Okay i had to admit, i have consumed packets and packets of muesli when i was pregnant. i am not sure about the month, but sometime in my second trimester, i craved a lot of this stuff for breakfast. I know it is good with full of oats, nuts and dried fruits..But few months after that i totally disliked it, i never want to see that stuff again. Yes you guys know about pregnancy right..
From those days, Its been a while since i had this muesli. Few weeks back, i thought to give this a try at home, since i had all the ingredients on hand. And i should tell you, it was thousand times better than the ones which you get at stores..
And now i can proudly say that this is the best granola or muesli in the world. I modified the recipe according to my taste and available ingredients. Normally they use rolled oats for this, but i couldn't find that stuff in my place, so i used quick cooking oats and it was delicious..I also used jaggery in place of brown sugar.
I had few bowls of this muesli mixed with milk in the following days, i gave half of the mix to my mom and i reserved few cups of this for making the best granola muffins in the world. And today i did that too, it was amazing, i will post that recipe sometime by today, so keep a eye on my blog. This post is quite a big one, so be patient to load it for a while and check the pics out..Hope you will try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Baking Time : 30 to 35 mins
Ingredients:
Instant Oats - 3 cups
Whole Flax Seeds - 1 cup
Almonds / Badam - ¼ cup
Cashewnuts - ¼ cup
Dried Apricots - 5 chopped finely
Dried Cranberries - ¼ cup
Sultanas / Kishmish - ¼ cup
Brown Sugar / Jaggery - ½ cup
Cinnamon Powder - 2 tsp
Butter - 3 tblspn
Honey - ½ cup
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Method:
Preheat the oven to 160 Degree C.
Take oats, flax seeds,almonds, cashews, cinnamon in a large mixing bowl . Toss well.
Now in a sauce pan, take butter, jaggery, honey, vanilla and heat it till it is melted.
Pour this over the oats mix and toss well.
Now grease a large baking sheet with high sides. Tip this mix in the tray and spread it evenly in a thin layer.
Now put this in a preheated oven for 30 to 35 mins, remove this every 10 mins from the oven and give a good mix and put it back in the oven..
At one stage the oats will have turned crispy and not at all sticky. Remove this from oven and add in dried apricots, cranberries, sultanas and mix well.
Now allow this mix to cool down and store in a air tight container.
Add hot milk or cold milk to this and enjoy, you can have it as it is too..
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| You need cashew and almonds, you can add any of your favorite nuts |
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| In the case of dried fruits, i used apricots, sultanas, cranberries |
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| i chopped the apricots to small pieces |
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| Now take a large bowl |
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| add oats |
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| flax seeds |
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| These are very healthy for you |
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| add in cinnamon powder |
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| nuts |
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| mix well |
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| in a sauce pan |
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| add jaggery |
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| butter |
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| honey |
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| vanilla |
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| heat this up |
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| once butter is melted |
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| pour this over the oats mix |
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| toss well |
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| grease a baking tray with oil |
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| tip the mix in |
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| spread it evenly |
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| once it has had its 10 mins remove from oven, |
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| mix once |
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| bake again |
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| after 10 mins, remove from oven |
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| toss well |
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| bake again..repeat this till the granola is all dry and cripsy |
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| now add in the chopped dried fruits |
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| mix once |
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| done |
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| Enjoy it as it is.. |
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| or add some milk and have it.. |
Babitha costa
will make this aarthi,bookmarked it
Anonymous
wow aarthi. though i dnt like oats i love this preparation. Priya
i dnt find flax seeds in my place. can u tell where i can find it in chennai if u r aware of it
Fatima
So easy to make this at home..!! Awaiting your granola muffins Aarthi..
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can try online stores
Hamaree Rasoi
So healthy and fulfiling granola mix. Would try it soon.
Deepa
Anonymous
Can I store and use it?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can store this for a month in fridge
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can store this for a month in fridge
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can store this for a month in fridge
meenu
Flax means ?and from where I can get that
Aarthi
@meenuIt is a healthy seed, You can find it online or any big super markets
Harini Sankaran
Can we make this in microwave or stove instead of oven?
Aarthi
@Harini SankaranSorry i haven't tried it so far, so not sure..Will share a different recipe after trying.
Anonymous
Is. It OK if we skip. The baking step?????
Anonymous
Is. It. OK. If we skip the baking procedure ?????
Aarthi
@Anonymousno it dries the mixture and ensures longer shelf life
Anonymous
Aarthi, please give the receipe of granola bars!!!
Aarthi
@Anonymouswill soon share
LoVeLy AsH
How to make this on stove top?
Aarthi
@LoVeLy AsHi am not sure..will share a separate recipe
Anonymous
Aarthi, all of your recipes inspire me a lot!! Thanks for sharing these recipes and hats off to your great effort, even with a small kid to take care of 🙂
Anonymous
Can we store this without fridge ?? And how many days ??
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can store it in air tight container
Jackeline
Hello Aarthi! is it raw cane sugar what you´re using in the recipe?
Shaista
Awesome just awesome planning to soon try it. I have to get this flaxseed.
Anonymous
hi! can u suggest some more option for seeds besides flax ?
Sona
Hi aarthi, its an interesting Granola recipe and lovely pictures in here. I would like to share a small bit of information on granola and muesli. Though the ingredients are pretty much similar, the method of preparation is what distinguishes them. Granola is always sweetened, with a binder fat and cooked, whereas is muesli is raw, unsweetened and not cooked.