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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 Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 132kcal

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

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Take the tray out of the oven, and allow the mixture to cool.
  • Cut any large pieces of dried fruit into small, bite-sized pieces.  Stir the fruit into the oat mixture.
  • 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.
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

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg