Bircher Muesli was a life-changer breakfast for me!
I was lucky to learn about Bircher Muesli as a child as it was a common breakfast or afternoon meal even at school.
These Healthy overnight oats pack a punch of nutritious ingredients, including fresh fruits and honey!
How do you make Bircher Muesli?
It’s actually easier then you can imagine, but first let me explain why you might want to make Bircher Muesli for breakfast from now on!
I have been a bit lazy in preparing breakfast in the last months but I started a new training called Tabata training.
I got to know about this High-intensity training (HIIT) by coming across one of Michelle Vo’s Youtube clips.
Basically, it goes into the cross-fit direction just that you don’t have to lift weights.
Not that I don’t mind lifting weights, after all, we have a Gym, but I have been completely absorbed, creating the best content for you here on my blog that I started to miss out on my training.
This is of course not good!
So, this is how I started to follow a daily Tabata training routine.
It’s quite simple, you work out to the fullest in less than 12 minutes with intervals by following 4 specified exercises and every day you focus on another body part.
It’s a mighty time saver!
It’s been perfect for me and after each workout, I get really hungry and that’s when I need my Bircher Muesli!
What is Muesli/Müsli?
Muesli is a breakfast bowl which includes healthy grains.
Oatmeal is a main ingredient and other dry ingredients are mixed into the oats such as nuts, dried fruits, and seeds.
You also add milk or yogurt and fresh fruits to a Muesli and let the mixture set, preferably overnight for the best taste experience.
Müsli can be compared to Granola but the latter is baked while Muesli is the original overnight oats, popularized by his inventor, the nutritionist Dr. Bircher-Benner from Switzerland.
He had turned the Müsli a main breakfast item in his hospital in Switzerland in the early 1900.
I find Dr. Bircher-Benner rather interesting as he was one of the first to revolutionize our food habits.
He suffered from jaundice and apparently got cured by eating raw apples and that is how he developed, as a food scientist, a mixture of ingredients with apples, oats, nuts, honey, yogurt, and lemon juice.
This was his original Muesli recipe, hence the name Bircher Muesli!
He was maybe one of the first Vegetarians of his time in Europe in the public eye!
What is Bircher Muesli made of today?
A homemade Bircher muesli is very swiss and it includes different ingredients and its preparation differs as well.
So, in that case, you can add new kinds of ingredients too, which were less or even unknown to the Dr. back then, such as Chia and Flax seeds.
My mum would soak the oats in milk the previous night and the next morning she would add the grated apple, lemon juice, yogurt, honey, raisins, fruits etc.
Because the Bircher Museli soaks overnight you save time the next day in completing your breakfast.
So, while you can follow the original Bircher Muesli recipe, as I did further below, you can also experiment with different grains, dried fruit, lactose-free milk, nuts, and seeds.
In fact, you could also use stevia instead of honey if you prefer.
Of course, you are free to pick your fresh fruits too!
What matters the most is that the oats soak up the flavors of the other ingredients and the Bircher Muesli turns out moist and very flavorful as it has been sitting in the fridge overnight.
Bircher Museli is a life-changer for all those who want to eat a healthier breakfast which is full of flavors and very nutritious at the same time.
A bowl full of Bircher Muesli gives you energy and helps you to master your daily morning routine!
More nutritious breakfast ides! 🍌
Dear Reader, where did you get to know about Bircher Muesli?
Note: The Post, Bircher Muesli, was first published at masalaherb.com on the 3rd January 2014 and has been enhanced and updated ever since.
Life-changing Bircher Muesli Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Instant Oats
- 5/6 cup Milk
- 4-6 Tablespoons Honey
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1/2 large Apple grated
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1/3 cup Yogurt
- a few Raisins optional
- a few Almonds
- Fresh Fruits *see Notes
Instructions
- The night before, place the oats and milk together in a container. Mix the content and place into the fridge.
