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Beautiful bircher
Breakfast
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Beautiful bircher

Soaking oats transforms them into a delicious creamy breakfast, make the night before and you're ready to start your day with a healthy meal.
Serves: 1
Time to make: 10 mins , plus 2 hrs chilling in fridge
Total cost: $1.50

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup oats
  • ¼ cup no-added-sugar apple sauce (we used Pam’s)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons shelled pistachio nuts
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt

  • Instructions

    1 With a spoon, mix together oats, apple sauce, water, cranberries, nuts and poppy seeds.

    2 Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

    3 Serve with yoghurt stirred in.

    Variations

    • Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon on top for extra taste.
    • Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice or orange juice just before serving for a tarter flavour.
    • Although it won’t look as colourful, replace green pistachios with your nut of choice.

    HFG tip

    You can prepare this the night before and store in the fridge until breakfast time.

    Nutrition Info (per serve)

    • Kilojoules 1950kJ

    • Calories 475cal

    • Protein 19g

    • Total fat 16g

    • –Saturated fat 2g

    • Carbohydrates 60g

    • –Sugars 27g

    • Dietary fibre 7g

    • Sodium 80mg

    • Calcium 470mg

    • Iron 5mg

    Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.
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    Author: Yvonne Walus - Recipe writer
    Photographer: Devin Hart
    First published: Mar 2015

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