In need of a healthy snack? Filled with wholesome ingredients, this fruit and nut muesli bread rounds recipe is perfect for a healthy snack.
Do you ever struggle with what to eat for a healthy snack? I know I do. Sure, you can have some apple slices with almond butter or dried fruit and nuts, but that gets kind of boring after a while, doesn’t it?
One day, I was getting some coffee at Starbucks and saw this thing called a Protein Bistro Box. It had a hardboiled egg, some fruit slices, two little pieces of cheese, a little packet of peanut butter, and a multigrain muesli bread round in it. Genius, and so delicious!
My favorite part of the box was the muesli bread round. Muesli just means a combination of fruits, nuts, and seeds.
I had never had fruit and nut bread, let alone one portioned out in little rounds which would make them perfect for snacks.
But at over $5 per Protein Bistro Box, it is not all that feasible for me to get them more than every once in a while, and I wanted those muesli bread rounds in my life!
I searched far and wide for something similar to the fruit and nut bread rounds, but everything I found was either in the form of a whole loaf of bread (and sure, you can slice it, but it dries up quickly and is just not the same) or the taste was just off. So I set out to make my own!
Whenever I’m making bread with yeast, I use Red Star Yeast (as you already know from my sheet pan pizza recipe). There simply is no other brand of yeast I use, because Red Star Yeast truly makes bread baking successful. I tested this recipe with three of their yeasts, and honestly, they all worked GREAT! If you’re short on time, use the quick-rise yeast and cut the rising times in the recipe in half. Basically, you cannot go wrong using Red Star Yeast!
The end result of my recipe testing was amazing. These fruit and nut muesli bread rounds are so delicious. They’re slightly sweet, have a wonderful combination of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds in them (you can mix in different kinds of fruit and nuts depending on what you have on hand – i.e., walnuts in place of pecans, dried berries in place of rasins, etc. ) and they truly are perfect for healthy snacking. They freeze really well too, so you can make a batch and freeze what you won’t use, and then have fresh bread waiting for you in the freezer!
Baking bread can be a little intimidating, but making these bread rounds was really fun and not difficult at all. I baked them on a Sunday afternoon and it felt so good to have such healthy snacks made for the coming work week.
Do these fruit and nut muesli bread rounds freeze well?
- YES! Simply allow the bread rounds to cool completely after cooking, then store in a freezer storage bag. When ready to enjoy, remove a round from the freezer and allow it to come to defrost on the counter, or microwave for 30 seconds.
I’d love to know from you – what is your favorite kind of bread or healthy snack? Tag me on Instagram, @philiakelnhofer and let me know!
Other recipes you might enjoy:
- Whole Wheat Honey Oat Flax Bread
- 5 Ingredient Beer Bread Recipe
- Whole Wheat Banana Bread + Muffins Recipe
Fruit and Nut Muesli Bread Rounds Recipe
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups warm water
- I packet Red Star Yeast Active Dry Yeast or you could use Red Star Yeast Instant Dry Yeast, or Platinum Yeast
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup oats
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup each: dried apricots raisins, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Combine warm water (I warm the water in the microwave for 30 seconds-1 minute), yeast, salt, honey and oats in a large bowl, stir once, and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes, until the mixture is foamy on top.
- Slowly stir in the all-purpose and whole wheat flour and mix until dough just begins to form. You can do this with a stand mixer with a dough attachment set on low, or by hand (which is what I did for these bread rounds). It may seem like there is not enough water, but it is once the dough is mixed.
- Add in the chopped dried fruit, nuts and seeds and stir a few times.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5-8 minutes, until the fruit, nuts and seeds have really been incorporated into the dough. The dough should be in one big ball shape.
- Put the dough into an oiled bowl, cover with a kitchen towel or cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for an hour.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape it into a large rectangle, then using a pizza cutter or a knife cut the dough into 18-21 squares.
- Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- One by one, take the dough squares and form them into rounds, then place on the prepared baking sheets. When all the dough has been made into rounds and on the baking sheets, cover the baking sheets with plastic wrap and allow to rise for another hour.
- Preheat oven to 375. Remove plastic wrap from the baking sheets, and bake the bread rounds for 15 minutes, or until the bottoms are slightly golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
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Cyn says
My family was recently given a package of commercially made muesli flatbreads that had raisins and nuts/seeds in it. They were so delicious! Sadly, I ate the last one for breakfast this morning, they are now gone and I miss them already. Equally sadly, I am diabetic, which means I have to be careful about what I eat, so regular flour is not recommended by my Dr. I do have an unopened container of coconut flour, and was wondering if you might have some suggestions as to how to convert your recipe to one that uses coconut flour. We live on a very limited budget, so I can’t afford to make “oopsies” and waste food. Thanks in advance!
