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!
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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
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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
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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.
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Lisa MarcAurele has been creating low carb recipes since 2010. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen to create low sugar foods that taste like high carb favorites!
