Muesli cereal is a perfect keto breakfast option. You’ll love this crunchy low carb breakfast cereal! It’s loaded with whole food ingredients and has no added sugar!
What is Muesli?
Aside from being incredibly delicious, muesli is essentially a mixture of rolled oats, dried fruits, plus healthy nuts and seeds.
Look at the list of ingredients on a package of muesli cereal at the grocery store. You’ll notice that it’s really just a blend of coconut, nuts, and seeds. Many of the varieties also include some sort of sweetener, vanilla extract, and spices.
Why is this muesli cereal recipe better?
Making your own is a better choice for several reasons:
- You can make it at a fraction of the cost of store-bought muesli. And making it at home ensures that it’s low in carbs.
- All of the ingredients are easy to find at any grocery store. That makes this keto breakfast cereal very convenient to make.
- The recipe is super easy to make. As a result, you can quickly make a batch whenever you need to.
I like to make a large batch so I always have low carb cereal on hand for easy breakfasts and snacks. When I come home hungry after work, I often eat a bowl full of muesli with some unsweetened almond milk.
How to Make this Low Carb Cereal
Making a batch of homemade low carb cereal is so simple.
- Start by dumping the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- Stir the ingredients to combine everything together.
- Transfer the muesli to a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet and bake it in the oven. Don’t skip this step! Otherwise, the cereal won’t be crispy. It won’t have to bake for very long – only for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool completely then enjoy!
Another nice thing about making your own keto cereal recipe is that you can change it up. Just adjust the ratio of ingredients to suit your tastes.
I love coconut, so I typically use more coconut flakes. I also like to add hemp hearts to my muesli, but you can leave them out if you don’t care for them.
A homemade low carb cereal like this is wholesome convenience food. It can be a quick real food breakfast before work or a filling snack during the day.
And best of all, this low carb paleo breakfast cereal recipe is a cinch to make at home.
Ingredient Substitutions
You should be able to find all of the ingredients for this muesli at your local grocery or natural foods store. If there’s a particular ingredient you can’t find, leave it out or sub it with another nut or seed.
If you have a nut allergy, you can make the cereal entirely from seeds. Flax seeds or chia seeds are great add-ins. That’s the beauty of making low carb cereal at home!
But, for those who don’t have issues eating them, the nuts really give a great flavor and extra crunch factor.
A lot of muesli recipes call for some sort of fruit. To make sure that it is truly a low carb cereal, you could add any of the following:
- Unsweetened dried cranberries
- Stevia sweetened dried cranberries
- Low carb dried barberries
- Freeze dried strawberries (ALDI sells these too)
I wouldn’t add too much fruit, but about 1/4 cup or a bit more could be a nice touch.
Muesli Cereal Serving Ideas
I usually just add serve the muesli cereal in a bowl with some low carb almond milk. But it’s great to use as a topping for plain Greek yogurt too.
You can even make a yogurt parfait by layering in some fresh fruit and dried shredded coconut. Or just toss it in a bag and snack on it during the commute to work!
Other Quick & Easy Keto Breakfast Recipes
Need some more ideas for enjoying a healthy low carb breakfast on the run? Check out some of these other quick options for morning meals:
- Coconut Macadamia Bars
- Almond Flour Pancakes (Freeze in advance for quick prep)
- Low Carb Protein Bars
- Atkins Harvest Trail Bars
- Keto Breakfast Cookies
Enjoy these simple keto breakfast options! And be sure to leave a comment to let us know how the cereal worked out for you.
Muesli Low Carb Cereal
Ingredients
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup hemp hearts
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon SweetLeaf Stevia Drops or vanilla stevia drops
Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart
Instructions
- In large bowl, stir together all ingredients until well combined.
- Lay out on a rimmed baking pan and bake at 350F for about 7-8 minutes.
- Allow to cool. Store in air tight container.
- Each serving is about 1/3 cup. Tastes great with almond milk or as a topping for plain Greek style yogurt.
Notes
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Lisa MarcAurele has been creating low carb recipes for herself and sharing them with others since 2010. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. The results are low sugar foods that taste like high carb favorites!
Rosie says
This is soooo good! I will make time and time again, the only problem is…I have a hard time staying out of the container.
