You can have it to start each day or snack on it whenever you like: a bowl of proper Swiss Birchermüesli always goes down a treat – even on August 1st!

Müesli

Birchermüesli

Here’s the original recipe to start your day on August 1st. It will have you bursting with energy!

1 Tbsp. oat flakes

3 Tbsp. water

1 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Juice of half a lemon

1 Large apple

1 Tbsp. chopped nuts

Step 1

Take one level tablespoon of oat flakes and soak them in three tablespoons of water for 12 hours.

Step 2

The following day, mix in 1 tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk and the juice of half a lemon.

Step 3

Just before serving, grate a large apple – preferably a sour variety – together with its skin and core, and mix it into the porridge.

Step 4

Sprinkle with one tablespoon of chopped nuts, and your authentic Swiss Birchermüesli is ready to eat!