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.
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.
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.
Really? My problem is the texture, not the sweetness. Literally like chewing cardboard.
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.
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.
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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.
Please tell us how it comes out! I have time extra muesli to use up and am following along with curiosity.
I’ve updated the post with results and a photo. Cheers!
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.
Coming from the Land of Muesli, it’s really quite simple and it’s really the same way we eat any cereal over here:
- put Muesli in a small bowl
- add fresh (ideally cold) cow milk
- eat it all with a spoon (quickly, before it loses most texture and becomes a soggy pulp / porridge-like)
If you like it a bit sweeter, mix a fruit yoghurt into it. Personally, I add the yoghurt after the Muesli and stir/mix it a bit before adding the milk.
Of course you can also add fresh sweet fruits (bananas, apples, strawberries, peaches, etc.) cut into slices/cubes.
If you prefer vegan milk alternatives, oat milk works great. Honestly, I think a good oat milk complements the Muesli (which usually contains oats) better than cow milk and I would suggest everyone try it.
Today I learned there are two types of muesli and I got the non toasted one apparently and unfortunately. Do you also have this distinction wherever you are from?
It’s Switzerland. While I don’t know the answer to your question, having grown up there and in the states, I wanted to compare the cereal industries and how they tried to promote a healthier lifestyle. Then this happened: (from Wikipedia)
An early proponent of the germ theory of disease, Kellogg was well ahead of his time in relating intestinal flora and the presence of bacteria in the intestines to health and disease. The sanitarium approached treatment in a holistic manner, actively promoting vegetarianism, nutrition, the use of enemas to clear “intestinal flora”, exercise, sun-bathing, and hydrotherapy, as well as the abstention from smoking tobacco, drinking alcoholic beverages, and sexual activity. Kellogg dedicated the last 30 years of his life to promoting eugenics and segregation.
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Yes… That and the corn flakes backstory about not masturbating iirc? Not surprising but still interesting, thanks for sharing
Just eat it with a yoghurt. I prefer sweet yoghurts but greek yoghurt is also nice some times.
I dunno. I just like müsli.
Try toasting it, maybe you’ll like it better. Spread some out on a sheet pan and stick it in the oven… Alternately toss it around in a frying pan. Doing so with a little butter might enhance the taste as well.
I did this morning, and you’re not wrong! Toasting on a pan actually made it much crispier. I’m still hoping to bake clusters with it, once I’m done experimenting I’ll update the post. Cheers
Not sure what toasted means exactly in this context, but I guess traditionally we have non-toasted Muesli.
But nowadays we have many variations, some that would probably be more to your tasting (with corn flakes and crisp clusters) and some (even) less so.
Lmao why even specify cow milk, any milk is fine. You even mention how you prefer oat milk afterwards 🤯
I was talking about the traditional way of eating it and that’s with cow milk. I specified it precisely because I’m making a contrasting recommendation later on.
This is how I’ve always eaten it; though you can also mix it with some flour, egg, baking powder, and yoghurt and bake bars.
Americans when they eat something that is not filled with 150 (imperial) tons of sugar…
Lol seriously. I had the hardest time finding granola without added sugar and realized that muesli is what I’m looking for.
It’s awesome in Greek yogurt and blueberries.
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” :)
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.
Oh yes, fruit! I should have included that of course. Some peaches or berries are so good with Muesli.
Try baking it like granola. Mix it with a little honey and maybe more dried fruit if you like that, spread a thin layer on an oiled baking sheet, and bake slow and low until it’s crisp. Should improve the texture and make it a better contrast with the yogurt.
Yes, this is great advice. Toasted is awesome.
Never did it on a very low heat, myself, though…
I guess “very low” is subjective. When my oven is on I’m usually broiling, so I’m probably not the best at estimating.
Mainline it.
Put that shit in a blender and inject it straight into your arm.
I like your style
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Okay, I might need more ingredients but I like the sound of this. Thanks for the suggestion!
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.
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
Add some brown sugar and butter, little bit of flour. Use it as a crumble topping.
Hmm yes this sounds enjoyable, although it requires a bit more effort and ingredients. Will keep in mind, thanks!
I use Greek yogurt and a bit of honey. Eventually you may not need the honey if you are trying to reduce the added sugar.
I find the texture is better if I let the muesli sit in th3 yogurt for 30 mins or so
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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.
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Supermarket brand, Coles if that helps.
Make muesli bars with it. Make a simple syrup add and mix. Push in to a mold , let it cool and cut in to bars. Loads of Recipes online
If you don’t like it as a ceral, you could try making biscuits out of it? Rolled oats biscuits are pretty good. I know I’m risking my Australian citizenship here but you could try doing an Anzac biscuit like thing to it. Super simple biscuit that lasts forever that just needs rolled oats, golden syrup, bicarb, coconut, and some flour.
Alternatively you could make a muesli bar and eat that. I know they’re not that healthy but when you’re making it yourself you can like control that sort of thing
(I personally eat muesli with yoghurt so there’s a bit of body to the entire thing, but that’s already been suggested)
Heh Anzac biscuits are nice! Some people have suggested baking and toasting in different ways, I just don’t have any ingredients to do so.
If overnight method or plain baking doesn’t work, I might also risk my citizenship and buy ingredients to bake something next time I get groceries. Cheers
I was about to comment something along the lines of “You add water and drink it, dumbass” but then I realized that it does not, in fact, say metamucil. I’m the dumbass.
i shelve it
