I love a good muesli.
Breakfast, afternoon snack, can’t be bothered to make dinner – it doesn’t really matter the time of day.
Packed with goodness, the perfect snack or breakfast on the go.
There was an email in my inbox earlier this week from Muesli4Me.
These guys have a great online store where customers can pick from a fantastic range of pre-mixed muesli, or create a custom mix of their own. This muesli is definitely NOT just for hippies.
Chef, Ben Rak and his business partner Claudi Zwar were fed up with picking things out of their commercially produced breakfast muesli so they decided to set up shop (an online shop that is) to tailor make the perfect breakfast cereal.
I just had to give the service a go.
It’s fantastic!
Home delivered and made to order, you get just what you want. There’s nothing that you feel the need to pick out and leave at the side of your plate (like banana chips, who wants to eat banana chips?) because you chose what went into the bag in the first place.
I am officially in love the “Chocolate Lovers” pre-mix. With it’s chocolate drops, sweetened cocoa and crunchy nuts it’s a decadent breakfast sensation.
I also gave my own mix a go and came up with a crunchy satisfying concoction packed with yummy nibblets of blueberry, dried mango and other little pops of surprising sweetness.
Just add a dollop of yoghurt and some milk and you’re good to go; or you could always spend just a few minutes and make some no-cook muesli bars – perfect for a snack during the day.
The “ants pants” muesli mix slice
This recipe is super-simple and takes less than ten minutes to pull together. This is also one of those recipes you can adapt easily to suit your mood or to cook with little kids to encourage them to get busy in the kitchen. Switch out some of the muesli for rice bubbles, or corn flakes, or even unsalted popcorn to keep things interesting.
If the kids are helping out, get them to roll the mix into balls instead of bars – food’s a lot more fun when you can play with it!
60 grams butter
2 heaped tablespoons honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 heaped tablespoons smooth peanut butter
3 cups of your favourite muesli.
Large saucepan
Cake tin or roasting tray
Line a small cake tin or roasting tray with baking paper and set aside.
In a large saucepan over low heat melt the butter with the honey and the sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the peanut butter and stir until well combined.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the muesli.
Stir well until the muesli is coated in the sweet, buttery mixture.
Pour the muesli mix into the lined tray and press well into the corners.
Alternately roll the mixture into golf ball-sized balls and set aside on the lined tray.
Refrigerate for 45 minutes and turn out of the tray.
Use a sharp knife to cut into portions.
Store in the fridge for up to a week – if you can make it last that long.
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