Bircher swiss muesli

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This famous oat breakfast makes a delicious way to take the goodness of both oats and fruit. It makes a filling breakfast - nice on those mornings when you don't want hot oats.

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons sultanas
¾ cup low-fat milk or soy drink
1 large apple
Squeeze of lemon juice
½ cup low-fat Greek yoghurt
2 cups diced or sliced fresh fruit (rockmelon, banana, orange, blueberries or strawberries are good)
2 tablespoons flaked or slivered almonds

Methods/steps

1. Soak oats and sultanas in milk for 2 to 3 hours or preferably overnight.

2. In the morning, when you're ready to serve, grate the whole apple including its skin. Squeeze lemon juice over and mix. Add to the oat mixture with yoghurt and mix all ingredients well to combine.

3. Divide mixture between 4 bowls. Arrange fresh fruit over. Top with almonds.

Additional Tips

Bircher muesli plain Variation:
Chopped pecans or walnuts team well with fruit and oats. Add 2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots or prunes to the raw oats before soaking and skip the fresh fruit. Any dried fruit works well.

Prep time: 15 minutes + soaking overnight Cooking time: nil