Apple something or other that was for sure. Puree, pectin, juice?…
I don’t know what it was, as I wasn’t clever enough to leave label on it in the freezer. All I know it was apple-y, it was sweet and it was mighty fine.
The Monkeys had me grinding spoonfuls of it off the frozen sides of the tub into their sweet insistent mouths.
“More! More!” They demanded like noisy, needy little baby magpies.
Alright, alright… It’s ok, Mama doesn’t really want any of this sweet frozen apple-y goodness that she found way back in the freezer…not much anyway.
Bircher Muesli is one of those tasty meals in a bowl that you know is good for you and you can cater to your own taste buds. There are so many ingredients that you substitute one for another and still get a great tasty bowl full. Dry ingredients start with oats, then you can add…slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame, hazelnuts etc. Adding to that your wet ingredients, a grated apple, apple juice, milk, mashed banana, whatever tantilizes your taste buds. Leave it over night and then in the morning top it off with a dollop of yogurt, and some fresh or poached fruit. Imagination is your friend here.
It’s filling, low GI, and tastes like you should get a second bowl full.
Bircher Muesli
1 1/4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup almond meal
1/4 cup linseed meal
1/4 cup pecan pieces
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup apple puree
Popped it all in together and then in to the fridge overnight for the dry ingredients to absorb the wet. Added a dollop of homemade yoghurt and a hand full of blueberries on top.
cityhippyfarmgirl 
Homemade muesli is always so moreish.
🙂 Mandy
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It beats bought stuff doesn’t it. That way you can cater to your own taste buds.
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Yum! and so good for you too.
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Super good for you!
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Yum. One of my favourite brekkies.
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me too….and lunch….(ahem) and dinner on the odd occasion.
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Oooooo thanks for reminding me how good it is! Haven’t had it in ages.
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Get crackin’ Mrs Bok 🙂
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I usually bake my granola with oats and nuts and oat bran and flax seeds- with 1/2 cup of canola oil and 1 cup of honey stirred in the mix. I put it on top of Greek yogurt and call it scrumptious.
I love the imagery of your monkeys as magpies!
Beautiful pictures- as always!
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Thanks Heidi. Granola is good stuff isn’t it. I like all the different variations you can play with.
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One of my favourite breakfasts too and in winter I heat it up on top of the wood heater while I have a shower.
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I love it warm too. Perfect start to a winters morning.
email a coming…
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Healthy goodness, especially with those beautiful blueberries on top!
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I’m rationing out my blueberry collection. They are squirrelled away in all corners of the freezer. Love the little things.
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Beautiful photos!
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Lovely looking brekky there! I love Bircher muesli, although it tastes so good it doesn’t feel like it should be good for you.
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Going out for Bircher Muesli was won of the treats I occasionally indulged in when I was an au pair in Switzerland – mmmmmm.
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Best one I ever had was in Switzerland. A big mmmmmm…
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I make my own granola all the time, but I have never tried muesli. Thanks for the great recipe! I will have to try it 🙂
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Margot, from what I gather granola and muesli are the same. Nth Americans say granola, and everywhere else muesli (??) Bircher muesli is something I associate with Swiss/German background, and it is wet rather than toasted or dry as granola/muesli is. Geez, does that make sense…
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