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HOW TO MAKE MUESLI AT HOME

Sunday, June 02, 2013 13:34 + to quote book
You were probably surprised when you read the title of the article - How to make muesli at home? Why, you ask, make muesli yourself if you can buy ready-made ones in the store? But still.

Muesli - we have already learned from advertising announcements that this is a wonderful product for a complete, nutritious, and most importantly, tasty and healthy breakfast. Muesli is prepared from pressed cereals with the addition of dried fruits, fresh fruits, nuts, seeds, bran, honey, using water, milk, juice or fermented milk drinks as a liquid filling.

But is everything really so rosy? Let's figure out what muesli is - a dietary and healthy dish or a high-calorie treat that is more harmful to our health than beneficial.

And how to make muesli healthy ?

It is impossible to answer this question unambiguously, because... There are a huge number of types of muesli.

The ideal composition of this dish would be:

whole grains,
seasonal fruits,
natural dried fruits without dyes or preservatives,
some nuts and seeds, preferably raw.
Instead of sugar in muesli, it is better to add a little honey or a little more sweet fruit.
Such muesli will really bring a lot of benefits due to its high fiber content, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.

Fiber in cereals and fruits normalizes digestion and cleanses the body. Complex carbohydrates will be released slowly, helping to maintain strength and energy for a long time. Enough has already been said about the benefits of nuts and dried fruits. But remember that muesli is a fairly high-calorie product, containing from 350 to 450 kcal per hundred grams.

If we consider factory-made muesli, then we need to be very careful and careful.

Firstly, muesli can be baked (granola) with butter and honey or contain chocolate, which means it has twice the calories of raw muesli.
Secondly, unscrupulous manufacturers may use low-quality palm or coconut oil to make muesli, which is harmful to the cardiovascular system and contains carcinogens.
Thirdly, sometimes the taste of store-bought muesli leaves much to be desired - too much of one or another ingredient, damp nuts, low quality dried fruits, etc. To many, the price of factory-produced muesli will seem unreasonably high.
The way out in this situation is to learn how to make muesli yourself from your favorite and healthy products.

Homemade muesli recipes. Baked granola

Don't let the unfamiliar word granola scare you - it's the same baked muesli, just called differently.

Preparation:

In a fairly large container, pour two glasses of oatmeal, one glass of a mixture of nuts and seeds (almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and coconut flakes - it is advisable to crush large nuts into medium-sized pieces) and mix everything. Add three tablespoons of sunflower oil, five tablespoons of agave syrup and mix again.
Place the resulting mass on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, level it and place in the oven preheated to 150 degrees. Let it sit for 20-25 minutes, then stir the mixture, level it and bake for another 10 minutes.
We take out the finished granola, let it cool, add a third of a teaspoon of cinnamon and a mixture of dried fruits (cut into pieces dates, mulberries, goji berries, chia seeds and coconut petals - you can replace exotic ingredients with ones more familiar to you). Mix everything again and pour it into the container in which we will store the granola, consuming it as needed in the required quantity. A delicious and healthy dish!

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 9.87; fats – 24.04; carbohydrates – 46.43; calorie content – 435.0.

How to make granola at home: video

How to make muesli at home:

Muesli can be prepared for one meal, or several days in advance, so you don’t have to worry about breakfast in the morning. To prevent muesli from becoming boring, I, for example, slightly modify its composition every day. Here are some basic recipes for this wonderful breakfast.

How to make muesli - popular recipes:

Classic muesli. Whole pressed grains (oats, barley, wheat) - ½ cup, dried banana, fresh apple or a handful of berries, a tablespoon of chopped nuts. You can top the muesli with low-fat milk, plain yogurt or juice.
Muesli with yogurt. For the muesli base, take ½ cup of NOT instant oatmeal, add 1 tbsp. chopped nuts and dried fruits, 1 seasonal fruit and fill it all with ½ cup of kefir or low-fat yogurt. Place the muesli in the refrigerator briefly before consuming.
Swiss muesli. Mix ½ cup oatmeal with 2 tbsp. wheat sprouts, pour ¾ cup of apple juice and leave for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator. In the morning, add grated apple sprinkled with lemon juice, finely chopped pear and ½ cup of natural yogurt to the mixture. You can sweeten this muesli with honey or maple syrup.

