Bircher Muesli

“This receipe delivers on the nutrition, gut-biome boosting front – full of wholegrains, seeds, nuts and is great served with a probiotic (Total or Kefir Yogurt)”

SUPER YUMMY BIRCHER MUESLI

This recipe was given to me by a very dear client. As a busy working mother who loves to exercise, a bowl of this bircher muesli keeps her going through the morning until lunch. It delivers on the nutrition, gut-biome boosting front too – full It deli of wholegrains, seeds, nuts and served with a great probiotic (Total or Kefir Yogurt).

INGREDIENTS:
600g jumbo oats.
75g sultanas (or flame raisins).
75g dried cranberries.
75g chopped dried apricots (or chopped dates) – this is nicer with the vac-packed soft squishy dried fruit from the supermarket.
60g pumpkin seeds.
60g sunflower seeds.
100g flaked almonds.
50g pist 50g pistachio nuts (or whole blanched almonds).
50g macadamia nuts (or whole blanched hazelnuts).

METHOD:

1) Put all the ingredients into a big bowl, mix thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or tupper-ware. Store in the fridge.

The amounts here are approximate and you can vary the choice of nuts, fruit, seeds. Dried mango is nice too, as are coconut shavings. Ditto soft figs instead of the apricots or dates. You can also vary proportions according to whether you favour fruit, nuts, seeds etc.

If serving with milk, you can add 200g malted wheat flakes to the mix. If there’s only one of you eating this in your household you might want to make a smaller batch so it stays fresh.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

Serve as Bircher Muesli by: Mixing 2tbsp of the muesli (ie not very much as it swells) with 1tbsp pressed apple juice, or freshly squeezed orange juice. Leave to soak for ten minutes while you have a shower or make coffee. My client’s recommendation is Cawston Press Apple & Rhubarb juice from Waitrose.

Serve with 1 x Tbsp Total 5 % or Kefir yoghurt and a handful of berries.