Overnight Bircher Muesli

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 apple, grated with the skin on
• ¾ cup milk or oat milk
• ½ cup yogurt
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 2 tbsp chopped nuts or seeds
• Squeeze of lemon
• Pinch of cinnamon and salt

Method

1. Grate the apple straight into a bowl and hit it with the lemon juice immediately — the acid stops the browning enzymes before they start.
2. Stir in the oats, milk, yogurt, honey, cinnamon, and salt. It will look too loose. Trust the process; oats are thirstier than they appear.
3. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, ideally overnight. The oats soften, the apple perfumes everything, and the texture lands between porridge and pudding.
4. In the morning, loosen with a splash more milk if needed and taste — a little more honey or lemon to balance.
5. Top with the nuts or seeds for crunch and eat cold, feeling faintly alpine.