Mountain Bircher Overnight Oats

Name: Mountain Bircher Overnight Oats
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 60 g/2¼ oz/½ cup chopped nuts (your choice); 120 g/4½ oz/½ cup plain yogurt; 200 g/7 oz/2 cups jumbo oats; 60 g/2¼ oz/scant ½ cup raisins; fresh berries or other seasonal fruits, to serve; 25 g/1 oz/3 tbsp mixed seeds; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 450 ml/16 fl oz/2 cups apple juice; 1 apple, grated

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom

By Prue Leith

Published 2024

About

Invented by Swiss doctor Dr Maximilian Bircher-Benner in about 1900 as a healthy meal for his patients, this raw porridge is surprisingly delicious. You can use any chopped nuts or dried fruits you like: dates and pecans or apricots and almonds work well. It makes a perfect breakfast if you are on the go.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/2 cups jumbo oats
450

Europe
Switzerland
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Breakfast

Method

Mix the oats, juice and cinnamon in a bowl. Cover and chill in the fridge overnight.
In the morning, stir in the rest of the ingredients and serve in bowls, topped with fresh berries or other fruits.