For those who prefer to eat gluten-free, you are welcome to use quinoa flakes, gluten-free oats or a combo of chia seeds and flaxseed instead of the oats.
Cinnamon, cardamom & orange zest bircher muesli
Ingredients
- 100 g organic or gluten-free oats
 - 250 ml milk of choice or filtered water
 - 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
 - 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
 - 70 g raw almonds, roughly chopped
 - 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
 - 1 small pear, grated
 - 2 tablespoons Greek-style yoghurt
 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus extra to serve (optional)
 - ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
 - maple syrup or raw honey, fresh full-fat ricotta,
 - blueberries or dates, to serve
 
Instructions
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															Soak the oats in the water or milk overnight. Make sure they are completely covered.
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															In a bowl, combine the oats with the orange zest, juice, almonds, coconut, pear, yoghurt, cinnamon and cardamom – the texture should be thick but smooth.
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		To serve, drizzle with maple syrup or honey and top with ricotta, blueberries or torn fresh dates. Sprinkle with a little extra cinnamon, if desired.
Living the Healthy Life by Jessica Sepel is out Thursday (6th April), published by Bluebird, £16.99. Images by Rob Palmer.

                                							