How to make muesli yourself - useful tips:

to make muesli less calorie, replace dried fruits with fresh ones;
do not pour milk over muesli with fresh fruit - it will curdle upon contact with fruit acids;
Store dry muesli in the refrigerator, and add fresh fruit immediately before use;
You can add your favorite spices to muesli: cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, ginger;
consume muesli in small quantities - only 30-50 g is the daily allowance recommended by nutritionists.

Do these recipes remind you of anything? That's right - our favorite French beauty salad!

And if you work in an office, you can take a muesli bar with you to work! See how to make a muesli bar at home, and also find out how muesli affects our health:

So, have you decided on your healthy breakfast? Now you know how to make muesli healthy, and I hope you will prepare muesli at home for breakfast yourself?

Bon appetit, health and eternal youth to you and your loved ones!

Homemade muesli recipes (granola) – healthy crunchy recipe

Here's another original recipe.

In a large bowl, add two cups oatmeal, one cup chopped walnuts, one cup cashews, one cup finely chopped almonds, 1 cup chocolate chips (drops), two tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon cinnamon, one teaspoon salt - mix everything thoroughly.
Add half a glass of honey, one tablespoon of sunflower oil and mix again. Add a quarter cup of sesame seeds, a quarter cup of sunflower seeds and mix again. Pour the resulting mass into a baking dish, level it and send it to the oven, preheated to 165 degrees, for 30-40 minutes.
Stir the granola every 10 minutes. When the time is up, cool the finished mixture. Granola can be added to milk, yogurt or kefir. Try it!

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 12.4; fats – 37.15; carbohydrates – 38.18; calorie content – 528.6.

Video recipe for homemade granola:

Secrets of making granola

Granola is a dry American breakfast made from cereals, dried fruits and nuts, which has become a healthy eating trend in our country. It all started in the 19th century with the priest Sylvester Graham, a fan of proper food, who invented bran flour that was not subject to bleaching. A little later, a healthy breakfast called “Granule” appeared from Graham flour. These were delicious pieces of whole wheat dough baked in the oven. Modern granola appeared in the 60s of the twentieth century, and its basis was baked flakes. Now granola is also produced in pressed form. Snack bars made from flakes with nuts and dried fruits are practically no different in composition and beneficial properties from the crumbly mixture. Let's try making granola at home!

What is granola and what do you eat it with?

There are different recipes for granola, but the constant ingredient remains flakes - oatmeal, wheat, rye, rice, buckwheat. Dates, prunes, dried apricots, raisins, nuts, seeds, honey, fruits, berries, candied fruits, sometimes spices and pieces of chocolate are added to them. All ingredients are mixed in an arbitrary ratio and baked in the oven until crispy. In this case, the granola is stirred during baking to maintain its crumbly texture. Thanks to heat treatment, this dish acquires a brighter and richer taste, and the honey caramelizes. The good thing about making homemade granola is that you can use whatever you like in whatever quantities you like. However, it is usually customary to mix cereal, dried fruits and nuts in equal proportions. If you compare muesli and granola, the differences are quite significant. Muesli is not always baked, and fruit and nut additives act as a savory addition, nothing more.

Granola is usually served with cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir, milk, fresh fruit and syrups. A little granola for breakfast - and you will be full until lunch, and your body will be provided with the necessary nutrients.

Muesli recipe at home

What is muesli? That's right, these are oatmeal, dried fruits and nuts baked in the oven. You simply cannot think of a better nutritious and healthy breakfast. In addition, they contain a lot of vitamins and plant fiber necessary for the body, which improves metabolism and digestion.

The main component of any muesli is oatmeal, which is rich in vegetable proteins and contains large amounts of iron, calcium and B vitamins.

Homemade muesli is very easy and simple to prepare and, unlike store-bought ones, does not contain any harmful substances or additives or excess sugar. They are very good to eat in combination with fresh fruit or berries, and mixed with cold juice, milk or yogurt. You can also safely prepare muesli for future use: after all, they are stored well and for a long time in a closed jar in the refrigerator. To prepare muesli at home, non-instant oat flakes are used; they can also be mixed with barley, wheat or rye. You can use any nuts, dried fruits and seeds to suit your taste. If you want, replace honey with sugar or maple syrup.

