This Oat and Chia Bircher is so simple to make. You can put it together in 5 minutes, and have speedy, delicious breakfasts or snacks ready for you all week! The overnight soaking with lemon juice, apple and milk, makes it a more easily digestible breakfast option than muesli, granola or porridge.
Chia seeds add a wonderful source of Omega 3’s and gentle fibre. There is also zinc , vitamin E, magnesium and essential fatty acids from the seeds.
If you are avoiding gluten, source gluten free oats!
For a creamy texture, use coconut milk. Opt for organic if you can, without the ‘E’ numbers, stabilisers and preservatives.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups oats (organic or gluten free optional – if you can find them)
1/2 cup Chia Seeds
1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds
1/2 cup Sunflower Seeds
1/2 cup shredded or desiccated coconut
2 tsp cinnamon (other spices can be used, such as ginger or cardamom)
Pinch of quality sea salt
3/4 cup milk, nut milk or coconut milk (my favourite for a creamy, slightly sweet texture)
1 TBSP lemon juice
1 apple, grated (or pear)
METHOD
- Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and mix until combined. Put into a large glass jar to store (approx 7 servings).
- The evening before, put 1/2 cup dry bircher into a jar or container. (I use a glass container with a lid).
- You can either grate the apple now and add to the container, with the lemon juice, for an extra speedy breakfast, (or add fresh in the morning to the soaked bircher- my preferred method).
- Add the milk you like and make sure the mixture is completely covered by liquid
- Leave to soak overnight. I leave mine on the bench. You can put it in the fridge if it is very warm in your house/in summer.
- Add grated apple (if you didn’t the night before!)
- Add any fresh fruit, yogurt/coconut yogurt or nuts/seeds you like. Sometimes we add maple syrup or apple syrup for extra sweetness/tang or a berry compote for class! Enjoy!