Overnight Bircher Muesli with Grated Apple, Pecans and Raspberries
Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen.
Rolled oats soak overnight in milk and yoghurt with grated apple, pecans and dried fruit, then are topped with raspberries and apple slices.
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Method
- 1
Mix. Stir the oats, milk, yoghurt, grated apple with its juice, pecans, raisins and cranberries together in the bowl. Grating the apple with its skin adds fibre, and its juice sweetens the mixture.
- 2
Soak. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight, until the oats are soft and creamy.
- 3
Loosen. Stir well and add a splash of milk if it has become too thick.
- 4
Serve. Spoon into 4 bowls and top with the raspberries and apple slices.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
EU nutrition claims
- Low saturated fat: 1.1 g saturated fat per 100 g, 6.9% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low salt: 0.05 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
- Source of fibre: 2.7 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 269 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
5.4 g per serving
10.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 21.6 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- box grater
- large bowl or lidded container (about 1.5 litres)
- spoon
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 392 kcal |
| Protein | 10.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 62.7 g |
| of which sugars | 28.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 5.4 g |
| Fat | 13.4 g |
| of which saturates | 3 g |
| Fibre | 10.4 g |
| Salt | 0.13 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.6 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