How to make muesli at home?

oat flakes – 2 tbsp;
seeds – 0.5 tbsp.;
chopped nuts – 0.5 tbsp;
dried raisins – 0.5 tbsp;
dried cherries or cranberries - 2 tbsp. spoons;
salt - a pinch;
honey – 50 ml;
ground cinnamon – 0.5 teaspoon;
vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. spoons;
boiled water – 1 tbsp. spoon;
granulated sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons.

How to make muesli at home? So, first, preheat the oven properly, to about 140 degrees. Then mix sugar, salt, oatmeal and chopped nuts in a saucepan. Heat the honey a little and melt over low heat until liquid. Add a little water, cinnamon to taste, vegetable oil and mix everything until smooth. Next, pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and beat a little. Grease a baking tray with vegetable oil, cover it with paper and spread the entire mass in an even layer. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then remove from the oven, add dried fruits and bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown. Next, cool, break and put the crispy homemade muesli into a jar with a tight lid.

Serve with warm milk or juice. That's all, your own muesli is ready!

By the way, muesli can just as well be served with homemade yogurt, the recipe for which is available on our website. We also have a recipe for making yogurt in a yogurt maker. So go ahead and make your own granola!

How to cook granola: secrets and subtleties

Preparing granola is not difficult even for novice cooks. All you need is ingredients, a bowl and spoon for mixing, an oven, a baking sheet or baking dish.

Classic recipes usually use rolled oats, but if you add barley, rice, buckwheat, wheat or other flakes, the dish will only benefit! A couple of tablespoons of sprouted wheat or bran will also enrich the taste of the snack, making it more healthy and satisfying.

Nuts should first be chopped into pieces, but not ground in a blender. By quantity - about half the mass of the flakes or more, according to your taste.

It is better to take a liquid sweetener - honey, fruit or chocolate syrup. They coat cereals, nuts and dried fruits evenly, unlike sugar. But if you add a little brown sugar to the syrup or honey, the granola will turn out crispy, and this will give it a zest.

Don't forget about vegetable oil - it brings out the flavor of the ingredients and prevents the granola from turning into a sticky mess. The best solution is olive or coconut oil, with which the snack will acquire a pleasant aroma and taste. If you pre-mix the butter with the whipped egg white, the granola will be especially tasty and crunchy, and the protein will help bind the cereal and nuts better.

Be sure to salt the granola, but just a little - this will make it very bright and piquant. In addition to nuts, use pumpkin, sunflower and flax seeds, sesame seeds, millet and coconut flakes. Suitable spices include cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg or more “salty” flavors - rosemary, ginger, sage.

How to make granola: tips from the chef

First, the dry ingredients are mixed, then the liquid ingredients are added and the mixture is mixed well. Next, the granola is placed on a baking sheet with high sides and sent to the oven. The temperature and baking time depend on the composition of the snack and the characteristics of the oven. You need to stir the mixture periodically to maintain its crumbly texture. When the appetizer acquires a brown color and a divine aroma, it is ready. Let it cool right in the pan, and then put it into glass jars with airtight lids.

Add dried fruits only after baking, otherwise they will become too hard and dry. In addition to the traditional dried apricots, dates, prunes, and raisins, you can take dried apples, mangoes, papaya, pineapple, figs, dried cherries and berries. If you are preparing chocolate granola, then cocoa powder can be added before cooking, and chocolate chips - only after baking into the cooled mass.

Combine different flavors and experiment so that your breakfasts are always enjoyable and not boring. But don't mix too many ingredients, otherwise the flavor will be lost. Granola is convenient because you can take it to work, on trips and hikes. It perfectly satisfies hunger and satisfies the need for dessert.

The calorie content of granola depends on the composition, but even on a diet you can afford this delicacy if you do not overdo it with honey and nuts. The benefits of granola are beyond doubt, because it is prepared only from natural whole foods.

