Recipe: Date and pecan toasted muesli with banana milk

By Donna Hay

9:51 AM Tuesday May 15, 2012

Date and pecan toasted muesli with banana milk. Photo / Chris Court

Serves 4

3 cups rolled oats
2 cups pecans, halved
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup canola oil
2 tsp cinnamon
12 fresh dates, seeded and chopped
4 bananas, chopped
2 cups milk
1/3 cup maple syrup, extra

1 Preheat oven to 180C.

2 Place the oats, pecans, sunflower seeds, maple syrup, canola oil and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well to combine.

3 Transfer to a lightly greased baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

4 Stir though the dates and allow to cool completely.

5 Place the banana and milk in a blender and process until smooth.

6 Serve the muesli with the banana milk and the extra maple syrup.

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By Donna Hay

Dean Gabriel () | 08:40AM Sunday, 20 May 2012

Love this. Who says that healthy can't taste good as well! My only change would be to substitute the maple syrup with organic maple syrup.admittedly I'm a bit of a maple syrup snob but its much healthier and much tastier and when its certified organic like the one I buy (Rouge organic maple syrup, which I buy online on their website rougemaple.com) you know you are only getting the best stuff with no additives or fillers.