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Swiss Bircher muesli

Name: Swiss Bircher muesli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt; 2 crisp tart apples; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon honey, plus more if needed; 1/2 cup hazelnuts; Pinch of kosher salt; 1/2 cup fresh berries, for serving

Swiss-style soaked oats with freshly grated apple, lemon, yogurt, toasted hazelnuts, and a light honey finish.

About 6 hr 20 minTotal

About 20 minActive

$Cost

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Makes 4 servings

Equipment

Any medium bowl with room to whisk without splashing works here.
Best steady grip
OXO Good Grips Stainless Mixing Bowl Set
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Best value with lids
Cuisinart Stainless Mixing Bowls with Lids
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Another workable path: Any medium bowl with room to whisk without splashing works here.
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How we chose
Research-backed · reviewed Aug 2026
We compared stainless mixing-bowl sets for stability while whisking, useful size range, nesting, lids, durability, and cleaning. Hands-on comparisons informed the fit labels; manufacturer specifications established the exact sets. Kwilt has not used these bowls.
OXO Good Grips Stainless Mixing Bowl Set: The grippy bases help a bowl stay planted while one hand whisks and the other adds dashi or seasoning. Trade-off: The thicker insulated construction costs more and nests less compactly than plain stainless restaurant-style bowls.
Cuisinart Stainless Mixing Bowls with Lids: Three durable sizes and fitted lids make the set useful for prep and storage without paying for a specialized base. Trade-off: The plain stainless bottoms do not grip the counter, so a damp towel may help when whisking vigorously.
Another workable path: Any clean medium bowl with enough room to beat the eggs without splashing will work. A pouring lip or nonslip base is helpful, not required.
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Ingredients

1× recipe · Makes 4 servings

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
2 crisp tart apples
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey, plus more if needed
1/2 cup hazelnuts
Pinch of kosher salt
1/2 cup fresh berries, for serving

Instructions

Stir oats, milk, yogurt, lemon juice, honey, and salt in a . Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
Toast hazelnuts in a dry skillet over medium until fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes. Cool, rub away loose skins in a towel, and chop.
Just before serving, grate one apple, including its skin, on the large holes of a box grater directly into the soaked oats and fold through immediately.
Thin with a little milk if the mixture no longer falls easily from a spoon. Taste and add honey only if the apples require it.
Divide among bowls. Thinly slice the remaining apple and add it with berries and toasted hazelnuts.