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Muesli Recipe: How to Make Homemade Breakfast Cereal

This easy muesli recipe walks you through making homemade breakfast cereal.  It's gluten-free, vegan, quick, inexpensive, and delicious!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 132 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats (See recipe notes)
  • ¼ cup nuts or seeds
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (See recipe notes)
  • ¼ cup dried fruit
  • To Serve: milk or non-dairy milk substitute

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, aluminum foil, or a silicon baking sheet.  Spread the oats and nuts over the baking sheet, and drizzle the syrup over the oats.  Note: If using aluminum foil, spray or brush the foil with oil to prevent sticking.
  3. Toast the oats in the oven for about 10 minutes, until the oats are golden.  Note: Some nuts will burn faster than others.  Start checking on the oats and nuts at 8 minutes, and take the tray out of oven early if the nuts are getting dark.
  4. Take the tray out of the oven, and allow the mixture to cool.
  5. Cut any large pieces of dried fruit into small, bite-sized pieces.  Stir the fruit into the oat mixture.
  6. Serve cereal immediately with either cold or hot milk, or store in an air-tight container or bag. Use within 1-2 weeks, or freeze for up to 2 months.

Notes

  • Makes about eight ⅓ cup servings, or 4-6 more generous servings.  This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
  • Makes about eight ⅓ cup servings, or 4-6 more generous servings.  This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
  • Gluten-Free: Make sure to use gluten-free certified oats, and keep in mind that not all grain-substitutions will be gluten-free.
  • Grain Substitutions:  If desired, mix-in or substitute other rolled grains such as rolled barley, rolled spelt, or rolled rye.
  • Sweetener Substitutions:  Swap maple syrup for agave syrup, honey, or sugar.  Sweetener can also be added after toasting the grains (instead of before), but the flavor will be different.
  • Muesli Combination Ideas: Use the ingredients listed as a guide, and customize the cereal to fit your tastes.
  • Oats, Pecans, Maple Syrup, and Dried Cranberries
  • Oats, Almonds, Honey, and Dried Blueberries
  • Oats, Walnuts, Maple Syrup, and Dried Figs
  • Oats, Maple Syrup, Toast coconut, Cacao Nibs or Chocolate Chips (Add the cacao nibs or chocolate after the cereal cools)

Nutrition Information

Calories 132kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 3g (5%) Sodium 6mg (0%) Potassium 111mg (3%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 6g (12%) Calcium 19mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 132

% Daily Value*

Calories 132kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 3g 5%
Sodium 6mg 0%
Potassium 111mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 6g 12%
Calcium 19mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

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