Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 mins

Ingredients

for the cereal:
 2/3 cup dried fruit, such as
 golden raisins, raisins, dried apricots
 3⁄4 cup mixed unsalted nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts
 1/3 cup1⁄3mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, poppy
 4 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
 optional: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 milk or plain yogurt, to serve
for bircher muesli (serves 4):
 1 apple
 roughly 400ml milk
Equipment
 Measuring cups
 Cutting board
 Knife
 Large mixing bowl
 Optional: measuring spoons
 Wooden spoon
 Airtight container
 Optional: box grater
 Optional: plastic wrap

Directions

To make the cereal
1

Roughly chop any larger dried fruit and nuts, then place into a large bowl along with the seeds, oats and cinnamon (if using).

2

Tip into an airtight container.

To serve the cereal
3

Place a handful of cerealroughly 1⁄2 cup) per person to your serving bowls.

4

Add milk or plain yogurt and chopped fresh fruit, if you like, then serve.

To make bircher muesli (serves 4)
5

Add 2 cups of cereal to a large bowl.

6

Place a box grater on a board, then coarsely grate the apple, discarding the core. Add it to your oaty cereal.

7

Pour over enough milk to cover, then mix well.

8

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, then put in the refrigerator to soak overnight.

9

When you’re ready to eat, give the bircher a good stir, divide between your bowls, then serve with chopped fresh fruit, if you like.

Ingredients

for the cereal:
 2/3 cup dried fruit, such as
 golden raisins, raisins, dried apricots
 3⁄4 cup mixed unsalted nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts
 1/3 cup1⁄3mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, poppy
 4 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
 optional: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 milk or plain yogurt, to serve
for bircher muesli (serves 4):
 1 apple
 roughly 400ml milk
Equipment
 Measuring cups
 Cutting board
 Knife
 Large mixing bowl
 Optional: measuring spoons
 Wooden spoon
 Airtight container
 Optional: box grater
 Optional: plastic wrap

Directions

To make the cereal
1

Roughly chop any larger dried fruit and nuts, then place into a large bowl along with the seeds, oats and cinnamon (if using).

2

Tip into an airtight container.

To serve the cereal
3

Place a handful of cerealroughly 1⁄2 cup) per person to your serving bowls.

4

Add milk or plain yogurt and chopped fresh fruit, if you like, then serve.

To make bircher muesli (serves 4)
5

Add 2 cups of cereal to a large bowl.

6

Place a box grater on a board, then coarsely grate the apple, discarding the core. Add it to your oaty cereal.

7

Pour over enough milk to cover, then mix well.

8

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, then put in the refrigerator to soak overnight.

9

When you’re ready to eat, give the bircher a good stir, divide between your bowls, then serve with chopped fresh fruit, if you like.

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