Nut granola with flaxseed oil

There are different ways to make granola at home. One of them looks something like this. Combine 200 g rolled oats, 70 g crushed almonds, 50 g pumpkin seeds, 40 g peanuts, 50 g sunflower seeds in a bowl. In a heat-resistant container, mix 50 ml of water and the same amount of linseed oil, bring them to a boil, and then add 150 g of honey. Stir well, pour the liquid into the dry mixture and mix well again. Preheat the oven to 140°C, line a baking sheet with parchment, grease it with linseed oil and lay out the granola. Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking or burning. Serve with natural yogurt and fruit.

Apple granola with seeds

There is nothing tastier and healthier than apple granola, the recipe for which is suitable for making at home.

Mix 350 g of rolled oats, 60 g of white sesame seeds, 50 g of sunflower seeds, 40 g of almonds and 1 tsp. cinnamon without a slide. Peel and seed 2 sweet apples and puree the pulp. Mix applesauce with 3 tbsp. l. honey and 3 tbsp. l. olive oil. Now combine the dry and liquid products and mix them thoroughly again.

The oven should already be preheated to 130 °C.

Place baking paper on a baking sheet, place cereal with apples on it, put the granola in the oven for half an hour and stir every 5 minutes.

Cool the granola and add it to cottage cheese, kefir or smoothies for a delicious and healthy super breakfast!

Homemade muesli recipes with dried fruits - Swiss national breakfast

And this is a recipe from the homeland of muesli - Switzerland.

Pour half a glass of orange juice (preferably freshly prepared), one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of honey into a mixing container and stir until the honey dissolves. This is a "refueling station". In another container, pour two cups of oatmeal and a third of a cup each of pumpkin seeds, chopped walnuts and sunflower seeds. Stir and pour in our “dressing” and mix again.
Place the finished mixture on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, level it and put it in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 40 minutes. The mixture must be stirred every 10 minutes. While it is baking, in a separate bowl we put a third of a glass of dried and chopped kumquats (these are small citrus fruits, also called fortuneella or kincan), dried cranberries and dried apricots cut into pieces.
Mix it up and you get a very elegant, bright mixture. Cool the baked oatmeal and mix with dried fruits. Now you can pour the finished granola into a sealable container and use it as needed. In this form it can be stored for a month or two.

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 9.57; fats – 18.04; carbohydrates – 40.21; calorie content – 352.78.

Video master class on making granola:

Granola with mango and red currant

This healthy dessert will appeal to all those with a sweet tooth who are watching their figure. Grate the mango on a fine grater and grind 150 g of any nuts in a mortar. Squeeze juice from 250 g of red currants.

Mix 200 g of oatmeal, 100 g of rye flakes, crushed nuts and 50 g of any seeds - sunflower, pumpkin or sesame. Add 120 g of honey, 60 g of sunflower oil, a pinch of salt and nutmeg to the currant juice. Place the bowl with the liquid ingredients on the fire and heat, stirring constantly. As soon as the mass becomes homogeneous, remove it from the heat, add 1 tbsp. l. orange zest and mango pulp. Stir the mixture well and combine it with dry foods - cereal, nuts and seeds.

Bake the granola in a pan lined with oiled baking paper. Bake for 30–40 minutes at 160°C, stirring occasionally.

Serve this aromatic and delicious granola with pudding, natural yogurt and fresh mango.

How to make Homemade Muesli

1. Place nuts in a bowl. You can chop them or leave them whole.

2. Place all the dried fruits in another bowl, cut the dried apricots into small pieces.

3. Take a large bowl to make it easy to mix all the ingredients. Add oatmeal.

4. Add flax seeds to the cereal and stir.

5. Add cinnamon to the bowl (use any spices you like here), nuts, stir.

6. Combine brown sugar, butter, honey and vanilla extract in a saucepan, heat it and cook until dissolved.

7. Pour the resulting mixture into a bowl with the cereal and nuts.

8. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

9. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, transfer the oat mixture onto it and distribute evenly.

10. Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 160 degrees for 10 minutes, then remove and mix well, again distribute in one layer.

11. Repeat the procedure 2 more times, stirring well each time.

12. Take out the baking sheet and add dried fruits, stir.

13. Transfer the mixture into a glass jar and store in the pantry.

Granola: recipe by Yulia Vysotskaya

Yulia Vysotskaya loves granola and prepares it only from those flakes that need to be cooked for at least 5 minutes. She uses brown sugar as a sweetener, which gives the snack a burnt caramel flavor. Her favorite recipe calls for cinnamon, but you can substitute cocoa powder, and maple syrup is sometimes a good idea instead of honey. She recommends using sea salt and certainly coarse salt. It's nice when the sweet taste has savory salty notes.

