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How do you consume Muesli?

Edit: I’ve found a method to improve this, I’ll edit the post below. Photo attached!

I made a mistake, and bought a bag of muesli thinking it was cereal clusters. There is nobody else to blame other than my stupidity.

I don’t think I know how to eat this thing. It’s practically rolled oats with bits of fruit and nuts and all bran kind of cereals added in the mix but hardly noticeable.

I tried eating it like cereal, adding it to yoghurt or milk. It tastes like insipid cardboard flakes sprinkled with fruit. I tried cooking porridge with it, that was an improvement but I still find it boring.

Perhaps you have some suggestions on how to actually enjoy eating what’s left of it? Bonus points if you know how to make it crunchy.

Thanks

Edit: I don’t typically add sugar to things or even buy sugary cereal. My problem with this thing is the texture first and foremost. Thanks for your concern on how much processed foods I don’t buy or like are harming my life.

Edit 2: Tried the overnight method, it’s better than porridge as the consistency is much firmer and less slimey. Plus, it’s cold already.

Toasting or baking on a tray makes it so much better and crispy, it doesn’t feel chewing cardboard anymore.

Finally I tried making clusters and this is the best method for me. Just let the muesli soak a few hours in water until it takes a semisolid consistency. I spread the paste in blotches on a tray, and baked for around an hour at low heat. These clusters are very crunchy!

Photo shows the round container with the muesli straight out of the bag vs the toasted and clustered versions I made in the other container.

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    Mothra OP ,
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    Thanks for your concern, I don’t typically buy much processed foods at all and I don’t think I’ve bought sugar in ages. I don’t like rice krispies or most popular brand cereals. My problem here is with the texture. This is cardboard.

    Comment105 ,

    What’s the brand, by the way? I wanna know to avoid it.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Supermarket brand, Coles if that helps.

    oselecto ,

    Honestly this is just what natural food tastes like when not filled with sugar. It takes a little getting used to if you are normally having processed stuff.

    WhatAmLemmy ,

    I eat a lot of sweets… Like, I will eat a stool-liquifying amount of nutella by the spoon if given the opportunity… But I mostly drink water and the only time I do soft drink is as a mixer. When I drink coke or eat most cereals I am disgusted by the diabetus-inducing gluttony of sugar. When I eat a jar of Nutella I know what the fuck I signed up for. When I eat cereal I expect carbs and fibre; not a heart attack.

    It’s amazing how much you notice sugar when you cut it out of your diet. Store bought shit tastes sickly-sweet after only a couple of weeks of keto.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Really? My problem is the texture, not the sweetness. Literally like chewing cardboard.

    jlh ,

    Western diets are a lot softer than the crunchy or chewy foods that pre-industrial humans ate. It’s cited as one of the reasons for modern orthodontic disorders.

    Mothra OP ,
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    I guess it’s good I’m asking for crunch, not sweetness? No idea why people are upvoting the “get off processed sugary foods” comment. Wtf.

    jlh ,

    Ah, I see. I don’t eat much muesli, but I think different muesli might be crunchier. Some muesli can be pretty flakey without much to bite into.

    Comment105 ,

    The overall impression I get from peoples’ replies to you is “natural food is to suffer blandness and dislike, just endure”

    It’s tragic.

    To me it sounds best to go with the honey baked guy’s suggestion, they seem to know what’s up.

    Mothra OP ,
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    I agree 100%. Since I don’t have honey and I’m not planning to get groceries again in a week I might just bake it as it is. I doubt I can ruin this.

    hsl ,
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    Please tell us how it comes out! I have time extra muesli to use up and am following along with curiosity.

    Mothra OP ,
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    I’ve updated the post with results and a photo. Cheers!

    Carighan ,
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    Best as a float with whiskey.

    taldennz ,

    It requires careful preparation to really enjoy.
    Storage is easy though.I like to keep a whole shelf of the stuff.

    Preferably in a building, maybe a store, a properly safe distance from where I shop just in case anyone accidentally discovers it and brings some home…

    IoSapsai ,

    Some brands seem to make it crunchy. I just eat that like cereal with soy milk or yogurt. I made the mistake of buying cheap muesly from the local convenience store and it was exactly how you described it. It was the “let sit overnight” type. Except it had cornflakes in it that would get soggy and fall apart.

    I forced myself to eat most of it, the rest went to my local murder of crows who picked at the dried fruit and cornflakes and left the oats to the pigeons to deal with. I guess I wasn’t the only one who didn’t like them.

    As for the crunchiness, maybe try making it into granola in the oven? Not sure if that would work but it’s worth a shot.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Heh, that’s funny. I’m learning with this post that there are two muesli types and I was unlucky enough to get the overnight type too. Some people are suggesting toasting and baking too, I’ll have fun with that

    PotjiePig , (edited )

    I assume it’s the ‘swiss style’ raw rolled oats not toasted.

