This quick and easy Blueberry Muffin Bircher features an oat, cinnamon, date and creamy coconut yoghurt base with a fruity blueberry puree layer and toasted flaked almonds. It uses simple ingredients and is naturally sweetened giving you a healthy, nutritious and filling breakfast that’s ready in 5 minutes – no cooking or overnight soaking required.
I love a bircher for breakfast, especially in summer – not only are they delicious but they kick start your day on the right note, providing a healthy breakfast that you can feel good about and that will keep you full until lunchtime.
Traditionally bircher muesli and overnight oats are made with rolled oats that are soaked for several hours or overnight, however I’m never that organised! I’ve created this ‘quick bircher’ that can be enjoyed fresh as soon as it has been made.
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Why you’ll love this Blueberry Muffin Bircher
Easy to make and minimal prep. Once you’ve blended your blueberries into a puree, it’s as simple as mixing the bircher base ingredients, layering that into a dish with the blueberry puree and sprinkling over some delicious toppings.
Ready to eat in 5 minutes. Unlike traditional bircher and overnight oat recipes, this ‘quick bircher’ was created to be eaten straight away. It uses porridge or quick oats so you get a softer, creamier texture without the need for soaking or cooking.
Wholesome and nutritious. This Blueberry Muffin Bircher recipe uses simple, all natural ingredients including oats, fruits, nuts and creamy natural coconut yoghurt. Oats are incredibly healthy and a great source of many important vitamins and minerals as well as fibre which, along with the healthy fats in the yoghurt, helps to make this a filling and nutritious breakfast (source).
How to make this Blueberry Muffin Bircher
Gather together your ingredients – don’t forget you want to use a fine variety of oats such as porridge or quick-cook rather than rolled oats.
Add the oats, yoghurt, diced date and cinnamon to a bowl and stir together.
Blend the blueberries into a puree and then layer the bircher mix and blueberry puree into a serving dish. Add your toppings and serve.
Top tips
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Recommended ingredients: It’s important to use a fine variety of oats rather than rolled or steel-cut due to the fact you won’t be leaving them to soak (otherwise the oats will be too chewy).
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Substituting ingredients: Other than the oats and blueberries you can vary the other ingredients to your liking such as using unsweetened soya yoghurt or a different variety of nut (pecans are also great in this recipe). You can add more maple syrup if you prefer your bircher to be sweeter or use a different liquid sweetener such as agave.
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Doubling the recipe: If you’d like a larger portion or intend to make this bircher for 2 people you can easily double the recipe.
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Serving: This recipe is designed to be be eaten straight away and will be at its best when it has been freshly made. If you do decide to leave it for an hour or two you will likely need to add more yoghurt as the mixture will have thickened.
FAQs
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Can I double this recipe? Absolutely! If you would like a larger portion or want to serve two people, just double the recipe.
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How thick will this bircher be? We like our bircher to be thick so this one is designed that way. If you prefer a mixture that is more liquid, you can add more yoghurt or a dash of dairy free milk as desired.
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Is this recipe gluten free? If you are sensitive to gluten but can eat gluten free oats then it would be absolutely fine to substitute the oats for gluten free oats (as long as they’re not rolled or steel-cut).
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Can I make this recipe nut free? The toasted almonds are a delicious addition but if you are unable to eat nuts or don’t like them you can omit them from the topping – try some toasted seeds instead.
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Can I substitute the almonds for a different nut? Yes of course! Pecans also go very well in this recipe.
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Can I store this recipe in the fridge rather than eating it straight away? This recipe is designed to be be eaten straight away and will be at its best when it has been freshly made. If you do decide to leave it for an hour or two you will likely need to add more yoghurt to the bircher as the mixture will have thickened.
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Loved this Blueberry Muffin Bircher? Here are some more delicious birchers to try
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This Carrot Cake Bircher has all of the flavours of a classic carrot cake with finely grated carrot, cinnamon, maple, walnuts and toasted coconut. Healthy, nutritious and ready in 5 mins!
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This Chocolate Peanut Butter Bircher features a chocolate oat base, fresh banana, a generous drizzle of peanut butter and a sprinkling of dark chocolate chips. A quick, healthy and wholesome breakfast that tastes just a little bit naughty!
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Try this Apple Pie Bircher for a dessert-themed breakfast with tangy grated apple, cinnamon, raisins and toasted pecans. Ready in under 5 minutes!
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This tropical and fruity Mango Colada Bircher has a beautifully fresh flavour with a layer of mango puree and diced fresh mango to top along with toasted coconut flakes and maple syrup. Ready to eat in just 5 minutes!
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The Blueberry Muffin Bircher Recipe:
Blueberry Muffin Bircher (Quick Recipe!)
Ingredients
For the bircher:
- 100 g coconut yoghurt
- 40 g oats*
- 1 medjool date (diced (approx 20g))
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 30 g fresh blueberries (blended into a puree**)
For the toppings:
- a small handful of fresh blueberries
- 1 tbsp toasted flaked almonds (6g***)
- 2 tsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Add the yoghurt, oats, diced date and cinnamon to a bowl and stir together.100 g coconut yoghurt, 40 g oats*, 1 medjool date, 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Add 30g fresh blueberries into a blender cup and blend to a puree**.30 g fresh blueberries
- Layer half of the bircher mixture into a glass jar or serving dish. Add the blueberry puree and then finish off with the remaining bircher mixture on top to create a layered bircher.
- Top with toasted flaked almonds, fresh blueberries and a drizzle of maple syrup.a small handful of fresh blueberries, 1 tbsp toasted flaked almonds, 2 tsp maple syrup
- Enjoy straight away.
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