Penny Clipperton says
Hello, I am so pleased to see mention of dried barberries. I bought some at a middle eastern store but have been unable to obtain carb or glycermic index data on them. Can you help?
Thanks,
Penny
Lisa MarcAurele says
There’s about 16g carbs in a 28g serving per MyFitnessPal as shown at https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/dried-barberries-203319621
Wendy Williams says
We have made this over and over again exactly as is except with no hemp hearts because we had trouble finding them. We love it and are sad if it runs low…we constantly buy the ingredients so we never run out! The BEST ever!
Reuben Filsell says
Tried this recipe today, bloody delicious !
The lack of sickeningly sweet flavourings was awesome, this works.
Will probably twerk it a bit, as you do but hey great as it is, so good to get a recipe that delivers well done.
Lisa MarcAurele says
Sometimes I just don’t use any sweetener at all!
Lani Krantz says
Delicious! Life hack – take a half cup measuring cup with you the store, shop in the bulk aisle and only buy the exact amount you need.
Lisa says
Great tip!
Dani says
Made a batch of this yesterday and it is delicious. I too fell in love with KZ clean eating muesli but didn’t want to pay so much. This tastes exactly the same, but for 1/4 of the price. So glad I found this recipe. Thanks so much. Also…used one of tips in the comments about bringing a measuring cup to the bulk store…GENIUS!
Susan says
Great tip! I thought about this while I was in the bulk food store!
G Hirst says
I made this for the first time yesterday I left out the hemp hearts as I couldn’t find them and added a few walnuts and brown linseeds. I used a mixture of coconut flakes and dessicated coconut. I left out the stevia but added a little extra vanilla and it is amazing. My first ever homemade muesli and I’m so impressed. I ate it for breakfast with natural Greek yoghurt and a few blueberries. Fabulous!
Lisa says
Thanks for sharing! I agree. No need to add sweetener.
Carol says
Hi I don’t have hemp hearts could I use flaxseed meal or ground flaxseed? I really want to try this..
Lisa MarcAurele says
Absolutely! Feel free to use whatever you have on hand. You can just omit it as well, but may need to increase the amounts of other ingredients a little.
Qoor Dheere says
Thank you so much. I love it, tastes like cereal(even though I was never much of a cereal person) and so full of goodness. I just can’t get over how amazing it smells…keep opening the jar to get a whiff.
Linda says
Super easy and very filling. I omitted the coconut and substituted walnuts for pecans. I also reduced the amount of cinnamon slightly. Absolutely, this is a great, tasty recipe for all ages!
Bernadette Maurer says
I’m not a cook and when I do cook, I tend to hyperventilate . I’m not very creative in the kitchen. Thank God my husband likes to cook or we’d starve to death. I LOVE so many of your recipes because they have few ingredients.
Even tho your Muesli Low Carb Cereal has a few more ingredients (anything more than 7 ingreds I don’t cook), I figured even a rotten cook could measure. The first time I ate this I didn’t like it at all. The next time I added 8 blueberries per bowl and some Splenda (my sugar of choice) which added 2 g carbs per bowl. I now love this muesli and double the recipe so I can have some for a snacking (God forbid I should give up snacks; it’s bad enough I’ve given up sweets).
So Lisa your are now my bff. I’m waiting for your cookbook if and when you decide to publish.
Lisa says
Thanks for sharing. I love adding in some berries too. I’m hoping to get one cookbook out this year and possibly one out next year.
Ruth Cummings says
Holy cow…. this is amazeballs! I read some of the comments before I made it, so I added the coconut oil and I didn’t have maple extract but I DID have coconut extract… so good!!! I doubled the stevia and 1/2 tsp more cinnamon since I added the coconut oil. This is for my cereal-addicted Type 2 Diabetic mom so thanks SO MUCH!!!
Lisa says
I need to try that!
Kristy says
Added coconut oil as others suggested and I bought salted nuts not realizing they were supposed to be unsalted. It is delish!!
Lisa says
Salt and coconut oil are great for enhancing flavor and adding fat. Yum!
Tahlia says
I just made this cereal and it is sooooo good. I followed the recipe exactly except that I used a quarter cup of ground hemp instead of a half cup of hemp hearts. I was really skeptical of how this would taste, but it came out perfect. I’m so excited that I can eat cereal again!
Bill says
Thank you very much for posting this. We made it and it turned out nicely.
