My Kids Love Homemade Crunchy Granola-Muesli! But when you make it on your own, you have the advantage of knowing exactly what goes into it and where your ingredients come from.

So why not make it yourself? This easy homemade granola really is simple to prepare, absolutely delicious, much cheaper, and your kitchen will smell as if an entire bakery has just opened its doors!

Why Make Your Own Crunchy Muesli Recipe?

As mentioned above, making your own granola means you can decide exactly which ingredients you want to use. Many ready-made granolas contain highly processed cereals and other ingredients you may not necessarily want in your breakfast.

If you have a gluten intolerance, for example, making your own homemade granola also means you don’t have to spend ages searching supermarket shelves for a suitable product. You can simply choose certified gluten-free oats and the other ingredients you know you can tolerate.

Another advantage is that you know exactly what is going into your homemade crunchy muesli. There is no need for artificial flavour enhancers or preservatives.

Make Your Homemade Granola Your Own

With this breakfast granola recipe, you can decide whether you prefer a simple basic granola or want to take it a step further by adding dried fruit and chocolate chips.

You can also adjust the amount of sugar to suit your taste. However, keep in mind that both the sugar and honey play an important role in creating that deliciously crunchy texture. Commercial mueslis and granolas often use glucose syrup or other syrups to achieve the same crispy, caramelised result.

Cooking Tip:

If you reduce the amount of sugar or honey, the finished crunchy muesli may not become quite as crunchy. For the best texture, I therefore recommend keeping enough sweetener in the mixture to allow it to caramelise properly during baking.

Last but not least: Homemade Muesli Bars

You can turn your homemade crunchy muesli into homemade muesli bars instead of breaking it into crunchy pieces for breakfast.

Simply cut the baked mixture into bars while it is still slightly warm and soft enough to cut. Once completely cooled, dip one side of each bar into melted dark chocolate couverture and allow the chocolate to set.

The chocolate not only adds a delicious finishing touch but also helps give the muesli bars a firm, indulgent coating.

Easy Homemade Crunchy Muesli Recipe with Oats, Nuts & Honey

Make your own homemade crunchy muesli with oats, almonds, hazelnuts, honey, brown sugar and cinnamon. This easy baked granola-style recipe is wonderfully crisp, naturally customisable and much more affordable than many store-bought breakfast cereals. Add dried fruit or chocolate chips to create your perfect crunchy breakfast!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Cooling time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Baking, Healthy

Servings 12 servings

Equipment

• 1 large mixing bowl
• 1 Small saucepan
• Blender or food processor
• 1 baking sheet
• 1 Parchment paper
• 1 wooden spoon or spatula

What you need

  

For the Crunchy Muesli

• 400 gr (14.1 oz) rolled oats
• 75 gr (2.6 oz) hazelnuts
• 75 gr (2.6 oz) almonds, peeled or unpeeled
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 10 g (about 0.35 oz) packet vanilla sugar
• 200 gr (7.1 oz) brown sugar
• 200 gr (7.1 oz) honey
• 50 ml (3 Tbsp + 1 tsp ) sunflower oil

Optional additions

• 50 gr 1.8 oz dried banana
• 50 gr 1.8 oz raisins
• 50 gr 1.8 oz dried cranberries
• 50 gr 1.8 oz chocolate chips

How to prepare

 

Prepare the Crunchy Granola

• Add the honey, brown sugar and sunflower oil to a small saucepan. Heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
• Coarsely chop the almonds and hazelnuts in a blender or food processor. Combine them with the rolled oats, cinnamon and vanilla sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Pour the warm honey mixture over the oat and nut mixture and stir thoroughly until everything is evenly coated.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the mixture evenly over it.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 150℃ (300°F) using the convection setting for 15–25 minutes, depending on how crunchy and caramelised you like your granola.
• Stir the mixture after 10 minutes to ensure that it caramelises evenly. If you bake it for longer than 20 minutes, stir again every 5 minutes to prevent it from browning too much.
• Remove from the oven and allow the granola to cool completely. Once cooled, break it into crunchy pieces or flakes.

Add Your Favourite Toppings

• Once the granola has cooled completely, mix in your choice of dried fruit and chocolate chips.
You can store your homemade crunchy granola in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks – if it lasts that long!

Homemade Granola Bars

• You can also turn this recipe into homemade granola bars. Instead of breaking the baked mixture into pieces, allow it to cool slightly, then cut it into bars while it is still firm but not completely hardened.
• Once completely cooled, dip one side of each bar into melted dark couverture chocolate and allow the chocolate to set.

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