Your backpacking muesli recipe

[KRS]

A local restaurant near me makes a delicious Muesli that would be about as good as it gets for a quick morning breakfast. Problem is they will not give me the recipe. I have been searching for a good recipe online, but figured one of you peeps might have a great recipe already adapted for backpacking. If it could be pre bagged to where you would just add water that would be perfect. Thanks

[Katherine .]

Will they sell you a large portion “to go”?

[Ben H.]

I’ve always considered muesli one of those things like trail mix.  There is no recipe just throw in whatever you like.  Can you identify anything unique about there muesli that you like so much?

[Bruce Tolley]

1/2 cup Bobs Red Mill 4 grain Muesli http://www.bobsredmill.com/old-country-style-muesli.html (Note Swiss style Muesli is often 100% oats and a lot of sugar but I like the extra texture of the 3 other grains)

1 tbs powdered butter (or real butter if a shorter trip)

~ 4 tbs powdered whole milk

toasted, slivered almonds packed separately and added after cooking

dash of cinnamon

Other add ins: extra chopped dates, dried cranberries, dried blue berries, wheat germ, toasted hazelnuts, tsp of brown sugar

Sometimes if I want it to cook more quickly, I use 50% Bobs Red Mill Quick Oats and 50% Muesli

There are many breakfast recipes  (and the author often posts on BPL) at this URL http://www.trailcooking.com/recipe-home/

[KRS]

To answer Bens question it’s not the muesli it self but what they pour over it. It’s oats almonds and fresh fruit so that part is preaty straight forward. The pour over from what I’m guessing is a mixture of cream honey and vanilla but that’s just a guess and that’s the part that’s so good. It is served cold so the oats are not soaked or soggy.

[Ben H.]

In that case I would recommend powdered cream (or combo powdered milk and powdered butter as Bruce recommended above) and vanilla sugar.  To make vanilla sugar, split a vanilla bean in half and put it in a sealed container of sugar for a week.  I mix them up a bit to try getting as much vanilla flavor into the sugar.  You can also buy powdered honey if you are a purist.

p.s.  Just wanted to add: Bruce, that sounds delicious!

[BRYON L]

There is a local Amish store near me that sells it. If you have one near you, check it out. I’ve found that if I buy a bag of theirs, it is usually enough for 3-4 breakfasts. Not sure if it will be an exact match, but should be close, and then you can add to it as you desire.

[Steve Thompson]

Whole Foods blueberry muesli from their bulk foods section.  It works well dry as granola or with a scoop of whole milk powder and a scoop of vanilla egg white protein powder it is great wet as a cereal, or soaked overnight as more traditional muesli.

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