughly chopped Brazil nuts, 3/4 cup chopped dried apricots and raisins, a handful each broken dried banana chips and coconut shavings, and 3 tablespoons chia seeds.
  • Superfood Homemade Muesli
  • Follow the instructions above, using 5 cups quinoa flakes, 5 cups oat flakes, 1/2 cup goji berries or dried blueberries, 1/2 cup chopped dates or prunes, 4 tablespoons chia seeds, 2 tablespoons flaxseeds, and 4 tablespoons toasted blanched almonds.
  • Gluten-Free Homemade Muesli
  • Follow the instructions above, using 2 1/2 cups gluten-free oats, 5 cups quinoa flakes, 2 tablespoons flaxseeds, 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup toasted, roughly chopped, whole almonds, and 3/4 cup dried fruit.
  • For more variations, see the comments below.

Nutrition Information

Serving 0.5cup Calories 196kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Monounsaturated Fat 2g Sodium 7mg (0%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 22servings | 11 cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value*

Serving 0.5cup
Calories 196kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 7mg 0%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.