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Healthy Homemade Muesli Mix

October 22, 2014 by Monique 2 Comments

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It’s so easy to make your own healthy homemade muesli! This muesli mix has a base of rolled oats, with lots of crunchy seeds and flaked coconut added in for sweetness and texture.

White marble table with small bowls of rolled oats, coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds cranberries, buckwheat and almonds

I love making my own muesli, it’s a really simple 5 minute task that is so worth it. You get a delicious and versatile breakfast base that can be served with milk or yoghurt, made into bircher muesli or even baked into granola!

This is my classic homemade muesli recipe. It starts with a base of rolled oats, which really are one of the most economical healthy breakfast options you can find. Oats are high in fibre and a great source of a substance called beta glucan, which can assist in lowering LDL cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol) levels. They’re quite delicious too, which is also important!

Large ceramic bowl filled with a healthy oat, coconut, pumpkin seed and dried fruit muesli with a wooden spoon sticking out

Of course, you need a bit more than rolled oats to make a tasty muesli. Into this blend goes:

  • pumpkin seeds;
  • sunflower seeds;
  • buckwheat groats (if you can find activated buckwheat or “buckinis” they are so good in this muesli – these are buckwheat groats that have been soaked and dehydrated again, making them slightly more light and crispy);
  • coconut flakes;
  • dried fruit of choice (I love cranberries and sultanas, but you can also use other fruits like chopped dried dates, dried blueberries, currants, goji berries or dried mulberries);
  • a pinch of cinnamon.
Homemade muesli ingredients arranged in small ceramic bowls including rolled oats, coconut flakes, seeds, cranberries and buckwheat
Large ceramic bowl filled with a healthy oat, coconut, pumpkin seed and dried fruit muesli with a wooden spoon sticking out

My favourite way to serve this muesli is stirred through a thick Greek yoghurt, with a splash of milk and a generous handful of berries or whatever other fruit is in season!

It’s also great made into a bircher muesli. Take half a cup of muesli, add a tablespoon of chia seeds and add around 3/4 cup of almond milk. Soak overnight in the fridge and in the morning stir through a few spoonfuls of Greek yoghurt and some grated apple or berries. Yum yum.

To bake this into a granola, make the muesli mix but leave out the dried fruit. Then you can melt together some coconut oil and maple syrup, coat the muesli mix and bake it in the oven. Add the dried fruit afterwards and you have a delicious, crunchy healthy homemade granola. I’ve popped some rough measurements in the recipe card below.

Homemade muesli ingredients arranged in small ceramic bowls. Oats, coconut flakes, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and buckwheat groats.

If you make this homemade muesli mix let me know! Leave a comment and let me know what you put in and how you like to serve it. Or, take a snap and tag me on Instagram, you can find me at @moniquecormacknutrition 🙂

p.s. if you’re looking for more great breakfast prep ideas, check out my super popular Mixed Berry Chia Jam and Coconut Blueberry Baked Oats!

Large ceramic bowl filled with oat muesli with coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds and dried fruit

Healthy Homemade Muesli Mix

This healthy homemade muesli mix is delicious served with fruit and yoghurt. It can be used as a base for making healthy granola, porridge or bircher muesli / overnight oats. 
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: dairy free, egg free, gluten free, nut free, vegan, vegetarian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 12 serves
Calories: 181kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup coconut flakes
  • 1/3 cup buckwheat groats
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup sultanas
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients, and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Notes

For bircher muesli: Take half a cup of muesli, add a tablespoon of chia seeds and add around 3/4 cup of almond milk. Soak overnight in the fridge and in the morning stir through a few spoonfuls of Greek yoghurt and some grated apple or berries. Yum yum.
For baked granola: Make the muesli mix without the dried fruit. Melt together 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey and 3 tbsp coconut oil, plus a dash of vanilla extract. Combine with muesli mix, spread out on a lined baking sheet and bake at 160C (320F) for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally so the edges don’t burn. Allow to cool and harden then store in an airtight container.
Have you made this recipe?I love seeing your creations! Take a photo and then tag me @nourish.everyday on Instagram!

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 21g (7%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 10g (15%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 191mg (5%) | Fiber: 4g (17%) | Sugar: 4g (4%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 26mg (3%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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  1. Tracy King

    February 11, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe especially when turned into birches muesli. Thank you!

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  2. Miia

    July 15, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    5 stars
    DELICIOUS!! I make this so often as a bircher muesli for my sister and i. I end up putting it with oat milk, some vanilla protein powder and frozen raspberries, such a good way to start my day. We love it, thanks so much!!

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I'm Monique, an accredited clinical nutritionist and creator of Nourish Everyday. I share my favourite healthy recipes on this blog! When I'm not blogging I work as an expert fertility and pregnancy nutritionist.

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