- The next morning add the honey, lemon juice, grated apple, cinnamon powder, yogurt, raisins and almonds. Mix the whole content well.
- Cut your fruit into pieces, if it’s not a small berry, and arrange on top of your bircher muesli.
- Best enjoyed cooled.
Notes
- Pick a fruit you like to add to your bircher muesli I added strawberries to mine but you can also add banana, blueberries, pears, peach whatever you like. Add as much as you like
Anu says
Have often seen Bircher Museli at hotels for breakfast and always wondered where that name came from. I was thinking more like is it a variety of one of the ingredients like oats. But thanks to your post, I know that it comes from someone’s name. Interesting to know that Mr. Bircher was potentially the first vegetarian in Europe. Could we call him the father of vegetarianism in Europe that is fast getting vegan?
Chrisy says
I’ve heard of Muesli but never realized what it was. Yours is the first recipe I’ll try! Looks delish 😀
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
I would hear about Tabata training in my cycling class. The teacher was impressed with it. Now, this breakfast looks delicious. Just the thing I’m looking for in January.
Monica | Nourish & Fete says
Muesli is one of my favorites – I don’t know why I don’t make it more often! Such a great breakfast to fuel you for a busy day!
Emily says
I need to try this, it sounds wonderful especially after all the indulgence over the last few weeks.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
I love muesli – it is such a healthy and delicious breakfast. This bircher muesli looks super delicious!
Elizabeth says
What a lovely sounding breakfast. It’s a fascinating story behind the development of this breakfast too. Food really does have the power to heal.
Simi says
Great . This is my main breakfast dish in different flavors.
The Hungry Mum says
Miss6 loves this! Will have to make a batch this weekend.
Christy says
LOL, I am definitely a morning person, and breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! In fact I looked forward to the morning and breakfast being that first meal of the day. My breakfast choices are varied by the day, though there are those usual staples and I just love variety. Well, I don’t prepare my own breakfasts although I do love breakfasts like these which are home-prepared or just the ‘conventional’ type – if you know what I mean.
A delightful read and loved the visuals too – stunning and I am sure it tastes as great as it looks!
Happy New Year to you and may the year bring you all the wonderful returns!~ 🙂
Ramona says
Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day for me to plan… I do love all the fruit and nut you have here in this breakfast dish. I also like that most of it gets done overnight in the fridge. 🙂 Love the new feature of breakfast items… looking forward to it. Hope 2014 has been treating you well so far. Happy New Year!
Lail | With A Spin says
Happy New Year, Helene. I wish I had time to make different breakfast every morning. I usually have some oatmeal or homemade granola. This muesli sounds easy enough to
Terra says
Since I travel a lot for my job, I am always looking for fun new quick breakfast ideas. I love that this recipe does not involve any cooking. This would be perfect, easy, and delicious! It sounds fabulous! Hugs, Terra
Coffee and Crumpets says
I’m like you, I am a morning person but not a breakfast person. I prefer salty foods to sweet and so enjoy croissants and toast and stuff. But like you said, you can’t make those everyday, and like you I just don’t have the patience to make fruit salad.
I do like oats and this looks great! And you can get it ready the night before, I love it!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
I need to start making breakfast like you because this is beautiful!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I can eat this every single day! I shall make a batch too.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I haven’t had bircher muesli for years and I have no excuse because I love it. I should get on to healthy breakfasts too. Great idea, Helene!
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day! What a healthy way to start the New Year Helene!
May it be a good one for all!
Cheers! Joanne
Lizzy (Good Things) says
Helene, happy new year to you my friend. I love bircher muesli and don’t make it often enough! Your recipe has inspired me, thank you for sharing xox
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
I am so boring compared to you – I eat almost the same thing every morn! I love your variety in breakfasts! Happy New Year Helene!
John@Kitchen Riffs says
My usual breakfast is fruit and a hard-boiled egg. This looks totally wonderful, though, and I should give it a try. Thanks!
Rosa says
A speciality I love. So healthy and delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa