Cheat’s Bircher Muesli

I quite enjoy a bit of Bircher Muesli to start the day, it’s tasty and keeps you going right through to lunch. If you make a generous batch it will get you through the week with hardly any effort at all. Bircher muesli is super healthy, full of fruits, nuts and whatever else you’d like to add, and if you like getting creative your can make your own custom mixtures.

I used to mix up my own muesli from scratch but found that it got expensive buying all the separate ingredients, then after using only portions of each, my pantry would be cluttered with half used packs of dried fruits and oats which would go stale. My solution now – cheat!

I recently discovered a tasty pre-mixed oat based muesli at Aldi which is perfect for making Bircher muesli the cheat’s way.

The muesli I’ve used contains sultanas, cranberries, apricots, dried apple, coconut, strawberries and cantaloupe. Also whole almonds, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeks and sunflower kernels. You could make your own with rolled oats and any combination of these fruits and nuts, try adding dates, figs or dried mango.

Once made, refrigerate overnight. You can then enjoy topped with yoghurt, fresh fruit or just a bit of extra milk. In winter I like to warm it in the microwave for 30 seconds and drizzle with honey.

Cheat's Bircher Muesli

Yield: 6 serves

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 1 day

Total Time: 1 day 15 minutes

I quite enjoy a bit of Bircher Muesli to start the day, it's tasty and keeps you going right through to lunch. If you make a generous batch it will get you through the week with hardly any effort at all. Bircher muesli is super healthy, full of fruits, nuts and whatever else you'd like to add, and if you like getting creative your can make your own custom mixtures.

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Ingredients

• 3 cups pre-mixed oat based muesli (untoasted) or 2 cups rolled oats & 1 cup dried fruits and nuts)
• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1 green apple (washed)
• 500ml milk (freshest possible)

Instructions

1. Place muesli in a large pyrex or dish with lid
2. Grate apple coarsly, including skin over muesli
3. Chop apricot coarsely and add to mixture
4. Stir to combine
5. Cover with milk and refrigerate overnight
6. Keep refrigerated and consume within 1 week, or to milk expiry date (whichever sooner).
7. Enjoy topped with yogurt, fresh fruit or a little extra milk to loosen

Notes

All My Poppet recipes use Australian standard 250ml cup measurements unless otherwise specified.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 416Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 57mgCarbohydrates: 81gFiber: 11gSugar: 25gProtein: 13g

Nutritional information is an estimate only and may vary depending on ingredients used.