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Gift Idea: Home Made Muesli
If you’re still scurrying for that perfect Christmas gift for your loved ones, why not hand make something for them – such as this bottle of home mixed muesli? It’s inexpensive, nutritious (definitely something healthy to eat after all that holiday feasting) and comes straight from the heart.
The idea came about because I was mixing all my leftover oats, grains, nuts and seeds for my little hamster Mario as a yummy blend to supplement his daily food. After I finished mixing this, I realised that it looks yummy enough for a human too! I tried it with milk, and it is sooooo delicious. I feel healthy eating this :)
This is easy to prepare and you’ll be able to prepare them in no time at all. You might also already have most of the ingredients in your pantry, especially if you bake. All the ingredients can be easily found at the organic dried goods/health goods section of your supermarket.
I did not measure the exact proportions of the ingredients I used because I think this is really flexible. You can use whatever nuts, grains and seeds you like.
This is what my bottle contains:
– Oats and grains (these make up the main body of the museli blend) – instant oats, wheatgerm or any pre-mixed grain mix from health foods store
– Chopped nuts – pecans, macademia nuts, peanuts, walnuts
– Seeds and grains – flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, millet
– Dried fruits (add this for sweetness) – raisins, dried cranberries (chopped)
Mix well in a large bowl so that the ingredients are evenly distributed before bottling.
Gifting suggestion
Store this in an attractive, air tight glass bottle, use a paper to cover the top (writing your holiday message on it) before closing the lid and decorate the bottle with mini Christmas ornaments.
How to eat
Pour muesli in a small bowl and add milk. You can also serve with fresh fruits such as bananas or blueberries. For a sweeter taste, add more raisins/fruits, or if you want it really sweet, add a bit of caster sugar/syrup/honey to taste.
Note: If you are giving this mix to your hamster, do remember that almond nut skin is toxic to hamsters, take extra care to remove all the skin if you are including chopped almond nuts. Check if the ingredients are hamster-safe before including it in the blend.
Great gift idea indeed!!!!
O, boy!! I’ve been dying to make my own muesli/granola!! But, yours as a gift idea sounds feasible as it’s pretty easy to execute!!
yes it’s easy. no skills at all. I just pour and mix and stir … and repeat :D
A woman after my heart. I make my own muesli and then enjoy it Bircher style…soaked overnight with milk, yoghurt and apple chunks. Heaven. I love the fact that you can mix and match and add and take away…..looks superb
This is a great idea for a gift, and it looks lovely in the glass jar!
I like musli with yogurt. Taste so good and healthy. I made my own musli too with another toasted / baked version. I just mix all the seeds, nuts and cereal ingredient together in a baking pan mix with few dash of sesame oil and few tbsp of honey (depends on how sweet u like them). Use baking paper under to prevent musli sticking to the baking pan. Baked in 170-180’C for around 30 minutes. Taking it out halfway and mix.
Take out after the musli turn slightly brown and smells good…mix with the dry fruits.
Then store in air tight container. This hold for few weeks.
Hi
Can you do a recipe on overnight oatmeal? I have tried some recipes from the net but find them too huge a portion for one serving and it’s pretty bland.
Thank you so very much!!
Sure, I’ll work on it. Thanks for your suggestion :)