moorish muesli

I start most of my days with a big bowl of muesli, a chopped banana and some creamy yoghurt. Now the selection of muesli available in most supermarkets is quite staggering, and the price tags can be too! I think the most reasonable way of getting a muesli packed fill of your favourite things is to make it yourself. 

The base of any muesli is obviously just oats, and then the fun stuff is picking your favourite dried fruits, nuts, brans and seeds. Below is one of my favourite combinations of extras to pack out my morning muesli, but I would recommend that you definitely adjust the ingredients to to all your favourite things. 

ingredients (makes a lot!)

     -   8 cups rolled oats
     -   1 1/2 cups cranberries
     -   1 1/2 cups dried apricots, chopped
     -   2 cups golden sultanas
     -   1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
     -   1 1/2 cups cashew nuts, chopped
     -   2 cups pepitas
     -   1 cup sunflower kernels
     -   2 cups bran flakes
     -   1 1/2 cups apple bran



method

To make the muesli you really just combine all of the ingredients together, however there are a few optional steps you might want to undertake to prepare some of your ingredients. 

I prefer the texture of oats which have been lightly baked. To bake the oats pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celcius and then place a layer of oats on to a lined baking tray and bake in the oven for a couple of minutes or until golden. You will have to repeat this process several times with the remaining oats. Follow the same process to toast the seeds, and the nuts if you'd like. Coarsely chop the nuts and the apricot pieces and then combine all of the ingredients together and store in a sealed container.