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This home-made dried fruit and nut muesli makes a great breakfast cereal or can even just be eaten by hand as a snack.  It also works well for making a base or crispy topping for baked fruit desserts like this apple crisp recipe.  I like to put a handful or two in a small plastic bag or container and take it with me to snack on at work or in the car.

 

You Need:

DRY INGREDIENTS:

• 500g gluten-free rolled oats
• 250g unsweetened coconut flakes
• 65g sunflower seeds
• 60g almond slices
• 65g pumpkin seeds
• 60g walnuts or pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt

LIQUID INGREDIENTS:

• 125ml honey
• 65ml very hot water
• 65ml canola oil
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS:

• 125g whole almonds
• 65g dried bananas
• 65g raisins
• 65g finely chopped dried apricots

 

Steps:

 

1. Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 150ºC.
2. Line a baking sheet (not non-stick) with baking parchment paper or lightly coat it with cooking spray or canola oil.
3. Place the dry ingredients in a very large bowl and toss them well to thoroughly combine.
4. Combine the liquid ingredients in a small bowl and stir until the honey is dissolved.
5. Pour the liquid mixture over top of the dry ingredients and toss with a spatula to thoroughly combine. The mixture should be fairly wet.
6. Place the muesli on the prepared baking sheet and spread out to form a thin layer.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes and then stir. Bake another 15 minutes and stir again.
8. Continue baking in 10-minute increments until the muesli is browned to the desired degree. Keep a very close eye on it in the final stages as it can go from lightly browned to burnt in a matter of seconds!
9. Cool the muesli on the pan for 20 minutes on a wire rack.
10. Stir the dried fruits and nuts into the baked mixture.
11. The muesli will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

 

Ready In:  60 minutes

Serves:  4-5

Difficulty:   2 out of 5

Tags: almond slices, canola oil, cinnamon, coconut flakes, dried apricots, dried bananas, gluten-free, Home-made Dried Fruit and Nut Muesli, honey, pecans, pumpkin seeds, raisins, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, vanilla extract, walnuts

This entry was posted on Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 at 5:05 pm by Jack Williams and is filed under Less than 1 hour, Side dishes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the feed RSS 2.0. You can leave a comment, or make a trackback from your own blog.