So, mix 300 g oatmeal, 200 g whole almonds, 100 g sunflower seeds, 80 g sesame seeds, 50 g brown sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon and ground ginger.

Combine 6 tbsp. l. honey and 2 tbsp. l. good vegetable oil. Stir honey and butter into cereal with nuts and add 250 g of raisins. Place the mixture on a baking tray covered with baking paper - it should be greased with butter.

Bake granola for 40 minutes at 170°C, stirring occasionally. Salt, cool and enjoy a healthy and tasty snack!

Once you learn how to make granola, you will understand that healthy eating can be very tasty and enjoyable. And you shouldn’t give up sweets, because granola is the most delicious dessert in the world!

Homemade muesli recipes. Granola - healthy breakfast

Still, granola is a tasty and healthy breakfast, which is also quick to prepare (if it is prepared in advance). That is, granola first needs to be prepared and put in an airtight container for storage, and for breakfast you just need to take the required amount of granola, pour milk, yogurt or kefir and let it sit for 5 minutes - and breakfast is ready!

Preparation:

To prepare granola, take 3 cups of regular oatmeal and pour it onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Level the flakes and place in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 15 minutes. Stir the flakes every five minutes so that they fry evenly.
While the flakes are roasting, prepare the syrup. Mix five tablespoons of honey with one tablespoon of cinnamon in a bowl, pour in half a glass of warm water and stir until smooth. We take the toasted flakes out of the oven, pour them into a bowl and cool, and then pour them with the prepared syrup. Mix everything thoroughly, place it again on a baking sheet with parchment paper and put it in a preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Stir the flakes again every five minutes. Before the last five minutes, add two tablespoons of flax seeds, half a glass of raisins, a glass of dried cranberries and a glass of dried cherries to the cereal. Mix everything and put in the oven for the last five minutes. Take the finished granola out of the oven, let it cool and put it in a closed container. Store granola in the refrigerator and use within two weeks.

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 4.43; fats – 3.8; carbohydrates – 64.97; calorie content – 297.69.

Video recipe: Granola with flax seeds and cherries

Homemade muesli with your own hands

I recommend making homemade muesli with your own hands to everyone! Get a large container for this dish with a tight-fitting lid and spend half an hour about once a week preparing a tasty and healthy breakfast for the whole family. You can combine all possible dried fruits, nuts and grains in any proportion. It is important to process the ingredients: heat them in the oven, wash them or pour them with boiling water so that harmful bacteria do not enter the body. After all, it’s no secret that oriental sweet shops cannot always boast of their sterility.

Cooking time: 30 minutes
Quantity: 1.2 kg

Homemade muesli with your own hands

Homemade dietary muesli

This is a recipe for muesli, which is prepared as baked, but eaten raw. In general, not for everybody.

Pour 300 ml (we take it by volume, not by weight) of instant oatmeal onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, level it and place in the oven, preheated to 190 degrees. Bake until golden brown and leave to cool.
Meanwhile, on another baking sheet, also covered with parchment paper, place half a cup of various nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds) and peeled sunflower seeds, smooth and toast in a hot oven. Also cool, and then clean off excess husks. Large nuts can be cut into pieces. Place the cooled cereal and nuts in a container and mix.
Use as needed, the rest can be stored. Muesli can be topped with milk or yogurt. A tasty and healthy breakfast will give you energy for the whole day.

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 15.19; fats – 37.76; carbohydrates – 34.91; calorie content – 525.57.

Homemade muesli recipes: video

How to make homemade muesli

Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Pour instant oatmeal onto a dry baking sheet and place in the oven for 5-7 minutes. Don’t leave it unattended; mix the flakes with a spatula so they don’t burn. Then we take the baking sheet out of the oven, do not turn off the oven!

By the way, instead of oatmeal, you can prepare a mixture of various other cereals - buckwheat, wheat, rye. It is tasty and healthy, since each cereal contains a certain set of microelements.

