Bircher-Style Oats
This boosted breakfast oat dish is the delicious sister of classic overnight oats.
Not only can you prepare this meal in batches, it also freezes surprisingly well into individual portions. Instead of prepping each bowl of oats the night before – you can prep a batch, portion and freeze. The night before you need it, all you have to do is transfer a container into the fridge to defrost. I promise it all comes together just the same as long as you freeze immediately after mixing. This method is also helpful in controlling portion sizes.
The issue with regular Bircher Muesli is that it’s really only best overnight. Texture degrades fairly rapidly after a second night living in your fridge. Fruits like apple turn grainy and the oats are past their optimal texture after 3 days. Breakfast can easily be the deciding factor in hitting protein and fiber goals for the day. Most of the foods i prefer to eat in the morning are low in protein (Sometimes toast, usually bagels). In this recipe I use a combination of oats, yoghurt and whey to achieve around 20g protein per serve.
Boosted Bircher Meusli
Combine all the listed ingredients in a large container or mixing bowl.
The mixture can be portioned out into individual servings or stored in bulk.
If freezing - do so immediately, the mixture just needs to thaw overnight before serving.If preparing for consumption over the next day or two, the mixture can just be stored in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine all the listed ingredients in a large container or mixing bowl.
The mixture can be portioned out into individual servings or stored in bulk.
If freezing - do so immediately, the mixture just needs to thaw overnight before serving.If preparing for consumption over the next day or two, the mixture can just be stored in the refrigerator.
Notes
If it suits you to make individual portions fresh it’s possible to scale the recipe down to one serving. The grated apple can be substituted with fresh berries for easier portionning. One grated apple would be simmilar to roughly 1/2 cup blueberries.
If your calorie needs are greater, you can adjust your batch and serving sizes. It’s also simple to increase or decrease the amount of protein powder added to suit your individual goals. The added protein can even be excluded if you aren’t seeking extra protein in your breakfast meal. The powder shouldn’t impact significantly on the texture unless you really over do it.
If you need more carbs a larger portion size will probably do the trick, but be mindful that this will also increase calories.
If you want to include more healthy fats to meet your individual breakfast goals, this recipe is perfect topped with nuts & seeds (flaked almonds, roasted cashews, pepitas, additional chia seeds, etc.) You can also drizzle with natural peanut butter or tahini.
Another way of changing up the macros is to play around with full fat, low fat and non dairy options for milk & yoghurt.
Key Ingredients