I added up the nutritional information from the web on each of the listed ingredients, and come up with slightly different numbers. I show 211 calories, 8.2 carbs, and 4.1 fiber assuming 15 servings. It seems like the pumpkin seeds are by far the biggest contributor to carbs with a net 22 for a cup, while a cup of pecans would only be a net 4. Would it make sense to reduce the pumpkin seeds and increase the pecans?
Thanks
Lisa says
You can certainly reduce the pumpkin seeds and replace with something lower in carbs.
Anne says
I’ve made this twice so far. I substituted walnuts for almonds because I don’t like them. This is the best grain free cereal combination I’ve found. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
Lisa says
You’re welcome Anne!
Debbie Luttrell says
I too love the KZ Clean Eating cereal. Not only expensive but hard to get. Just made your version. A fraction of the cost and just as delicious. Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes.
Lisa says
You’re welcome!
ChapelHillBetsy says
Wow, I just made this and it’s awesome! Like one of your other readers, I added 1/3 cup melted coconut oil and about 1/2 teaspoon of maple extract. I combined all the nuts & seeds, then in a separate bowl I combined the coconut oil, vanilla and maple, then poured the liquid over the dry and mixed it in well. I buy all my nuts and seeds at Trader Joe’s as they have the best prices. I spent $20 for all the nuts & seeds and hemp, and should have enough to make at least 2 more batches. That’s much cheaper than the KZ Clean Eating stuff. I wish I could attach a picture but I don’t know how.
Lisa says
I wish I could see the photo, but the software isn’t set up for attachments (you’d have to link to the file stored elsewhere). Thanks for sharing!
Betsy Crittenden says
Wow, I just did a google search hoping to find something similar to the KZ Clean Eating Meusli, and boom! Here it is. I’m so psyched to get the ingredients and make a batch. I too don’t want to pay such a high price for the KZ Clean Eating product. I will probably add a small amount of coconut oil and maple flavoring. THANKS!
Lisa says
Hope you love this version! It’s super easy to make.
KDM says
The BEST low carb muesli I have made, I added 1/2cup flaxseeds as all hemp is illegal to consume in Australia. I eat it with unsweetened almond milk and a tbsp of double cream (to boost the fat content and it does increase carbs by 0.7g), that just helps me with the feeling full until Lunch when I eat breaky at 6am 🙂
Lisa says
I had no idea you couldn’t eat hemp seeds down under. Flax or chia are great alternatives.
Paula Baker says
You can now buy hemp seed ect. In oz legally from health food shops.yeah!!
Lisa says
Yes. I get them at a local grocery store.
Jim says
Lisa,
Great idea. Been making similar mix for myself for years. But ingredients are getting as expensive as the boxed cereals, especially high priced at health food stores. Please share what you pay for ingredients. Would like to see the conversation go in the direction of of cost / sourcing / ingredient options. Been using Kashi Crunch in my mix for bulk and texture but it’s getting pricey, also wheat puffs as filler so finished product not too dense.
Hope you and fans help me create a new mix at 1/2 the price. Thx
Jim
Lisa says
Prices can vary greatly. If you can find the ingredients in a discount store it’s cheaper than buying them in a regular grocery store. You may be able to buy in bulk as well to get the price down. But, even buying at my local grocer, I’m still making it cheaper than buying the cereal pre-made.
Gioia Mihuc says
I am in Portland, OR and I shop at Winco. They have a bulk section that is very affordable. These are my process from yesterday (I’m about to put my – first time – mix in the oven).
All amounts are in US dollars per pound weight then (how much I actually spent)
Pecan halves $9.94 (2.39)
Sunflower kernels raw 1.51 (.36)
Almonds slivered 5.05 (.91)
Pumpkin seed raw 2.33 (.58)
Hemp hearts 7.20 (.86)
Unsweetened coconut chips (shavings) 2.99 (.87)
Total cost of the above (which is enough to almost make the full batch – I was shooting for a half batch) $8.09 one half batch before adding the vanilla and any other liquid folks up a one quart canning jar. 4 cups by volume. 8 servings for me.
Theoretically, if I had made the full batch, I would have spent a dollar more and had 16 servings for $9. That is just over . 50 a serving.
