Bircher Muesli with California Dried Plums Recipe 
Bircher Muesli with California Dried Plums
Your day starts here with this easy and delicious take on the favorite Swiss whole-grain cereal, Bircher Muesli. Just soak rolled and steel-cut oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, grated apple and California Dried Plums in apple and orange juice, top with yogurt and fresh fruit, to jumpstart your morning with a boost of long-lasting energy. Makes 4 servings.
This post sponsored by the California Dried Plum Board
What you need:
- 1 cup coarsely grated unpeeled apple
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
- 1/2 cup chopped raw natural almonds
- 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup (about 3 ounces) quartered California pitted dried plums
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice
- Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
- Sliced bananas and yogurt, for serving
How to make:
In a large bowl, combine apple, rolled and steel-cut oats, almonds, sunflower seeds and dried plums. Add apple juice, orange zest and orange juice; mix well. Refrigerate, covered, overnight or up to 3 days. To serve, portion into bowls and top with bananas and yogurt.
Per Serving (without bananas and yogurt)
- Calories – 421
- Cholesterol – 0 mg
- Protein – 14 g
- Carbohydrate – 58 g
- Fat – 23 g
- Fibre – 7.7 g
For more Dried Plum Recipes, see the California Dried Plum Board‘s website
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