SUMMER BERRY MUESLI

We love oatmeal when it’s cold out. But in warm weather, this nearly instant bowl of cold oats and fruit feels exactly right. Muesli is a traditional Swiss breakfast of milk-soaked oats and fruit.

ACTIVE TIME: 5 MINUTES    | TOTAL TIME: 10 MINUTES   | MAKES 1 SERVINGS

EQUIPMENT

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Cereal bowl
Measuring cup
Box grater 
Spoon

INGREDIENTS

1 cup milk
1⁄2 cup old-fashioned oats
1⁄4 cup berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and/or sliced strawberries)
1⁄2 apple (grated on the large holes of a box grater. Don’t cut the apple in half before you grate it, or you won’t have anything to hold onto! Just grate one side until you get to the core.)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Put the milk and oats in the bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

  2. ​Add the berries, apple, and any of the optional toppings, and stir well. Eat right away.

TRY THIS:

Add any or all of the following toppings to make it:
Nutty: 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds
Seedy: 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or flax seeds 
Sweet: 1 chopped date
Fruitier: Swap in 1⁄4 cup diced fresh fruit, such as peaches or nectarines, for the berries — or use both!