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Last updated on: December 26, 2018

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If you’re following a gluten free paleo diet, you’ll love this muesli low carb cereal. It’s loaded with whole food ingredients without sugar added!

If you're following a gluten free paleo diet, you'll love this muesli low carb cereal. It's loaded with whole food ingredients without sugar added!

I’ve been hooked on the muesli cereal made by KZ Clean Eating. However, the price is just to high for me to continue eating it.

A 500g bag of KZ Clean Eating Cereal is pricey, even with free shipping on Amazon Prime.

Looking at the list of ingredients, it’s just a blend of coconut, nuts, and seeds. There’s also some sweetener, vanilla, and cinnamon added.

Muesli low carb cereal

I knew I could come up with my own low carb cereal recipe at a fraction of the cost.

All of the ingredients are easily purchased at my local grocery store. That makes this low carb gluten free musli cereal recipe very convenient.

I can whip it up this low carb cereal quickly whenever needed so I’ll always have it on hand for a quick meal.

I often eat a bowl with some unsweetened almond milk when I come home hungry after work.

Muesli low carb cereal

Making a batch of homemade low carb gluten free musli cereal is so simple. You just dump everything in a large bowl and stir it together.

Then, you’ll want to bake the mixture to make it crisp.

When I made my first batch of this gluten free musli cereal, I didn’t bake it. it was not as crispy as the KZ Clean Eating Musli Cereal.

So, I spread the remaining cereal out on a jellyroll pan and toasted it in the oven for about 8 minutes. That did the trick!

Muesli low carb cereal

Feel free to change up the ratio of ingredients if desired. I love coconut so I may start making it with more coconut flakes.

This is a really hardy cereal and it’s paleo friendly.

Muesli low carb cereal

Cereal is one of those convenience foods. It’s makes a quick breakfast before work or a filling snack during the day.

And, this low carb gluten free musli cereal is a cinch to make at home.

The KZ Clean Eating Musli Cereal doesn’t add hemp hearts. I had some on hand and thought they’d be a great addition. And, they were!

Muesli low carb cereal

You should be able to find all the ingredients in this musli cereal in your local grocery or natural food 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 could make the cereal entirely from seeds.

But, the nuts really give a great flavor for those who don’t have issues eating them.

A lot of musli cereals add fruit. You could add a bit of unsweetened dried cranberries or stevia sweetened dried cranberries or low carb dried barberries.

I wouldn’t add too much fruit, but about 1/4 cup or a bit more would be a nice touch.

Muesli Low Carb Cereal – Gluten Free Paleo

Muesli low carb cereal
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Muesli Low Carb Cereal

If you're following a low carb paleo diet, you'll love this low carb gluten free muesli cereal. It's loaded with whole food ingredients without sugar added!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword gluten free cereal, healthy cereal
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 9 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 200kcal
Author Lisa | Low Carb Yum

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

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!

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Muesli Low Carb Cereal
Amount Per Serving (36 g)
Calories 200 Calories from Fat 160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.8g 27%
Saturated Fat 3.6g 18%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 6.1g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13%
Sugars 1g
Protein 6.9g 14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

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Lisa has been creating low carb recipes for herself and sharing them with others since 2010. She loves to experiment in the kitchen and find new ways to create low sugar foods that taste like high carb favorites! Her recipes have been featured on popular magazine sites including Fitness, Shape, Country Living, Women's Health, and Men's Health. Lisa lives in Southeastern Connecticut. Connect with her and Low Carb Yum at:

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  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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!

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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!

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  6. 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.

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    • 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.

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  7. 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!!!

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  8. Added coconut oil as others suggested and I bought salted nuts not realizing they were supposed to be unsalted. It is delish!!

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  9. 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!

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  10. 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

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  11. 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.

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  12. 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.

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  13. 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.

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    • 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!

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  14. 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!

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  15. 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 🙂

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  16. 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

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    • 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.

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    • 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.

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  18. 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!

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  19. 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?

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  20. 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!

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    • 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.

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      • 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

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  25. 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.

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    • 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.

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  26. 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!

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