When I got The First Mess Cookbook, the first recipe I made was the Bircher Breakfast. It is the author’s recipe for overnight oats. I didn’t know why it was called Bircher and she didn’t explain it, but being curious, I googled it. It turns out there was a guy named Maximilian Bircher-Benner, a pioneering physician and nutritionist, who created muesli, which consisted of apples, lemon juice, nuts, oats, milk and honey.
I love a good jar of overnight oats for a snack and I have been known to make them with bananas, peanut butter and sometimes chia seeds. For this variation, I was inspired by the original but the original proportions skewed heavily to the apple and not the oats so this is more oats than apple. I love it and I think you will too. It is healthy, delicious, and a great on-the-go breakfast or snack!
Cinnamon Apple Overnight Oats
Inspired by the original overnight oats, Bircher Muesli, this variation of overnight oats is one healthy breakfast or snack!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground vanilla
- 1/2 apple, grated (use what you like, I love Gala and Pink Lady!)
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup plant milk (I like homemade cashew)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
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Add the oats, hemp seeds, and vanilla to a jar.
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Grate half of the apple on a box grater and save the rest for another snack and garnish. Toss with fresh lemon juice. Add the grated apples to the jar. Stir around.
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Add the plant milk and maple syrup and stir around. Add a shake of cinnamon. Cover and let sit overnight in the refrigerator.
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To eat, garnish with chopped almonds and freshly diced apples. Enjoy!