Morning Bircher Muesli Mix
At times my life tends to be a little bit disorganized and chaotic, but I try my best to keep my sh*t in order. When I have a bit of free time, which is hardly ever, I try to organize myself to make the days ahead easier. A way that I accomplish this is by having prepped food, or the ingredients for easy to prepare food, on hand at all times if possible. Homemade granola is a staple in my pantry and diet, but bircher muesli is a pretty good substitute for when I simply do not have the time or energy to bake a batch of granola and can not be bothered to spend $12 on a box of store bought crap with a never ending list of ingredients, 95% of which I can not even pronounce. I may be busy, but I do have standards. I think the best start to being productive and organized is to treat our bodies properly and that starts with good food and good sleep. I need to work on the latter of those…
I have been making various concoctions of bircher muesli throughout the years, but this is my favourite basic recipe. If you want to get fancy you can add additional spices, different nuts or seeds (or both!), and whatever dried fruit you feel like. I will note that dried apple is very nice in bircher muesli.
I love traditional oatmeal too, but I find bircher to be more convenient and it is quite nice on a hot summer morning or if you have just worked out and have a case of the post-shower sweats. I top my bircher with a combination of some of the other staples in my diet: almond butter and frozen blueberries. I usually enjoy a big bowl of frozen blueberries with a big scoop of almond butter mixed in at least once a day. Don’t knock it until you try it!
I’ll stop rambling about my weird staples now and let you get on with your day haha. Catch me eating this bircher everyday for the next three weeks while I suffer through midtermsΒ π
xx
Ashley
Ingredients
Morning Bircher Muesli Mix
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2/3 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup chia
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon maca powder (optional)
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Morning Bircher Bowl
- 1/2 cup morning bircher muesli mix
- 1/4 Cup coconut yogurt, or yogurt of choice
- 3/4 cup almond milk, or milk of choice
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
For the Morning Bircher Muesli Mix
- Add all the bircher mix ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir until completely combined. Transfer the mix to a jar or air-tight container and store at room temp for up to a month.
Making a Morning Bircher Bowl
- Add a 1/2 cup of the bircher mix to a jar or bowl. Whisk in the yogurt, milk, and maple syrup. Cover, then place in the fridge to thicken overnight. In the morning you'll have a creamy, dreamy bircher concoction to enjoy before kicking off your day.
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