Roast oatmeal in the oven

Separately, in a frying pan with a thick bottom, fry the sesame seeds without oil. It will take only 3-4 minutes to fry them; as soon as they turn a little yellow, remove the pan from the stove and pour the seeds into the flakes.

Add roasted sesame seeds

We also fry the pumpkin seeds until they are roasted, it takes 5 minutes. Place raisins and dried apricots in a colander, pour boiling water over them, and place on napkins to absorb the moisture. Cut the dried apricots into strips and add them along with raisins and pumpkin seeds to a baking sheet.

There is no need to wash figs and dates; these dried fruits are usually sold in packaging and are clean. We chop dates and figs finely and add them to the rest of the ingredients.

Add chopped figs and dates

Next, add the roasted peanuts and orange or lemon peel powder, mix everything, put the baking sheet in a hot oven for 3-4 minutes. Let's hope the heat of the oven kills the germs and makes our breakfast sterile.

Add roasted peanuts, orange zest powder and place the pan in the oven

Now transfer the hot muesli from the baking sheet into a bowl. Melt the honey in a water bath, pour it into a bowl, mix everything together well, cool at room temperature.

Add melted honey to the fried muesli and mix thoroughly

All that remains is to transfer the finished product into a clean jar with a lid and a healthy homemade breakfast is ready!

We transfer the finished homemade muesli into jars

For breakfast, pour homemade muesli into a cup, add finely chopped pieces of fruit or fresh berries, pour milk or yogurt over everything! Bon appetit!

Homemade muesli with your own hands

Now I’ll tell you about several interesting ways to use muesli that not everyone knows. Firstly, when baking a simple pie, you can add them to the dough. Secondly, there is a very tasty dessert called English crumble (a type of apple pie), so try adding granola to it, it will turn out incredibly tasty.

Selection of ingredients

Muesli can consist of different grains - barley, wheat, corn, but oat flakes are a common ingredient. For granola, those that require heat treatment are selected. Instant or super soft cereal quickly cooks and loses its nutritional properties. They won't fit.

Additional components include nuts (any type), seeds (hulled sunflower, pumpkin, sesame), dried fruits (raisins, dried apricots, prunes, candied fruits and others).

Spices are used to taste. You can use vanilla sugar, cinnamon, orange peel powder, etc. Muesli is prepared with sugar, but it is better and healthier to use honey.

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The secret to making granola is the correct ratio of ingredients : 3:1. That is, there should be about 70% oatmeal, and only the remaining 30% are additional ingredients.

Sample list of components:

3 cups oatmeal;
a quarter cup of almonds (and/or any others);
a third of a glass of pumpkin seeds;
4−5 pcs. dried apricots or prunes;
a quarter cup of raisins;
2 teaspoons cinnamon;
half a glass of honey;
3−4 tbsp. spoons of sunflower oil or butter.

Composition, benefits and harm

The main ingredient in muesli bars is compressed grains (oats, barley, wheat or rye). To give the finished product greater benefits, nutritional value and taste, dried berries and fruits, nuts and seeds, honey or molasses, chocolate, cocoa, and yogurt are added to the main component.

According to the cooking technology, the bars can be raw, not heat-treated, and baked or fried. Raw muesli is considered healthier and lower in calories, but it is more difficult for the body to digest than bars baked with oils at high temperatures.

The beneficial properties of muesli bars are due to their multi-component composition:

Whole grains provide the body with the necessary amount of fiber, which has a beneficial effect on intestinal motility, normalizes the processes of carbohydrate metabolism in the body, and gives the body a long-lasting feeling of satiety;
Dried fruits and honey serve as a rich source of vitamins and beneficial macro- and microelements, slow and fast carbohydrates, which can satiate a person for a long time without causing sudden changes in blood sugar levels;
Nuts and seeds, like varieties of expensive fish, can fully provide the body with unsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3, Omega-6), as well as proteins, fiber, iron, phosphorus and vitamins B, E and A.

In addition to the benefits listed for the body, muesli bars are a convenient snack on the go, which can not only completely replace candy, waffles and cookies, but also significantly reduce cravings for sweets.

