How to cook muesli?

"Everything, from tomorrow I get on a diet! Only muesli and kefirchik. "Well, who of the beautiful ladies did not give himself such a vow, starting the struggle for the ideal figure with the devastation of the shelves of the nearest store? Flakes in bright boxes promise us harmony in the shortest time, but they are worth it as not cheap, and the composition of some mixtures causes well-deserved fears. So why not try to cook muesli yourself, once again making sure that the useful can also be tasty. And "sit down" on such a healthy breakfast is better than the whole family. Your children will enjoy the pleasure of homemade muesli, seasoned with juice, yogurt or milk. By the way, we talked about how to prepare yogurt not so long ago, and so the recipe can be taken as a note.

Muesli baked with nuts - recipe

Ingredients:

• oat flakes - 500 g;
• coconut chips - 100 g;
• almonds - 50 g;
• sunflower seeds - 50 g;
• dried cherry (without pits) - 50 g;
• candied fruits - 100 g;
• raisins - 50 g;
• honey - 100g;
• orange juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• cinnamon powder - 1 teaspoon;
• vanilla - 1/2 tsp.

Preparation

For baked muesli choose oatmeal No. 1, the largest, from whole grains. Mix them with seeds and coconut shavings. Add the chopped almonds. That with nuts it was easier to consult, we soak almonds for 10 minutes in boiled water.

In the saucepan mix honey, butter, juice and cinnamon. We warm up a few minutes on a small fire. After adding vanillin, stir and evenly distribute this dressing for oatmeal. Again, gently mix everything and put a thin layer on the greased baking sheet. We send for half an hour in a preheated oven to 180 degrees. Periodically flakes are disturbed, turning over. When the baked muesli cools, mix them with candied fruits and dried fruits. Their useful properties such home muesli remain up to 2 months, if you keep them in a dark dry place.

Muesli buns baked with an apple

Ingredients:

• oat flakes - 2 items;
• apple - 1 piece;
• pear - 1 piece;
• banana - 1 piece;
• almonds - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• dried fruits - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

Preparation

Before preparing muesli, remove the peel from the apple and pear, remove the seeds and rub on a large grater. A very ripe banana kneaded with a fork. Dried fruits are washed and finely chopped. Cut small pieces of almonds. We mix all the ingredients with the oatmeal. We give the "test" a little insisting, so that the flakes are soaked with juice. We spread it with an even layer of about 1.5 cm thick on the baking sheet covered with parchment. We form the rectangle, align the edges. We send it to the oven, heated to 180 degrees, to brown. Another hot layer is cut into bars. Outdoors, they turn out to be crispy, and inside - they are soft. And nothing superfluous, one benefit from such sweets! And for breakfast you can cook oatmeal pancakes , they are like muesli - delicious and healthy.