Apple Almond Bircher Muesli with Winter Fruits

A regular brown package arrived via courier last week. Inside, all three hundred and four first pass pages of an uncorrected manuscript that is my next cookbook.

The words, the photos and the recipes all compiled together into a neat little package that has been my passion project for the last two years. What a thrill to hold the unbound pages in my hand.

I’ll get to introduce the cookbook to you soon, and share the cover as well as a sneak peek of the recipes to come, but for now, I need to pick up a pencil, put my head down and focus on these final corrections before it goes to print. Things may continue to be a little quiet here on the blog in January, but I’ll be back before you know it, along with more stories, ideas and recipes.

But for right now, let’s share breakfast in the form of Apple Almond Bircher Muesli with Winter Fruits.

My mom had a copy of Jill Dupleix’s New Food when I was growing up, and I must have made every recipe in the book, as well as memorized many of Jill’s famous kitchen mottos like learning from our mistakes, refusing to buy anything called instant and never apologizing for our food.

Jill introduced my eleven-year-old self to the joy of starting the day with a bowl of bircher muesli topped with yogourt and grated apple. It’s a breakfast bowl I’ve made over and over again ever since those earlier days, customizing it with whatever I have on hand in my pantry and fruit bowl. And it never gets old.

Nowadays, I sweeten it slightly with maple syrup and add a little chia seed for those Omega 3’s. I use almond milk as I can’t digest regular milk anymore, but I have no problem with cultured yogourt, and always stir a few spoonfuls into the oats.

Toppings include toasted nuts, seeds and coconut chips, as well as heaps and heaps of seasonal fruit. I adore sliced cranberries paired with pomegranate or thinly sliced tart green apple with chopped persimmon.

If you’re looking for a fresh and nourishing breakfast that is also fast to prepare, mix up a jar of bircher muesli today. It’s prepped the night before, which makes for an absolutely simple morning.

One last tip: try toasting the oats and the coconut before stirring the muesli together for a nuttier take on the usual bowl of oats.

Apple Almond Bircher Muesli with Winter Fruits

5 from 3 votes
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Course: Breakfast & Brunch
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Aimee

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 Tablespoon chia seed
  • 2 teaspoons ground flax
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt
  • 3 Tablespoons currants
  • 1 1/4 cups almond milk or milk
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon pure maple syrup plus more to serve
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds toasted

Winter Fruits

  • sliced cranberries
  • pomegranate
  • persimmon
  • clementines
  • apples

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, stir together the rolled oats, coconut, chia, flax, salt and currants.
  • Pour over the milk, yogurt, vanilla, and maple syrup. Stir to combine.
  • Cut the apple into quarters and remove the core. Grate, skin and all, on the large side of a box grater. Add the grated apple, along with the juices, to the muesli.
  • Mix the muesli thoroughly, then transfer to a jar and refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days.
  • To serve: spoon about a cup and a half of muesli into a bowl. Thin out with a little milk or a spoonful of yogourt if desired. You don't want the consistency to be like glue, but more like porridge.
  • Drizzle with additional teaspoon of maple syrup, if desired, and sprinkled a few toasted almonds on top.
  • Heap the bowl of muesli with about a cup of winter fruits: sliced cranberries, pomegranate arils, sliced persimmon or chopped apple. Enjoy at once.

Eat Seasonal

Our blogging group is back and kicking off a whole new year of seasonal recipes. Check out the January seasonal produce guide on Vintage Mixer, as well as our original creations below.

Healthy Tangerine Julius Smoothie by Letty’s Kitchen

Leek and Turnip Soup by Vintage Mixer

Olive Oil Cornmeal Cake with Grapefruit and Fennel by Floating Kitchen

Saucy Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Curry and Mint by Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Garlic and Herb Spaghetti Squash Boats by She Likes Food

Peanut Butter Crusted Sweet Potato Fries by JoyFoodSunshine

Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad with Harissa Vinaigrette by Project Domestication

Winter Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Cranberry-Mustard Sauce Cafe Johnsonia

Meyer Lemon Coconut Panna Cotta by Kitchen Confidante

Maple Orange Teriyaki Salmon Bowls by Flavor the Moments

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27 Comments

  1. How exciting about your new cookbook — I can’t wait to see it! I can see why this has been one of your favorite breakfasts for so long — muesli and yogurt with those gorgeous winter fruits are the perfect way to start any day!

  2. What a thrill it must have been to receive that package! I’m excited to see your newest book!

    Meusli is the best, I can eat it all year round — and I love the idea of toasting the oats first 🙂

  3. Oh wow, that must be such a sureal feeling to be holding your own cookbook in your hands! Congratulations!

    I’m always looking for ways to add flavor to my breakfast and I love the idea of throwing in some winter fruits! This looks like such a healthy and delicious breakfast 🙂

  4. Happy dancing because I have all of the ingredients except for the currants. I’m definitely going to try a bowl this week. It sounds delicious. (And congrats on your new cookbook! I’ve always had serious respect for people who can create recipes. It’s really an amazing gift.)

  5. So I have a question about the oats… I had read once that one of the reason to soak the oats was to help remove some of the phytates, so when I make my Bircher Meusli, I soak the oats overnight separately (with a little lemon juice or ACV) and then rinse in the morning before combining with my other soaked ingredients. Any idea if this rinsing is just a useless extra step? I know the acid of the yogurt will also break down the phytates but then is there not need to ‘rinse’ to get rid of them? or do they disappear during the soak? Thank you! Jill

  6. I keep saying I am going to eat muesli for breakfast and never do. I know it’s much better for you than granola, our fallback breakfast when traveling. I love that you slice the cranberries–they look so pretty–and I imagine that trickle of maple syrup softens the tart bite of cranberries. Pinning!

  7. 5 stars
    This was delicious. Creamy yet with enough texture to be toothsome. I had all but one ingredient (ground flax) on hand so I decided to try it. I used lactose free dairy milk because I love the taste of milk and the lactose free version lets me enjoy it without complications. Just wish it wasn’t 2x the cost of regular milk.

  8. Would it make any significant difference to substitute hemp hearts for the flax seed, and raisins for the currants?
    I’m going to mix it up and test it out tomorrow 🙂