Sweetphi says
Hi Cyn, sorry, I don’t know how to use the coconut flour in this recipe…coconut flour is really weird to cook/bake with, a little goes a long way, and it ends up having a weird texture in many recipes, so I’m not familiar with it, sorry!
Cyn says
Well, I decided to go for it and have a batch doing the rising phase of the recipe. I made a few changes to the recipe (based on recommended usage of coconut flour) which are as follows:
1 ½ cups warm water
1 packet Red Star Yeast Active Dry Yeast
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup honey
¼ cup oats
2/3 cup coconut flour
1 ¼ cups almond flour
3 eggs
¼ cup each: dried apricots, raisins, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds
Other than the coconut and almond flours, and the addition of walnuts, pumpkin seeds and eggs, I basically stuck with your recipe. The dough is very moist, and looks like it won’t need to be kneaded. Hopefully I will be able to find my way back here to let you know how they turned out!
Sweetphi says
Thanks for giving your recommendations, hope it all goes well
Laura says
Can you use Gluten Free flour instead?
Sweetphi says
You most certainly can! I always have the best luck with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking flour 🙂
Laura says
THANK YOU. Off to the store I go!!!!
Becky says
I like you have fallen in love with the Muesli Bread rounds in the Starbucks Protein Box…I had searched the web several months back for a recipe and found none available. This morning again I stopped at Starbucks and grabbed their box. So while eating it I searched again and found your recipe, will difiently be trying this. Thank you!
Sweetphi says
Thank you – hope you love this as much as I do 🙂
Annie says
When I mixed this together it was really too soft and sticky to knead. I used the measurements above. Is that normal?
Sweetphi says
Oh that is so odd, I’ve never had that happen. Did you use any different flours? I hope you added more flour to get it more dense so that it worked?
Annie says
Thank you for the response! I did add more flour, but only a little at a time. I think I over kneaded after that. They’re a little tough but still tasty. Gonna try again this weekend.
Sweetphi says
Glad the flavor was there! Sorry they didn’t work the first time!
Amber says
Can I use all whole wheat flour? Or do I have to mix all purpose and whole wheat?
Sweetphi says
You can definitely use all whole wheat flour – they might be a little more dense though
June says
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve been looking all over for something comparable to the Starbucks muesli bread. Instead of the oats and nuts I used Bob’s Red Mill Muesli. It’s fantastic!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your awesome feedback, and YES! Bob’s Red Mill makes an awesome Muesli that can be used in place of making your own 🙂
Gaye says
So how much of the Red Mill Museli do you use?
Ssshhhh says
Any feedback on how much bob’s red mill muesli to use? It already has fruit in it, do we soak it in addition to the oatmeal or in replace of? Any feedback would be awesome.
Sweetphi says
Great question: it’d be 1 1/2 cups already made muesli, you could use it instead of the 1/4 cup each of the different dried fruit and nuts and omit the oats (no soaking necessary). I’ll add this as a note to the recipe in case anyone else is curious!
Shifa says
Instant oats? Or steel cut? Making this tomorrow. Wanna get it just right! So excited!
Sweetphi says
Instant oats or rolled oats, not steel cut oats. Thanks! Hope you love these as much as I do.
Tracy says
This is fantastic!!! Thank you so much! I’ve recently re-committed to eating healthier and also found and;immediately loved the Bistro Box. Much like you, I was hoping to find a more wallet friendly solution. I haven’t found a recipe or product similar-until now!!!!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your comment! I hope you enjoy these rounds as much as I do 🙂
donna says
Thank you The recipe of Meusel bread rounds thank you so much I’m looking forward to making them
Sweetphi says
Hope you enjoy them!
Leigh says
I just tried the protein bristo and fell in love. You guessed it with the little muesli rounds. So when I found your recipe I was delighted can’t wait to try this out. Thank you
Sweetphi says
Yay! So glad you came across my recipe!! I absolutely love the little bread rounds and now make my own boxes to enjoy! I always freeze more than half the batch and then defrost them as needed
Tamara B. says
Delicious recipes YUM! I love Publix’s 5 grain bread it has a nutty flavor and so good! I also love making banana walnut bread!