    I have it with plain yoghurt and a bit of jam. Milk is nice too. I like the texture and it’s fantastic for your gut.

    Having said that you obviously hate that, so try this:

    1. Mix equal parts honey, brown sugar and coconut oil (or olive oil you could even add a dollop of butter) and heat in a saucepan until the sugar is melted. (About a 1/3 cup of each should be enough for about 3-4 cups of muesli mixture.) While you wait, put your oven on a medium to low heat like 150C.
    2. Separate out the fruit bits and set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients with the melted honey oil mix, and spread out thin on a baking tray (you may want to do batches, keep it spread thin here!
    3. Bake on low for about 20-30min, stirring every 5-10min. (Don’t let it burn)
    4. Once cool, break it up and add your fruit back, Voila! You have crunchy home made granola cereal! Feel free to add anything else, pecan nuts / almonds / coconut flakes - either raw or toast it with the granola at the beginning. I like banana chips. Chocolate chips are nice too. You can’t really go wrong and it’s easy as.

    Note:: The only thing you want to avoid is burning it while you toast it, the burn flavour will take over the whole mix! So keep an eye on it and keep it moving.

    Note:: melted sugar is like lava. Melt it on the saucepan slowly and don’t let it smoke. Keep the heat low. Don’t stir in to the muesli with your hands. Use a wooden spoon. That shit will burn.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Okay, I might need more ingredients but I like the sound of this. Thanks for the suggestion!

    viking ,
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    Mix it with frozen berries and plain (unsweetened) yoghurt, and let sit in the fridge over night. It’s delicious in the morning.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Huh, overnight you say? I’ll try this, I got all the ingredients already

    viking ,
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    Yep, it takes a couple hours for the moisture of the yoghurt to fully seep into the muesli. If it’s too soggy for your taste afterwards, you can always stir some more back in to balance it out, but personally I like it very soggy. It becomes almost porridge-like. If it’s too sour, I’d add honey instead of sugar.

    max ,

    If you’re not overly concerned with sugar content, try some flavoured milk. I bought some banana flavoured soymilk (Alpro I think) a while ago and put it in the fridge overnight with the oats, was amazing, didn’t even need any added fruits or whatever, though I did add some walnuts I had laying around (after the soaking in the fridge).

    max ,

    I tried overnight oats with yoghurt once and it failed miserably, the oats didn’t absorb anything. Tried it with some milk later and it was perfect.

    antlion ,
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    Proper Bircher Muesli right here.

    lluki ,

    That doesn’t sound like proper bircher muesli to me. Bircher is: soak oats in water, add grated apple, lemon juice, ground hazelnuts, “Kondensmilch” (like tubed, sweetened concentrated milk).

    I usually do it as follows (but it’s not “Bircher”): Mix oats with soymilk, sugar and cinnamon. Sometimes I add a little joghurt to get a denser consistency. Then some fruit. Berries, grated apple or banana (in slices) work well. Mix and soak overnight. Eat cold in the morning. I usually also prep 3 portions and eat them over the next 3 days.

    Throw in some chia seeds or ground flaxseed if you want to publish the recipe on a foodblog.

    Arghblarg ,
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    It’s great stirred into plain or vanilla yoghurt for breakfast. I think that’s in fact the “traditional European” way it’s eaten?

    Or at least at nearly every Bed & Breakfast in western Canada that tries to be “Victorian” :)

    brennesel ,
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    Coming from Germany, I don’t know if the traditional way to eat muesli is just adding yoghurt. Most people I know normally add fresh milk to it.

    Personally, I enjoy my daily Müsli with vanilla soy milk (but I tend to be the only one liking that), fruit skyr (or yogurt), some oatmeal and/or crunchy granola, and most importantly, at least two kinds of fresh fruit, like bananas, peaches, apples, pears, or grapes. Without fruit, it just tastes bland.

    Arghblarg ,
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    Oh yes, fruit! I should have included that of course. Some peaches or berries are so good with Muesli.

    walter_wiggles ,

    I like to lightly toast it in a pan then add milk (I use almond milk) to the pan and simmer. Stop simmering when it reaches a consistency you like.

    You can add anything to it: fruit, nuts, honey… If it comes out too thick just add more milk till you like it.

    Mothra OP ,
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    I guess this is also easy to experiment with, I’ll see how it goes, thanks

    Antimutt ,
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    I top it off with the expensive muesli that has the crystallised fruit.

    ji88aja88a ,
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    i shelve it

    calhoon2005 ,
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    Add some brown sugar and butter, little bit of flour. Use it as a crumble topping.

    Mothra OP ,
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    Hmm yes this sounds enjoyable, although it requires a bit more effort and ingredients. Will keep in mind, thanks!

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