The best way to start your day

Next time you go shopping, rather than buying those extremely sweet muesli with artificial dried fruit, buy yourself some old fashioned rolled oats and a jar of honey, and make your own muesli, trust me, you will never look back!

If you don't like raisins and normally waste your time picking them all out, you can now add exactly what you like. 

450g Rolled oats (Don't use quick-cook oats, use the old fashioned oats)

2 teaspoons cinnamon

175g apple sauce

140g honey

100g brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons pure sunflower oil

Additions:

240g seeds (sesame, lin, sunflower and/or pumpkin)

250g nuts (almonds, macadamia, cashew, pecan or walnut)

300g dried fruit (apples, raisins, soft apricots, cranberries, banana, etc.)

Combine the first 7 ingredients and mix thoroughly.  Spread onto two baking trays and bake at 170 degrees for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time.  Add the nuts and seeds after 15 minutes.  Leave to cool completely (the muesli will become crunchy as it cools down).  Finally add the dried fruit and store in an airtight container. 

You can cut down on the brown sugar if you like it less sweet. 
Try and use some imagination - what about maple syrup (instead of honey), walnut and pear with a pinch of ginger... or banana- choc-chip... or almond, pumpkin seed and cranberries...  Next time I make it, I am going to try and add some good quality cocoa and instead of the cinnamon and then complete it with dark chocolate chips and dried cherries...