DIY Oaty Fruity Cereal

Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver @cook_4830359

Eating a tasty, nutritious breakfast is a great way to help kick-start your day the best way you can. Make a big batch of healthy cereal, then store it in an airtight container for up to four weeks. I’ve given you two great ways to serve it here, but feel free to come up with your own ideas.

EQUIPMENT:
Weighing scales/measuring cups
Chopping board
Knife
Large mixing bowl
Optional: measuring spoons
Wooden spoon
Airtight container
Optional: box grater
Optional: clingfilm

DIY Oaty Fruity Cereal

Eating a tasty, nutritious breakfast is a great way to help kick-start your day the best way you can. Make a big batch of healthy cereal, then store it in an airtight container for up to four weeks. I’ve given you two great ways to serve it here, but feel free to come up with your own ideas.

EQUIPMENT:
Weighing scales/measuring cups
Chopping board
Knife
Large mixing bowl
Optional: measuring spoons
Wooden spoon
Airtight container
Optional: box grater
Optional: clingfilm

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Ingredients

10 mins
12 servings
  1. For the cereal:
  2. 100 g (2/3 cup)dried fruit, such as sultanas, raisins, dried apricots
  3. 50 g (3/4 cup)mixed unsalted nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts
  4. 50 g (1/3 cup)mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, poppy
  5. 400 g (4 cups)porridge oats
  6. 1 teaspoonground cinnamon (optional)
  7. Milk or natural yoghurt, to serve
  8. For bircher muesli (serves 4)
  9. 1eating apple
  10. 400 ml (1 2/3 cup)milk

Cooking Instructions

10 mins
  1. 1

    To make cereal: Roughly chop any larger dried fruit.

  2. 2

    Roughly chop the nuts.

  3. 3

    Then place into a large bowl along with the seeds, oats and cinnamon (if using).

  4. 4

    Tip into an airtight container.

  5. 5

    To serve the cereal: Place a handful of cereal (roughly 50g) per person to your serving bowls.

  6. 6

    Add milk or natural yoghurt....

  7. 7

    And chopped fresh fruit, if you like, then serve.

  8. 8

    To make bircher muesli (serves 4):
    Add 200g of cereal to a large bowl.

  9. 9

    Place a box grater on a board, then coarsely grate the apple, discarding the core.

  10. 10

    Add it to your oaty cereal.

  11. 11

    Pour over enough milk to cover...

  12. 12

    Then mix well.

  13. 13

    Cover the bowl with clingfilm, then pop in the fridge to soak overnight.

  14. 14

    When you’re ready to eat, give the bircher a good stir.

  15. 15

    Divide between your bowls.

  16. 16

    Serve with chopped fresh fruit, if you like.

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Comments (2)

jan
jan @cook_4478667
The next time I made the muesli I had an early start next day so prepared the bircher muesli. Breakfast was so quick, easy and satisfying....I did add cream!

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