Matt Preston's kefir bircher muesli

Name: Matt Preston's kefir bircher muesli recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 180g rolled oats; 750ml kefir milk; 2 small green apples with skin on, one cut into matchsticks, one thinly sliced into rounds; 2 small red apples with skin on, one cut into matchsticks, one thinly sliced into rounds; Raw honey, to and to drizzle; 125g blueberries, halved if large; 2 firm bananas, cut into long wedges; Greek-style yoghurt or creme fraiche (ideally cultured), to serve; 50g raw slivered almonds; 2 tsp flaxseed

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

Feb 01, 2023

“Before there was dry muesli, there was Bircher muesli - a dish made famous by Swiss raw food champion Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner at the start of the 20th century. It wasn’t originally a breakfast dish; it was served as a pre-meal snack. Where Dr Max used cream or condensed milk – and yoghurt, milk, plant-based ‘mylk’ or apple juice is the usual go-to now – we’re using probiotic-laden kefir here. Otherwise, we’re pretty close to his original, with ingredients abounding in probiotic and prebiotic benefits. More importantly, it tastes good!” – Matt Preston. You'll need to start this recipe the night before. For a nuttier-tasting Bircher, use 70% rolled oats and 30% steel-cut oats. However, the end result won’t be as creamy.

2 cups (180g) rolled oats
3 cups (750ml) creamy kefir (ideally made with full-fat or coconut milk)
2 small green apples with skin on, one cut into matchsticks, one thinly sliced into rounds
2 small red apples with skin on, one cut into matchsticks, one thinly sliced into rounds
Raw honey, to taste and to drizzle
125g blueberries, halved if large
2 firm bananas, cut into long wedges
Greek-style yoghurt or creme fraiche (ideally cultured), to serve
50g raw slivered almonds
2 tsp flaxseed

Method

1.

Soak the oats in kefir in a covered large ceramic bowl overnight. The next day, stir in the green and red apple matchsticks. Sweeten slightly with honey to taste.
2.

Divide among serving bowls and top with blueberries, banana, apple slices and a dollop of yoghurt or creme fraiche. Sprinkle over almonds and flaxseeds, and drizzle with extra honey to taste.
3.

Eat, feeling virtuous.