Despite all the advantages, some nutritionists still see disadvantages in this food product that can harm the human body. This is primarily a high calorie content and a significant content of fructose and sucrose, which dried fruits are rich in. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat more than 30 grams of granola bars per day, and people with diabetes are better off avoiding them altogether.

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Ingredients	Quantity
oatmeal or other cereal flakes -	200 g
assorted nuts and seeds -	200 g
dried fruits (dried apricots, prunes, raisins) and dried berries -	200 g
honey -	70 g
fruit juice -	60 ml
refined vegetable oil -	10 ml
Cooking time: 40 minutes	Calorie content per 100 grams: 402 Kcal

The composition of store-bought muesli bars (aka granola), when examined in detail, is not so harmless. Of course, over a hundred years, the technology of their production has changed significantly, and the composition has managed to be enriched with various preservatives, stabilizers and dyes.

This has made commercially produced granola a rather dubious product, but it's not hard to make healthier granola bars at home from compressed grains.

How to make your own granola bars:

Nuts and large seeds (for example, pumpkin) need to be chopped into smaller pieces with a knife;
Grind half the dried fruits with a few drops of honey to a puree. Chop the other half of the dry berries and fruits with a knife;
In a bowl of a suitable size, mix all the products, mix the mass well until it becomes homogeneous;
Spread the resulting mass evenly on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. The thickness of the layer should not exceed one and a half centimeters;
Place the nut-oat mixture in the oven for 20-25 minutes to dry at 180 degrees. Cut the hot layer of granola into portioned bars and cool.

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The yogurt turned out to be delicious, tender, but what should you eat it with? With syrup it gets boring, just adding sugar doesn’t taste good to me, eating it like that also gets boring quickly) Looking at the packages of baked muesli in the store, Mol thought, “they’re expensive, but it looks like nothing that I couldn’t try to make myself !”) Well, I went to Google and experiment! I’ll tell you the results) The first thing I came across were these recipes: gotovim-doma.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=525&t=26927 But Mol, like Lenin, always goes his own way)) So I took it from the recipe at the link just the cooking technology - take the flakes, soak them in syrup and bake and dry them over low heat. It seemed to me that taking only rolled oats flakes is boring, although they greatly reduce the cost of the final product, so I added to two parts of rolled oats one part of flakes that do not require cooking “Altai Fairy Tale” 9 cereals (for some reason I can’t find a picture of nine specifically on the Internet, this is purely for the appearance of the packaging) Then, with the help of my husband, the syrup was brewed - but it is not the kind of syrup that is thick and viscous, but the kind that on a spoon, if you wave it, becomes a little jelly-like - I hope I explain clearly. The composition of the syrup is 1 glass of water, half a glass + - 2 tablespoons of brown sugar (it tastes better with it, but I think it can be done with simple sugar), a couple of spoons of honey, a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil. The syrup needs to be watery for the liquid to be absorbed by the flakes, so if it's too runny, you'll just need more time to bake the flakes. Then we mix the cereal - I added pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, a little peanuts, raisins - all in a cup and fill it with syrup. Stir and place on a baking sheet in the oven at a temperature of 60-80 degrees, or even slightly open. That is, first we dry it, stirring periodically, when it starts to pour out, you can raise the temperature a little. Bake until it has a beautiful color, I tasted it) Now my thoughts are that some of the 9 flakes were a bit harsh - either I should have kept them a little wet, or I should try a different composition altogether. You shouldn’t add raisins right away - they roast, despite the low cooking temperature, they become similar to those raisins that you find in the crust of a bun) Well, I would add cashews and finely chopped dried fruits after cooking) Despite the shortcomings, I liked it) I love yoghurts with muesli, my first experience was a little harsh compared to store-bought yoghurts with this additive, but if you mix them in advance, it’s fine) Well, a portion of yoghurt with muesli is enough for lunch) If you have any questions, ask)

Diet granola bars

The recipe for homemade diet granola bars does not contain vegetable oil and honey. They are excluded as additional sources of calories. Also, such a delicacy will ideally fit into the menu of fasting people. The given basic combination of products can be changed, for example, by replacing part of the banana pulp with grated apple.

