Berry Good Muesli Yogurt

Picture taken before I stirred in the blueberries.

So I had a happy memory the other day. I remembered I used to make this for my family years ago. Back then I didn't know about chia so that wasn't in it. A dear friend gave me this idea and we really enjoyed it. It is fun to have those flashbacks. Food can bring back many sweet memories. I hope you enjoy it too. It would make a great 4th of July breakfast. Enjoy your family and friends this weekend. Make it a good one.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mother. I would not be the same person with out her influence. She has always been there to serve me when I needed her. One of the sweet things about her is she always looks at the bright side of life and enjoys the little things. She is going through a hard year with out my Dad and she is handling amazingly well. Our families lives are blessed because of her. Her energy is amazing. She runs circles around me.  You are the best Mom. I love you dearly.

Happy time in Hawaii a couple years ago.

Ingredients

2/3 C plain yogurt
1/3 C old fashioned oatmeal
2 T chia
2 tsp honey or sweetener of choice
cut up fruit
3 or 4 strawberries
1/4 C blueberries
1/2 banana cut up

Directions serves 1

1. Mix the yogurt, oatmeal, chia and honey together in a small bowl. Cover and put in the fridge over night. (You can skip the overnight if you don't have time. There is just added nutrition if you do. )
2. The next morning fold in your fruit and voila! You have a delicious breakfast.

Muesli Scandinavian Cereal

I hope that you had a nice weekend. I had a nice one spending it with family actives. One of the wonderful things I did was go to an L.D.S. worldwide broadcast for women with a couple of my daughters. It was a wonderful evening. I love being a Mom. I also enjoyed spending time cooking in the kitchen with my 3rd daughter. She is living away at college, so I told her I would help her make some meals she could put in the freezer, and have for quick meals. We had a fun time cooking together. Spending time in the kitchen with my children, and husband brings me delight. I have many cherished memories, and I look forward in continuing to make new memories as well.

One of the things I made that I shared with her was this Muesli. This is a Scandinavian cereal that can be served with milk or yogurt for a wonderful breakfast or snack. It is a great way to start off your day with whole grains, protein, and calcium from your dairy. You can also enjoy omega-3s when you add in flaxseeds. It is similar to granola but a little different. It it more like a healthy dried cereal. :) It is another great breakfast for your family.

This is Muesli served with peaches and milk.

These are the buckwheat flakes. I have a flaker that I hook on to my Bosh that turns the grains into flakes. It is a lot of fun. It is wonderful way to make oat groats into oatmeal. Oat groats have a longer shelf life thatn oatmeal.
This is what it looks like before the milk and fruit was added. I thought it tasted really good plain as well.


Ingredients:
4 C old fashioned Oatmeal
1 1/4 C Buckwheat flakes or rye, or wheat flakes
1 C chopped nuts (I used almonds this time)
1/4 C unsweetened coconut flakes
1 C raisins or dried fruit *Optional
1/4 C honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 to 1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg or 1/4 tsp dried * optional
1/4 tsp cardamom * optional
1/2 ground flaxseed

Directions: preheat oven to 350

1. You can grease cookie sheet with cooking spray. It is works either way. Spread the oats and flakes all over the baking sheet. It took 2 pans. Bake for 10 min.

2. Take the cookie sheets out of the oven and stir in the nuts and coconut. Return back to the oven. Let bake another 8 min approx. Turn off the oven.

3. Take cookie sheet out of the oven. Stir in dried fruit.

4. In a small saucepan on the stove heat up the honey, spices, and vanilla. till all mixed together and warm.

5. Then drizzle over the cereal and stir to coat the cereal. Stir in the flax seed. Then return to warm oven. Let sit in the oven until it is completely cool. (When you cook flax seed you lose some of the beneficial omega 3. So add it after the cooking process. When the oven is just warm.)