Granola Recipe / Homemade Muesli Recipe / Homemade Granola Recipe

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 - 1/4 cup

Cashewnuts - 1/4 cup

Dried Apricots - 5 chopped finely

Dried Cranberries - 1/4 cup

Sultanas / Kishmish - 1/4 cup

Brown Sugar / Jaggery - 1/2 cup

Cinnamon Powder - 2 tsp

Butter - 3 tblspn

Honey - 1/2 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..

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