Almond bircher muesli

Name: Almond bircher muesli
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 apple, cheeks cut, coarsely grated with skin on; 1 pear, cheeks cut, coarsely grated with skin on; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) full-cream (whole) milk (or almond milk); 225 g (8 oz/1¼ cups) rolled (porridge) oats; finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon; 75 g (2¾ oz) strawberries, hulled and mashed with a fork; 40 g (1½ oz) blueberries; 2 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup); extra milk, to serve; 150 g (5½ oz) plain yoghurt (or coconut yoghurt); 1 orange, segmented; 50 g (1¾ oz) flaked almonds, toasted; 30 g (1 oz) sultanas (golden raisins), chopped; 80 g (2¾ oz) raspberries; 30 g (1 oz) raisins, chopped; 30 g (1 oz) almonds, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Breakfast Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2019

About

A great breakfast is always one that is easy to prepare – especially during the week, when you’re trying to get out the door – and this gets no easier, because most of the hard work can be done the night before. I’ve made suggestions here so that this recipe can be adapted so it’s suitable for vegans too.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz/1¼ cups) rolled (porridge) oats
500

Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the oats and milk in a bowl and leave to soak for 20 minutes. Mix the grated apple and pear in another bowl and stir in the lemon zest and juice.
Now combine the soaked oats and grated fruit in a large bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients except a few blueberries, raspberries and the toasted flaked almonds, all of which will be used to garnish. Leave