Breakfast Muesli
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Published Aug 05, 2014, Updated Mar 20, 2023
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Healthy breakfast muesli made with rolled oats, almonds, apples and raisins. You’ll love how easy it is to meal prep!
So you’ve already heard all about the amazing food at Rancho La Puerta… now it’s time to experience it for yourself with this recipe.
There were seriously soooo many delicious breakfast options to choose from while staying at the Ranch but one of my absolute favorites was the Ranch Muesli.
It makes sense considering I’m a huge fan of oatmeal, dried fruit and sweet breakfast options. Plus let’s be real here, muesli is just a fancy name for overnight oats and overnight oats are the simply the best. Especially when it’s blazing hot outside.
What is Muesli?
Muesli was introduced in the early 1900’s by a Swiss physician for patients in his hospital. Traditional muesli calls for more fruit than grains and includes grated apple, lemon juice, cream, nuts and just 1 tablespoon of rolled oats soaked in water. Today most muesli recipes are grain based. You can buy packaged muesli in the cereal section or make your own by combining oats, fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts and spices and soaking the mix in water, juice or milk.
This dish is great for anyone that loves eating oatmeal but doesn’t want to eat a steamy, hot bowl of oats during the summer months. Because who’s craving hot oats when it’s 90° out? Not me.
I love the Ranch’s muesli because it has some of my favorite oatmeal toppings — apples, coconut, dried fruit (raisins) and almonds, as well as a splash of lemon juice, which adds a little bit of acid to the mix and keeps the apples from turning brown
What’s great about this recipe is that you can prep the oats the night before — just add a little water or milk and let them soak overnight. You add your toppings in the morning, give it a good stir and you’re ready to dig in to a filling energy packed breakfast. Then it’s time to do 3 workouts, a mediation class and get a massage… oh wait, just because I’m eating a Ranch breakfast doesn’t mean I’m actually at the Ranch. Bummer! 😉
Breakfast Muesli
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cup water or milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 firm apple, such as Granny Smith or Fuji
- 2 Tablespoons toasted or raw unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 Tablespoons raisins or dried currants
- 2 Tablespoons toasted or raw sliced almonds
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt, optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine oats with 3/4 cup water or milk. Chill for at least 2 hours and as long as overnight, then drain (oats will be fuller-textured than when short-soaked).
- Put lemon juice in separate bowl. Chop or shred your apple and place pieces into the lemon juice; mix immediately.
- Stir apples, almonds, maple syrup, and shredded coconut into your soaked oats.
- Divide among 2 bowls. Serve with yogurt if you like or eat plain.
Notes
- Adapted from Sunset’s Ranch Breakfast Muesli.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I absolutely LOVE the muesli at Rancho La Puerta. I plan to make this as much as possible – thank you for this beautiful post!
Looks yummy! Is the nutrition information for the recipe calculating for water or milk? What about the yogurt? Thanks!
Great question. I calculated the nutrition info with water because that’s how I prepared it. And it does include the yogurt.
Eri, if you want to calculate this recipe including yogurt or if you want to change something and still know the nutrition value, check out Our Analyzer. You will find there all the information about calories and nutrients value. Just try it!
Love, love, love!! Yum! I adore oats with raisins and coconut. I must try this!;)
This muesli looks amazing – especially with the addition of coconut! Yum!
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Yum!! This looks so good! I bet it’s a tasty way to start the day 🙂
Amazing! I had the best bircher muesli at a hotel in Vienna and they wouldn’t share the recipe with me, I figure this one is a great place to start!
Boo for them not sharing the recipe with you but at least you have a reason to try this one now. 🙂