Products for the dietary option of a cereal snack should be taken in the following ratio:

300 g ripe bananas (3-4 pieces);
300 g oatmeal;
50 g crushed pitted dates;
50 g dried apricots, cut into pieces;
100 g chopped almonds or walnuts;
5 g cinnamon;
7 g vanilla powder.

Cooking time: 50-55 minutes.

One hundred grams of a diet bar will contain 292.2 kilocalories.

Mash the banana pulp with a fork, add oatmeal, dried fruits and nuts, cinnamon and vanilla. Mix the mixture thoroughly;
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Cover the baking sheet with parchment so that it covers the side edges;
Press the banana-oat mixture tightly onto a baking sheet and place in the oven for 35-40 minutes. To make the granola crispier, you need to keep it in the oven longer. After cooling, the layer should be cut into bars.

Muesli bar

The muesli bar is rightfully considered one of the most popular delicious dietary treats.

He won this right thanks to his merits:

Excellent taste.
It is not expensive to prepare, as it consists of components with a low price and in small quantities.
Low calorie content, which you can choose for yourself individually when preparing.
Despite the low calorie content, it is very nutritious.
It contains everything the body needs for proper functioning: amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
When preparing at home, you can choose your favorite composition of the bar yourself.
A small bar can keep you feeling full for a long time, since muesli takes a long time to digest.
It does not require any special conditions during storage.
Thanks to its compact size, it is convenient to take on the go.

How is such a wonderful dish prepared?

Grind with a knife two tablespoons of almonds, two tablespoons of hazelnuts, two tablespoons of pecans (if you don’t have these, you can replace them with walnuts) and two tablespoons of dried cherries. Pour everything into a bowl, add two tablespoons of sunflower seeds and two cups of oatmeal. Mix.
Peel the banana, break it into pieces and place it in a blender bowl. We also send the apple, cut into pieces and freed from seeds, there. Beat with a blender. Then add one teaspoon of vanilla extract to the bowl (you can replace it with half a teaspoon of vanillin), a quarter teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one tablespoon of honey and beat again with a blender. Those with a sweet tooth can add a couple of tablespoons of cane sugar, but it will be sweet even without it.
Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix. Place everything on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, level it, compact it and put it in the oven, heated to 180 degrees, for 20 minutes. We take the finished muesli out of the oven and let it cool completely, after which we remove it from the paper and cut it into small bars. We wrap each bar in a beautiful wrapper and put them in the refrigerator. Or maybe for sale!

KBJU per 100 g: proteins – 7.26; fats – 16.31; carbohydrates – 34.1; calorie content – 305.21.

How to make granola bars at home: video

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Homemade muesli bars based on Jamie Oliver's recipe

It would be very surprising if the world-famous chef, who popularizes home cooking and healthy eating, did not have his own recipe for making these bars, which he also calls energy bars. Jamie Oliver has several recipes for muesli bars: with chestnuts and spices, as well as with dark chocolate and dried fruit.

Since not everyone likes strong spicy flavors, you can make a sweeter, but lower calorie version of energy bars that require:

250 g oatmeal;
100 g assorted seeds;
75 g pistachios without shell;
150 ml water;
100 g dried apricots;
100 g pitted dates;
50 g extra dark chocolate
60 ml almond oil;
100 ml maple syrup;
10-20 ml olive oil for greasing the baking tray.

It will take 110 minutes to prepare granola according to D. Oliver's recipe.

The calorie content of the energy bar will be 164.0 kcal/100 g.

On a greased baking sheet, roast chopped pistachios, seeds and oatmeal in the oven for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. As a result of frying, the mixture should acquire a beautiful golden color;
Boil maple syrup, chopped dates, water and almond butter for 10 minutes in a saucepan, then puree into a smooth, sticky sauce;
In a bowl of suitable size, combine chopped apricots, roasted nut-oat mixture, sweet sauce and chopped chocolate;
Press the well-kneaded mixture into a 20 x 20 cm mold and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

Useful tips

Preparing muesli bars at home is not difficult; it is only important to consider two points:

The bar must contain “gluing” ingredients. This could be honey, nut or dried fruit paste, or chocolate chips;
The mixture must be very carefully compacted and compacted in the mold. The more diligently this is done, the stronger the finished bars will be.

Usually you don’t hear this about sweets, but in this particular case you can safely say: “Eat for your health!”