Overnight Summer Spice Bircher Muesli - Cook Republic

Bircher muesli was a very recent discovery for me. On this trip to the Hunter Valley, I was hovering over the breakfast buffet laid out with a million choices. When there is too much food, I am indecisive and I hover.  Like a kid in the candy store. Not being able to pick. Hovering. Often making the worst possible choice. Like picking up a mini carton of Kelloggs All Bran when there was all this fresh breakfast at my disposal. Blasphemy! The lovely plump woman who had come to replenish the gigantic bowl of soaked cereal nearly had a stroke when she saw me with the mini carton.

"Oh no no no!" she exclaimed with a look of utter agony on her pleasant face. "You must not have that. You must have this!" she continued as she shoved the big bowl right under my nose.

As my eyes widened, she swooped around and switched the big empty bowl with the one filled to the brim with the cold cereal.

"You must try this. This is our chef's special overnight soaked muesli. He makes it with apple and honey and yoghurt ...". I was sold and just like that I had the first bowl of Bircher in my life and was instantly taken by the simplicity of the recipe and the complexity of flavour possibilities at my fingertips. When I got back from wine country, I had nothing but delicious cold muesli for breakfast over the next couple of weeks, a trait of mine that allows me to listen to the same song hundred times or perform the same series of yoga stretches for three months (I am obsessive compulsive in the nicest possible way!). I made all kinds of muesli mixes. A gorgeous coconut and rose version made it into Tasty Express, a chocolate and dried fruit version became a bit of an obsession whereas this special summer version studded with mango and spices graced my inaugural article in The Hornsby Advocate's Lifestyle section.

 

Summer Spice Muesli Mix - Sneh Roy, Photo & Styling

Summer Spice Muesli Mix - Cook Republic

 

Introduced by Swiss physician Max Bircher-Brenner around 1900, the breakfast dish of oats soaked in lemon juice and condensed milk topped with grated apple and nuts was meant for his patients at the hospital. Over the years, the original Bircher muesli evolved and became utterly adventurous and delicious. I think of Bircher Muesli as a breakfast pudding. On busy days, which are most days; having a big bowl of delicious over night soaked Bircher muesli waiting to nourish you in the morning is priceless. This is a summer spice version made beautiful with lots of coconut and cinnamon. What is your most favourite Bircher muesli concoction?

 

Overnight Summer Spice Bircher Muesli - Cook Republic

Coconut, Mango And Spice Bircher Muesli - Cook Republic

 

Recipe

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SUMMER SPICE BIRCHER MUESLI

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A stunning chilled breakfast made healthy with stone fruit, coconut water, crunchy nuts and heaps of gorgeous spices. The best Bircher Muesli ever!
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Author: Sneh
Servings: 6 -8

Ingredients

muesli mix

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup wheatgerm
  • ½ cup shredded or flaked coconut
  • ½ cup almond flakes
  • 1/3 cup sultanas
  • 1/3 cup pepitas
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • zest of 1 blood orange/ orange

overnight Bircher muesli

  • 2 cups muesli mix, see above
  • 1 cup diced mango, fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup Greek yoghurt
  • ½ cup coconut water
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • fresh fruit to serve

Instructions

  • Place oats, wheat germ, coconut flakes, almond flakes, sultanas, pepitas, spices, salt and zest in a large bowl. Toss to combine thoroughly. Store this muesli mix in an airtight container in a cool part of your pantry for up to 2 weeks.
  • To make the overnight soaked Bircher Muesli combine 2 cups of the muesli mix, mango, yoghurt, coconut water, apple juice and honey in a large bowl. Mix well to combine evenly. Cover and soak in the fridge overnight. Enjoy chilled with fresh seasonal fruit and extra yoghurt.
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