Edit: I’ve found a method to improve this, I’ll edit the post below. Photo attached!

I made a mistake, and bought a bag of muesli thinking it was cereal clusters. There is nobody else to blame other than my stupidity.

I don’t think I know how to eat this thing. It’s practically rolled oats with bits of fruit and nuts and all bran kind of cereals added in the mix but hardly noticeable.

I tried eating it like cereal, adding it to yoghurt or milk. It tastes like insipid cardboard flakes sprinkled with fruit. I tried cooking porridge with it, that was an improvement but I still find it boring.

Perhaps you have some suggestions on how to actually enjoy eating what’s left of it? Bonus points if you know how to make it crunchy.

Thanks

Edit: I don’t typically add sugar to things or even buy sugary cereal. My problem with this thing is the texture first and foremost. Thanks for your concern on how much processed foods I don’t buy or like are harming my life.

Edit 2: Tried the overnight method, it’s better than porridge as the consistency is much firmer and less slimey. Plus, it’s cold already.

Toasting or baking on a tray makes it so much better and crispy, it doesn’t feel chewing cardboard anymore.

Finally I tried making clusters and this is the best method for me. Just let the muesli soak a few hours in water until it takes a semisolid consistency. I spread the paste in blotches on a tray, and baked for around an hour at low heat. These clusters are very crunchy!

Photo shows the round container with the muesli straight out of the bag vs the toasted and clustered versions I made in the other container.

  • dillydogg@lemmy.one
    4·
    2 years ago

    I use Greek yogurt and a bit of honey. Eventually you may not need the honey if you are trying to reduce the added sugar.

    I find the texture is better if I let the muesli sit in th3 yogurt for 30 mins or so

  • HomesliceAbe@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I was about to comment something along the lines of “You add water and drink it, dumbass” but then I realized that it does not, in fact, say metamucil. I’m the dumbass.

  • SecretPancake@feddit.de
    2·
    2 years ago

    Looking at the muesli, it seems to be mostly rolled oats with very little extras added. That can only taste bland. Usually it should have a lot more variety. Maybe its meant to be just a base?

    As a kid I used to eat lots of rolled oats with cocoa milk. I was so simple back then.

  • red@feddit.de
    1·
    2 years ago

    Coming from the Land of Muesli, it’s really quite simple and it’s really the same way we eat any cereal over here:

    • put Muesli in a small bowl
    • add fresh (ideally cold) cow milk
    • eat it all with a spoon (quickly, before it loses most texture and becomes a soggy pulp / porridge-like)

    If you like it a bit sweeter, mix a fruit yoghurt into it. Personally, I add the yoghurt after the Muesli and stir/mix it a bit before adding the milk.

    Of course you can also add fresh sweet fruits (bananas, apples, strawberries, peaches, etc.) cut into slices/cubes.

    If you prefer vegan milk alternatives, oat milk works great. Honestly, I think a good oat milk complements the Muesli (which usually contains oats) better than cow milk and I would suggest everyone try it.

    • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
      1·
      2 years ago

      Today I learned there are two types of muesli and I got the non toasted one apparently and unfortunately. Do you also have this distinction wherever you are from?

      • blackbrook@mander.xyz
        1·
        2 years ago

        Try toasting it, maybe you’ll like it better. Spread some out on a sheet pan and stick it in the oven… Alternately toss it around in a frying pan. Doing so with a little butter might enhance the taste as well.

        • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
          2·
          2 years ago

          I did this morning, and you’re not wrong! Toasting on a pan actually made it much crispier. I’m still hoping to bake clusters with it, once I’m done experimenting I’ll update the post. Cheers

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
    1·
    2 years ago

    It’s great stirred into plain or vanilla yoghurt for breakfast. I think that’s in fact the “traditional European” way it’s eaten?

    Or at least at nearly every Bed & Breakfast in western Canada that tries to be “Victorian” :)

    • brennesel@feddit.de
      0·
      2 years ago

      Coming from Germany, I don’t know if the traditional way to eat muesli is just adding yoghurt. Most people I know normally add fresh milk to it.

      Personally, I enjoy my daily Müsli with vanilla soy milk (but I tend to be the only one liking that), fruit skyr (or yogurt), some oatmeal and/or crunchy granola, and most importantly, at least two kinds of fresh fruit, like bananas, peaches, apples, pears, or grapes. Without fruit, it just tastes bland.

      • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
        1·
        2 years ago

        Oh yes, fruit! I should have included that of course. Some peaches or berries are so good with Muesli.

  • viking@infosec.pub
    1·
    2 years ago

    Mix it with frozen berries and plain (unsweetened) yoghurt, and let sit in the fridge over night. It’s delicious in the morning.

      • viking@infosec.pub
        1·
        2 years ago

        Yep, it takes a couple hours for the moisture of the yoghurt to fully seep into the muesli. If it’s too soggy for your taste afterwards, you can always stir some more back in to balance it out, but personally I like it very soggy. It becomes almost porridge-like. If it’s too sour, I’d add honey instead of sugar.