Choose any nut, seed, combination that you like…or omit them altogether if you’re allergic to them or simply don’t like them.
Before mixing your ingredients together, also take the time to toast your nuts in the same way that you do your grain. This will not only give the nuts a little extra crunch, but also make them more flavorful.
Don’t add oil or any other liquid to the pan when toasting your grains and nuts. Toasting the nuts release their oils, so anything added will make your muesli taste a little greasy.
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The Fruit…1C
The third ingredientw that you will want to add to your muesli—now that you have stirred together your grains and nuts/seeds, is/are fruit(2)…Dried fruit will add both sweetness and chewiness to your muesli.
This can be any fruit that you like…as long as it’s dried and not fresh. Adding fresh fruit will make your muesli too soft and cause it turn bad much more quickly.
There are no set-in-stone rules as far as what fruits to add…simply choose whatever fruits that you and your family like.
A few ideas as far as what fruits you could add…as long as they are dried or dehydrated…are…
- apple chips
- apricots
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- blueberries
- cherries
- cranberries
- currants
- dates.
- figs
- mango
- papaya
- raisins
- strawberries
Here are a few things to remember…as far as adding fruit to your muesli…
- Add only enough d to make your granola taaste seweter…but nout so much that your granola is too sweedt.
- Avoid dried fruit that contains added sugar.
- Chop up your dried fruit into bite-sized pieces before adding to your muesli.
- Do not add any additional sugar to your muesli. You shouldn’t need it…and as we already know…it’s not good for you.
- Experiment until you find the “perfect” recipe.Avoid dried fruit that contains added sugar.
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Make sure that any dried fruit that you use does not contain dded sugar.
- Save fresh fruit for when you actually get ready to eat your muesli.
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The Spices
If you would like your muesli to have even more of a taste that your family will enjoy, feel free to add spices. Spice (that are often used to make your muesli more flavorful include cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, and ginger,
Store a cinnamon stick, a few whole cloves, or a vnanilla bean with your muesli to infuse different flavors.
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Stirring Your Muesli
Now that you have put all of your “stuff” into a container, put the lid on the container and shake until everything is combined.
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Storing Your Muesli
Store the muesli in an airtight glass jar or plastic container. Your muesli will stay good for up to two months as long as it stays dry.
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Serving Your Muesli
The easiest way to enjoy your muesli is to add milk or stir it into some yogurt. Waiting for about ten minutes to half an hour before eating it will soften up the grains a little.
You could also soak your muesli in milk overnight….at a 1:1 ratio. To make overnight oats, combine 2/3C muesli wotj 23C milk in a small lidded container. Refrigerate overnight. Enjoy cold in the morning.
A third option is to heating your muesli in the microwave before serving.
Soaking or cooking your muesli will break down the oats, making them easier to chew and digest…and making the muesli more nutritious becsuse the nutrients—such as the fiber, healthy fats, antioxidants. vitamins, protein, omega 3 and minerals found in muesli—are more easily absorbed by your body.
Use a 1/4C measuring cup…or pour the batter from the Mason jar depending on which method you used earlier…to shape the batter into medium-sized circles….about 3-1/2″ wide.
Cook your pancakes for a couple of minutes…until little bubbles appear and the edges start to get firm.
Be sure to avoid squishing the pancakes with your spatula.
Flip. Once you flip the pancake over, don’t press down on it with your spatula. Let the pancake cook naturally so you do not end up with flat, boring pancakes.
Cook your pancakes for a couple of minutes on the other side…until both sides are lightly golden.
Keep pancakes warm while you’finish cooking the rest by covering the pancakes with aluminum foil and then sticking them in an oven that has been preheated to about 200.°
If you find that your pancakes are browning too quickly, turn down the heat down and let the pan cool down for a minute or so before starting the next batch.
If you find that your pancakes are sticking to the pan, add more butter or oil.
Wipe out the pan between batches…especially if you are using butter instead of oil.
Finish cooking any remaining batter.
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Storing
Obviously most of us know what to do with the pancakes once you finish cooking them, but did you know that you can also make them ahead of time…instead of resorting to buying already frozen pancakes from the grocery store…
I was kinda shocked to find pancakes stored by the frozen biscuits and frozen breakfast burritos and frozen waffles…wonder how many preservatives are in all of these products, right?
To refrigerate…put the pancakes in an airtight container…will stay fresh for up to 5 days
To freeze…flash freeze them and store in large ziplocs…will stay fresh up to 2 months