It’s difficult to over-estimate the importance of this muesli in our family.
It remains the most consistently made recipe in my repertoire. It’s eaten by at least one person every single day of the year. I make it in gigantic quantities (think 15kg plus!). It’s the one food I always have in the pantry, even when the budget is tight or I’ve lost my cooking mojo. And even if I sometimes become a little tired of making it, it’s always met with an enthusiastic response.
Even so, I’m always staggered by how quickly it’s eaten. (I set aside time roughly every 40 days to make another huge batch).
Really, though, I shouldn’t be. When you’ve got a wholesome recipe as good as this one, it would be more surprising if it didn’t get eaten quickly!
And hey, if your teens are having a bowl of homemade muesli at midnight, then cheers to them for making a wise food choice ?
‘Dad’s Muesli’ has been a family favourite for as long as I can remember. It’s based loosely on a recipe that my dear Mum discovered on the back of a packet of Endeavour Shredded Coconut in the mid 1970’s. She’s been making it consistently for the past 45 years, so making muesli in bulk is a routine that I inherited from her ♥
You may be wondering how a recipe that was passed down from my mother became known as ‘Dad’s Muesli’! It was a simple process …. even though I made the muesli, it was never a favourite of mine. But for Josh, he resolutely states he couldn’t live without it! It comes on every trip (whether overnight or for several weeks), it was the perfect thing to eat when he arrived home at 3am, a little peckish after a long shift at the factory, and has been eaten for breakfast almost without exception for the 21 years we’ve been married!
So, as he’s the biggest fan, we re-named this muesli in his honour ? Honestly, Josh doesn’t mind what we call it, as long as there’s enough for his breakfast in the morning!
Over the years I’ve modified the recipe to suit our family’s tastes and eating requirements. I’ve increased the amount of rolled oats to make it more economical, and made it quicker by no longer measuring ingredients (sorry Mum!) or chopping the nuts.
Each batch I make is unique.
I use a mixture of seeds, nuts, dried fruit and flavourings that appeal to me on the day and what I have on hand. It may be almond and cranberry, macadamia and ginger, pecan and orange or the ‘plain Jane’ version.
Whatever the flavours, it’s always on a base of organic rolled oats, because to us, it’s important to reduce chemical exposure in the foods we eat.
Having a jar of ‘Dad’s Muesli’ in our cupboard takes the hassle out of what to eat for breakfast, it’s perfect as a snack, and it’s saved the ‘what’s for dinner?’ dilemma on many occasions.
What about you …. can you see yourself making a batch for your family?
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