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.

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    1 year ago

    Really? My problem is the texture, not the sweetness. Literally like chewing cardboard.

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      Western diets are a lot softer than the crunchy or chewy foods that pre-industrial humans ate. It’s cited as one of the reasons for modern orthodontic disorders.

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        1 year ago

        I guess it’s good I’m asking for crunch, not sweetness? No idea why people are upvoting the “get off processed sugary foods” comment. Wtf.

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          The overall impression I get from peoples’ replies to you is “natural food is to suffer blandness and dislike, just endure”

          It’s tragic.

          To me it sounds best to go with the honey baked guy’s suggestion, they seem to know what’s up.

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            I agree 100%. Since I don’t have honey and I’m not planning to get groceries again in a week I might just bake it as it is. I doubt I can ruin this.

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          Ah, I see. I don’t eat much muesli, but I think different muesli might be crunchier. Some muesli can be pretty flakey without much to bite into.