Muesli Recipe (Easy and Healthy)
This Easy Muesli recipe comes together in just 20 minutes for a healthy breakfast that can be enjoyed on its own, soaked in your favourite milk or served on top of yogurt!
What is Muesli?
Muesli is essentially a mix of rolled oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, often enjoyed with yogurt or milk. It’s typically served uncooked, so you can enjoy it straight from the jar, or soak it in yogurt or milk overnight. (when soaked it’s called Bircher Muesli.)
Muesli is packed with many health benefits. It’s high in fiber, protein, and vitamins that provide a steady energy boost to start your day. It’s also customizable so you can easily tweak the ingredients to suit your taste preferences and dietary needs. Whether you like it sweet, nutty, or fruity, muesli is a fantastic choice for a quick and nourishing breakfast!
What’s the difference between Muesli and Granola?
The main difference between granola and muesli is how they’re made. Muesli is made by mixing toasted oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit together.
Granola is made by tossing the oats with oil or butter and a sweetener (usually honey or maple syrup) and is baked in the oven until golden and crispy. Granola often forms crunchy clusters that make a great topping for yogurt bowls or smoothies. Granola is however higher in calories, sugar and fat compared to Muesli.
Why you’ll love this Muesli Recipe
- Customizable to Your Taste: This muesli recipe is super versatile, letting you mix and match your favorite nuts, seeds, and dried fruits to create a blend that suits your unique preferences.
- Easy and Quick to Prepare: With minimal prep time and no cooking required, you can whip up a batch of this muesli in minutes and enjoy a nutritious breakfast without any fuss.
- Healthy and Nourishing: Packed with fiber, protein, and essential vitamins, this muesli provides a balanced and energizing start to your day, keeping you full and satisfied.
- Perfect for Meal Prep: Make a big batch ahead of time and store it for easy, grab-and-go breakfasts throughout the week, making your morning routine both efficient and delicious.
Muesli Ingredients
- Oats: when it comes to muesli, you want to use rolled oats for the best texture. You can also use quick oats, but rolled oats will give a chewier and nuttier taste and texture.
- Nuts: this is where it gets fun. You can use any variety of nuts you love for this easy muesli recipe! I like to use a combination of walnuts and almonds.
- Seeds: same goes for seeds! I use pumpkin seeds but you can try sunflower seeds, sesame seeds or any seeds you love.
- Dried fruit: there are many different types of dried fruit you can add to muesli. For this recipe to keep it simple I’ve used dried cranberries and golden raisins. If you like more tropical flavors try some dried papaya and dried pineapple.
- Coconut sugar: just a touch to sweeten. You can substitute with brown sugar if needed.
*This is just an ingredient overview. The full recipe can be found below in the recipe card.
How to make Muesli
Step 1
Start by mixing the oats, nuts and seeds together in a bowl then spread them out onto a baking sheet to toast. (Toasting isn’t necessary with Muesli, but it does enhance the flavours and make it extra tasty!)
Step 2
Once toasted, remove from the oven and mix in the dried fruits and optionally a bit of coconut sugar to sweeten. Toss everything together and enjoy!
Muesli Recipe Variations and Substitutions
One thing I love about this Easy Muesli Recipe is that it’s completely customizable to you’re liking!
You can use any type of nuts, seeds and dried fruits in this recipe and just stick to these suggested ratios:
- 2 cups oats
- 3/4 cups nuts & seeds
- 1/2 cup dried fruits
- 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
Here are some ideas of ingredients you can substitute or add:
- Sunflower seeds
- Chia seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Pecan
- Hazelnuts
- Cashews
- Dried figs
- Dates
- Dried apricots
You can also experiment by adding in some spices like cinnamon and nutmeg,(I’d recommend about 1/2 tsp) or a pinch of salt.
How to Serve Muesli
- In a bowl: Serve up the Muesli in a bowl on its own to snack, or pour your favourite milk (I like to use homemade almond milk) over it as you would with cereal.
- Bircher Muesli: Bircher muesli is similar to overnight oats and can be made with this Easy Muesli recipe. Simply mix 1/2 cup of the Muesli with 1/2 cup of milk of choice and a spoon of maple syrup or honey to sweeten. You can let it sit for 15 minutes and enjoy it right away, or you can prepare it a night ahead of time.
- As a topping: Use this Muesli to sprinkle like you would granola. I like to use it sprinkled on top of yogurt parfaits or a smoothie like this green smoothie for a healthy topping.
How To Store Muesli
To store your muesli, simply transfer it to an airtight container and store in a cool dry place. (This is important to keep its crispy texture!) Properly stored, muesli can stay fresh for 3-4 weeks. For longer-term storage, you can also keep muesli in the refrigerator or freezer for 1-2 months. Let the muesli come to room temperature before serving.
Expert Tips for the Best Muesli
- Use rolled oats: Rolled oats work best to make muesli and give a chewy nutty taste and texture.
- Toast nuts and seeds: make sure to toast the nuts and seeds for the muesli. This will give them much more depth of flavor.
- Dried fruit after baking: Add the dried fruit to the muesli AFTER baking the oats, nuts and seeds. If you add the dried fruits before baking they will dry out too much in the oven and become very hard.
- Sweeten to taste: If you like a sweeter Muesli, you can add some extra coconut sugar or any sweetener you like. You can also add some spices like cinnamon if you want more flavour.
Muesli FAQ
Muesli can be enjoyed hot or cold! To enjoy it cold, just add your favorite milk to the muesli and enjoy. If it’s chilly outside and you want a warm bowl of muesli, add equal parts muesli and milk to a pot on the stove and let simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove and enjoy.
Absolutely! Muesli is packed with whole grains, protein, healthy fats and lots of fiber making it a great daily breakfast option.
Because muesli is high in fiber and whole grains it can help keep you full for hours and can help with weight loss.
Yes! Muesli is technically oatmeal with the addition of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.
This muesli recipe is gluten-free as long as you use gluten-free oats. Not all muesli is gluten-free depending on the ingredients used.
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PrintEasy Muesli Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This toasted Easy Muesli is great on its own, soaked in your favourite milk, or on top of yogurt!
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss the oats, walnuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds together in a bowl, then spread out onto the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, mixing halfway through so the edges don’t burn.
- Remove from the oven and mix in the dried fruit and coconut sugar and enjoy!
Notes
Make sure to use rolled oats not quick oats for this recipe! Rolled oats are what gives the Muesli it’s texture.
Add the dried fruit to the muesli AFTER baking the oats, nuts and seeds. Otherwise, you will dry out the dried fruits too much.
if you like a sweeter Muesli, you can add some extra coconut sugar or any sweetener you like. You can also add some spices like cinnamon if you want more flavour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10th of recipe
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 5g
- Fat: 5.7g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4.5g
Yummy food
Thanks David!