Healthful Toasted Muesli (Granola)
Base recipe
- 5 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup shredded or desiccated coconut
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg white (optional)
- 1/2 cup sultanas
Preheat oven to 170 degrees (C).
Mix all dry ingredients in a tray with sides so it doesn’t spill. A roasting tray is ideal.
Warm the honey until runny and mix in olive oil and vanilla. Pour evenly over dry mix. Mix thoroughly.
Now pour over the egg white and mix thoroughly.
Place tray in the oven and set the timer for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, take out the tray, turn the ingredients and return to the oven.
Repeat until the muesli has baked for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir in the sultanas.
This recipe is super flexible, making it great for when you have certain ingredients on hand. Here are a few options for ways you can vary your muesli.
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Don’t forget to comment and let me know how yours turned out. If you love it, you could even leave me 5 stars 😉
Debby Greenlaw
We make our own granola as well. It is so good with a little yogurt. I was curious, we’ve never added an egg white. What does that do? Add more crunch?
BTW, we also make our own bread. Loved both your recipes.
Stay well!
Kelly
I confess that I only add the egg white when I have surplus eggs (which is definitely not now!)
It gives the granola a pleasant, light crunch.
Love that you make your own bread too 😊
Rhonda Hazen
Kelly,
Thank you for the recipe, it looks delicious.
Kelly
You’re welcome!
Susan Wheeler
Great recipe Kelly. I’ve been making granola for years. I often use real maple syrup (I’m in Canada) instead of honey but both are good. I also add things like ground flax seed, wheat germ and sesame seeds. Almonds, walnuts, or cashews too. I love the coconut myself. Loads of ideas and variations. The oil can be changed up as well for a good quality sunflower or avocado oil, or even coconut oil 😊
Kelly
I absolutely love maple syrup, but we only have it occasionally, it is too expensive here. Once our Canadian neighbour brought back a jar of creamed maple syrup and maple candies, they were so wonderful!
Kelly
Hi Wendy, thanks for visiting!
Wendy Manson
Hi Kelly, That looks wonderful. I am busy drying a lot of fruit right now so definitely looking to make some more muesli. I love your blog! Best wishes, Wendy (aka Emeline on DTE)
Kelly
I think you could definitely make that substitute Sue, I had thought about trying to substitute agave syrup, as I have a jar of that at the moment. I imagine the rice malt syrup would be sticky, so it should work fine. Thank you for visiting!
Sue Elvis
Kelly,
Your toasted muesli sounds delicious. I wonder if I could substitute rice malt syrup for the honey. I could try! I am going to clip this post into my Evernote recipe notebook. Thank you for sharing!