breakfast

Bircher Muesli with Cranberry Yoghurt

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled (porridge) oats
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup apple juice
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 350ml Ocean Spray® Cranberry Classic™ fruit drink
• 50g castor sugar
• ½ cup natural yoghurt
• 50g Craisins® sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
• 125g Craisins® sweetened dried cranberries
• 2 apples, coarsely grated
• 1 banana, chopped
• 3 tbspn chopped walnuts
• 4 dried apricots
• 3 tbspn honey

Combine oats, milk, apple juice and lemon juice in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Heat Cranberry Classic™ fruit drink in a saucepan with sugar on low to reduce by three quarters and make concentrated syrup.

Allow to cool and then combine with natural yoghurt and 50g chopped Craisins®.

Mix Craisins® and grated apple through the oat mixture, then divide among four bowls.

Add banana, walnuts and dried apricots. Place dollop of cranberry yoghurt on top and drizzle with the honey.

Serving Suggestion

Use any seasonal fruit for the muesli. Try fresh raspberries and blueberries in summer or poached fruits in winter.

Source: Pete Evans