Gioia Mihuc says
I forgot add that the ful batch would weigh 720 gm at $9
Lisa says
Thanks for doing the month. Sounds like a great deal shopping at Winco. I don’t think we have any similar shops here in Connecticut.
Gioia Mihuc says
Lisa, your recipe is so good! I had been craving cereal and googled this. It’s good with almond milk, plain Greek yogurt or straight from the jar I keep it in. I’m going to try making clusters with it and melted 90% dark chocolate! Thank you 😊
Lisa says
You’re welcome Love that addition of chocolate! This one is my favorite summer breakfast.
Rosie says
Hey, sorry if stated above already but how long will this keep for?
Lisa says
It should keep for at least a few months. It never lasts more than a couple weeks for me, though.
Bee says
Wonderful! I added about 2tbsp of cocoa nibs and a dribble of maple extract, then stirred it all up with 1/3 cup of melted coconut oil. Everything else was exactly according to the recipe. I served it stirred up with some low carb plain Greek yogurt. Very hearty and satisfying… Delicious! Thank you for a fantastic low carb recipe!
Lisa says
The maple flavor and cocoa nibs sound like great adds!
Bee says
The granola I used to make with my Mum used some oil to help the ingredients crisp up a little more. Do you think that would be a good idea to try?
Lisa says
I think adding some oil would be fine as long as it’s neutral tasting.
Jody says
Hi! I’m new to the whole low carb diet. I need to basically eat healthy and support my husband as he needs to lose weight. Neither one of us likes coconut, so besides basically leaving out the coconut, is there something we can replace it with? I want breakfast ideas that don’t include a lot of eggs as I don’t want my cholesterol levels to go up.
Thanks!
Lisa says
You can leave the coconut out. I’ve actually seen people use pork rinds in cereal as well. Not sure if you’d be willing to try that.
Ana says
Hi
Im not a fan of coconit either but when toasted and mixed with the other nuts, seeds, cinnamon it gives a nice flavor to the muesli. I say add 1/2 cup and see if u like it
Barbara Arthur says
Should you pop it in the oven to toast?
Lisa says
You can if you want to crisp it up more. It’s already baked.
Jim Lamar says
I see 36 gms as a serving size. How much is that in cups?
Lisa says
It’s about 2/3 cup or so.
Debra says
It’s 1/3 cup . It’s stated on the recipe. So if you like to each 1 cup of cereal it would be 18.3 carbs
M says
Am I correct in assuming the nuts should be unsalted?
Lisa says
Yes! I used unroasted and unsalted.
KaD says
I just don’t get the fascination with almond milk. It’s a garbage product which is typically less than 2% almonds and mostly carrageenan. Drink real milk already. http://www.naturalnews.com/051296_almond_milk_carrageenan_alternative_beverages.html
Lisa says
It isn’t if you make it at home. And, there are a couple store brands that do not use carrageenan.
Danielle Fielding says
And on that same token Natural News isn’t actual news. It is an anti-science woo site.
Holly says
Farlife has 6 g of carbs and better than any milk ever had including regular milk even tricked my teen with it she loves it too!
jackie m says
Traditional museli is usually soaked overnight in the fridge, or so I had been taught. Would this be good to soak overnight?
Most of the traditional museli recipes I have had for years only call for oats and/or other rolled or flaked grains, seeds and chopped nuts of some kind.
I quite like the idea of toasting even though it might not still be crisp after soaking…I think it would give it more flavor.
Lisa says
I’ve never seen musli cereal soaked overnight. It’s always been like a granola. Oats are typically soaked overnight, but not usually eaten on low carb.
Melissa says
Tried this with slight variations. Used the nuts and seeds I had on hand. I did not have pecans so I used walnuts instead, and I did not have hemp seeds either, so I added a small handful of stevia sweetened dried cranberries. I also added maple extract since I really miss having a good crunchy maple-flavoured cereal. It is so good! Love your idea! I don’t know why I never thought of it. Also, your candy/fat bomb recipes are amazing! I’ve tried several and have not been disappointed yet. Thanks!
Lisa says
Thanks Melissa! I’ve been adding unsweetened dried cranberries to mine too. Love the added fruit!
Kim | Low Carb Maven says
I love this recipe. I, too, have been enjoying homemade granola / musli in the mornings and find it a nice change. Beautiful photos!
Lisa says
Thanks Kim! I’ll have to give your granola recipe a try.