Fruit and Honey Muesli
Muesli is one of those things that I see on menus and normally give a solid, “Meh!” I mean… how exciting can oats and fruit be? It may never take the place of a hearty omelet in my mind, but I’ve changed my tune a bit on the stuff. Turns out that it can be really flavorful and is definitely healthier than a lot of other breakfast options.
I changed my tune because I recently happened to have all the fixings for some muesli so I thought I’d whip some up before I left for work one day. I very loosely followed a recipe from Bon Appétit, but there is barely a need for a recipe.
This was my resulting bowl of health!
You know why I think this stuff rocks and is perfect for a weekday breakfast? You don’t have to watch it! It’s not like normal oatmeal or eggs where you have to hover over the stove. Just throw some things in a bowl and then come back in a few minutes after a shower or something and breakfast is ready!
Fruit and Honey Muesli
A quick and simple muesli with orange juice, yogurt, honey, apples, dried cranberries, and some sunflower seeds. A quick and healthy breakfast!
Ingredients
Directions
1) Toss your oats, yogurt, milk, and vanilla in a bowl and stir it up really well.
2) Let this sit for at least 5 minutes
3) In a separate bowl, mix together your orange juice and honey. Add your apples and dried fruit.
4) Let that sit for about 5 minutes to let the apples absorb some flavor.
5) Toss everything together, let it sit for 5 minutes, then enjoy!
Preparing the Oats
To make a good muesli, you’ll need these things. You could leave out the vanilla if you were in a crunch, but it adds a wonderful flavor to the bowl.
Oats are cheap! Vanilla… not so much.
Basically, just toss your oats, yogurt, milk, and vanilla in a bowl! Stir it up really well. It will look pretty liquidy, but your oats will absorb a good amount of liquid.
Not pictured: My skeptical glances.
Let this sit for at least 5 minutes, but you could let it sit longer if you’re doing something else. This was mine after about 5 minutes. All the milk was basically absorbed and the oats were pretty soft.
Just after 5 minutes!
Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, mix together your orange juice and honey to make sure the honey is completely dissolved. Then add your apples and dried fruit. You could sub out any fruit that you want honestly.
Kind of like sangria!
Let that sit for about 5 minutes to let the apples absorb some flavor and then toss everything together!
Kind of a mess.
The longer this sits the softer the oats will get and the less moisture there will be. I let mine sit for another 5 minutes or so before digging in!
The sunflower seeds add some good texture to the dish. Totally optional though.
Coffee is the drink of choice.
Quick, simple, and healthy. And also delicious! Ok. Maybe not cheesy omelet delicious, but a different kind of delicious. The kind that leaves you feeling ready to tackle the day ahead.
Try this next time instead of your normal oatmeal. I think you’ll be happily suprised.
4 comments on “Fruit and Honey Muesli”
This looks great, and I'm in an oatmeal rut right now . . . . I'll have to give it a go!
This looks fantastic! I have some dried cherries I can use so I think you've provided me with breakfast tomorrow morning! Thanks!
Really interesting…us too in an oatmeal rut, thought we have been adding cinnamon and bannanas this will be a neat change. I'll bet heating up would be good too
Oh no, Nick… You're dangerous! Oat-y things are one of my food weaknesses. I used to make granola all the time. It's not so bad in occasional handfuls–but when you eat an entire batch over the course of a week, well, that's 6,000 calories I could have done without! Muesli is a tad better in terms of absolute number of calories than the ridiculous batches of granola I made, but not by much. Such a weakness for yummy tasting stuff…
My favourite granola was citrus. I zested a lemon, a lime, and an orange. Then I juiced them. Sunflower seeds, oats, pumpkin seeds, raisins, sometimes dried apricots or pineapple, agave nectar, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, etc… Bake. Delicious. Put in milk–it's like biting into an orange. Mouthgasm.
Try it. You'll see. Like Muesli, except it looks more appetizing. :P