Christmas Baking: Day 1 - Muesli

This year - as I do every year - I am making home-made food items to give to my family and friends as Christmas gifts.  I love putting together bags of beautifully wrapped treats that I know they will enjoy.  Home-made food gifts is also a great way to keep the cost of Christmas down ans stay away from the crowds at the mall.

This year I plan to make:

• Apricot and Cranberry Muesli - my recipe
• Fig and Walnut Roulade - to go in a cheese board - from Feast magazine this month
• Salted Caramel Fudge from here
• Coconut Ice - my Mum's favourite - from Donna Hay Magazine
• Shortbread - from Womens Weekly Afternoon Tea cookbook
• Chewy Caramels with Salted Peanuts - from Donna Hay Magazine
•  Amaretti and Cranberry Truffles - from Donna Hay Magazine

 I have gotten the recipes from magazines, the internet and my own notebook.

The one I am starting with - because it is the easiest and will keep the longest, is the muesli.


I know I have posted the recipe before but if you would like to make this version you will need:

• Oats
• Puffed millet
• Chia seeds
• Dried apricots - chopped into pieces - I think scissors are the easiest
• Dessicated coconut
• Dried cranberries
• Molasses
• Almond Oil - or other nut/falvourless oil
• Golden Syrup/Rice Syrup or Maple Syrup - some form of sweetener
• Sunflower Seeds

Follow the method posted about here.

Step 1: Put everything into the baking dish

Step 2: Mix it all so everything is coasted with the sweeteners.