Basic Bircher Muesli

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Basic Bircher Muesli

From Stonesoup

I used to mix in all the flavourings before soaking but have since realized that if you make a basic batch and add the extras as you serve you can customize and have a different muesli experience each day with the added bonus of keeping your nuts and seeds crispy for textural contrast.

If you happen to be all out of oat bran, feel free to replace with rolled oats but you’ll be missing out on the extra fibre.

Serves 4
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup oat bran
½ teaspoon cinnamon, optional
2 cups milk, skim milk, apple juice or water
1-2 pears or apples

1. Place oats and oat bran in a large ceramic or glass bowl. Stir through cinnamon and then add your chosen liquid

2. Wash pears or apples and place on a chopping board. Using a sharp knife, cut fruit in half lengthwise and then cut each in half again to form four wedges. Place one wedge on the board skin side down and cut out the seeds and core leaving as much flesh as possible. Coarsely grate or finely chop fruit and stir into the oat mixture.

3. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for at least a few hours or overnight or up to about a week.

4. To serve, scoop a generous amount of muesli into a bowl and top with any combination of the following ingredients that takes your fancy:

dried dates, chopped toasted seed mix**
dried figs, chopped almonds, chopped
sultanas, raisins or currants cashews, chopped
dried apricots, chopped walnuts, chopped
banana, sliced
honey (only for the non vegans)
mango, chopped
brown sugar
peaches, plums or apricots, chopped
your favourite jam
extra oatbran

***toasted seed mix
Combine 1/4C each of sesame and linseeds with 1/2C each pepitas and sunflower seeds and 1C of chopped nuts. Lightly toast under the grill and allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.