Muesli

4.73 from 11 votes

Rolled oats, dried fruit, and nuts soaked in cold milk or yogurt make Muesli a quick and refreshing meal prep breakfast for summer!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Swiss

Total Cost: $4.09 recipe / $0.51 serving

Servings: ½ cup each

Calories: 222kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

3 cups dry old-fashioned oats $1.18
1/2 cup chopped walnuts $1.69*
1/2 cup dried cranberries $0.70*
1/4 cup sunflower seeds $0.41*
2 Tbsp brown sugar optional, $0.06
1/2 tsp cinnamon $0.05

Instructions

Combine the oats, cranberries, walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir until evenly mixed. Store mixture in an air-tight container in a cool dry place until ready to eat.
To prepare the muesli, combine 1/2 cup muesli with 1/2 cup of cold milk. Let soak for 5 minutes, or up to four days in the refrigerator.

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Notes

*You can use any type of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds. For example, dried cherries, raisins, dried apricots, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, and even chocolate chips.

Nutrition

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