My Favorite Bircher Muesli.
A make-ahead Bircher muesli with oats, nuts, dried fruit, yogurt and milk — soak overnight for a ready-to-eat breakfast.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cuprolled oats
- 1/3 cupchopped pecans
- 1/3 cupdried cherries
- 1/3 cupunsweetened flaked coconut
- 3 tablespoonsground flaxseed
- 1/2 teaspooncinnamon
- pinchof kosher salt
- 1 apple grated
- 1/2 cupmilk . any variety works
- 1/2 cupyogurt I like plain greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoonlemon or orange juice
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- toppings: fruit nut butter, nuts, seeds, milk, cinnamon, anything crunchy
Instructions
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup chopped pecans, 1/3 cup dried cherries, 1/3 cup unsweetened flaked coconut, 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and a pinch of kosher salt.
- Grate the apple and stir the grated apple into the oat mixture until evenly distributed.
- In a smaller bowl or measuring cup, whisk together 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup yogurt (plain Greek works well), 1 teaspoon lemon or orange juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the milk-yogurt mixture into the oat-apple mixture and stir until everything is evenly moistened and combined.
- Cover the bowl or transfer the mixture to an airtight container and refrigerate overnight (at least 6 hours).
- In the morning, stir the muesli, add a little extra milk if you prefer a looser texture, and top with your choice of fruit, nut butter, nuts, seeds, a sprinkle of cinnamon, or other crunchy toppings. Enjoy!