Sweetphi says
I love making banana breads – I’ve never had the Publix brand bread, but next time I’m down south where they have that grocery store I’ll definitely need to try it 🙂
Linda Bick says
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to make it. My favorite bread is zucchini bread, it has the nuts and craisins also! So delicious.
Sweetphi says
Hope you love these bread rounds 🙂 And I too love zucchini bread – I like chocolate chips in mine lol 🙂
Jenice says
A good biscuit is my favorite bread but a lemon scone is a close second.
Sweetphi says
Oh me too….lemon scones, soooo good 🙂
Cassie says
I have a weakness for cinnamon raisin bread! The recipes looks great…on the “to try” list!
Sweetphi says
I totally share that weakness lol, it’s so good. I hope you love this recipe 🙂
Angie W says
My favorite bread is homemade gluten free sandwich bread. So much better than store bought!
Sweetphi says
Yum, sounds amazing, and homemade is always better than store bought i find 🙂
Amy S. says
My favorite bread is sourdough.
Sweetphi says
I love a good sourdough, my father in law makes such good bread, I’m totally going to have to get him to share the recipe here on the blog 🙂
Ashley Clark says
Had no idea that’s what was in the protein box-delicious! My fave bread (right now of course) is the hot cross bun. I’ve made a few batches this week, and they’re surprisingly easy and soooo tasty! Thank you for a great weekly newsletter:)
Sweetphi says
The protein boxes are so good – but they can really get pricey, so I had to make them for myself lol. Thank you so much for your kind words, so happy to hear you like my newsletter! Hope you had a lovely Easter and had delicious hot crossed buns 🙂
Rebecca S. says
Homemade sourdough French bread.
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, homemade sourdough bread is the best!
Leslie Connor says
Zucchini bread with chocolate chips, YUM!!!
Sweetphi says
Love a good zucchini bread with chocolate chips 🙂
susan smoaks says
i love sourdough bread. it’s my all time favorite. i am going to try this recipe.
Sweetphi says
I think you’ll love this recipe! And I love sourdough bread too, I lucked out in that my father-in-law makes awesome sourdough bread for family dinners every week!
Vickie says
Cinnamon anything is a favorite of mine! Love it!
I would say my favorite bread is southern buttermilk scratch biscuits..
A recipe from Georgia that’s been in our family over 100 years!
And, you’ll find at every holiday table gathering.
My great grandma and grandma..would make several pans every single day!
Sweetphi says
Wow, that’s so amazing that they made biscuits every day, I want a seat at that table 🙂
Sharon says
I love a deeply flavorful sourdough bread the best. Happy Easter!
Sweetphi says
I love a good sourdough bread, they’re so flavorful!
Jeffrey says
My favorite type of bread is sourdough, the more intrusive the flavor…the BETTER!
Sweetphi says
I too love sourdough – my father in law makes the best one I’ve had…he has a starter that’s been going to years and it gives the bread the best flavor!
Melinda Winegard says
My favorite bread is Asiago cheese bread! This recipe looks divine tho, I can’t wait to try it. And possibly mix in cheese. ?
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, both asiago cheese bread and these bread rounds (with cheese added lol) are awesome breads!
Sally says
These sound delish! I love any whole grain bread with nuts and seeds! I also like quick breads like banana nut bread!
Sweetphi says
These fruit and nut bread rounds are truly delish! I too love quick breads like banana nut bread, now I’m craving some of that lol
art linfoot says
Homemade onion bread baked lovingly by my sweetheart!
Sweetphi says
Awww, that sounds amazing!
Susan P. says
My favorite bread is tomato basil bread. I need to find a recipe to duplicate the one Panera Bread makes.
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, that sounds delicious, I’ve never had it so I’m totally going to have to make a trip to Panera to try it.
Lisa Burkhart says
Love Cinnamon Raisin bread especially for french toast
Sweetphi says
I love cinnamon raisin bread too, I use it when I make french toast casserole, sooo good!
Mary W says
I like cinnamon raisin bread but with more oomph.
Your recipe could be my new favorite bread.
I’ll be sure to try this delicious sounding recipe soon.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Mary – hope you love these bread rounds as much as I do – you could always add cinnamon to the dough, I bet that would be delicious!
Shawnna Griffin says
hey girl- these look so tasty!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much!!
Vivienne Breed says
Hi Phil, just love your recipes keep them coming my lovely
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much, appreciate it 🙂