when i was in high school, we had an exchange student from switzerland named claudia. she was with us for six months? maybe more? she attended our local high school and was the same year as my sister kate. i have such fun memories of claudia living with us. it was like my sister’s best friend (who i really liked) living in our home. she’s still good family friends with us and we’ve seen her since her time as our exchange student.
anyway, aside from the swiss chocolate that she’d bring us (the best!!), she also made this muesli for us. we’d have a huge bowl of it in the fridge and i would plow through it bowl by bowl by bowl… by bowl. my mom got the recipe and continued making it beyond claudia’s time with us. it’s the perfect mix of slightly crunchy, sweet, and hearty. it feels like it could be dinner if you were having a lazy night, though, i guess it’s technically breakfast. still, that doesn’t stop me from eating it for each meal and all the snacks in between.
there’s a lot of different ways to do it. things you can add or exclude based on what you have, what’s in season, how you like it. get the green one pictured above with no added sugar. the side of it has a recipe that i loosely follow. so much of it is eyeballing and mixing, pouring a little, then pouring some more, so measurements don’t really matter. i just made a really big bowl the other day with two of the above boxes and it’s almost gone. in my house, william and i are the only ones who eat it but don’t let that deter you! it’s good. the rest of my family are just fools.
the recipe is going to drive you crazy, because it’s not really a recipe at all. but it’s pretty hard to get wrong. also, letting it sit is key. overnight is best, but at least an hour is necessary. both for taste, texture, and digestion.
original swiss muesli
a box of “no added sugar” familia swiss muesli
a ratio of plain yogurt to strawberry (i used much more plain than strawberry, but the strawberry is nice for some sweetness); for one box i’d estimate at least 2 cups of yogurt
a few cups of milk; again, for one box, at least 1 cup (the liquid will get soaked up and then you might want to add more; it should be more liquid, with a soft texture
grapes, chopped in half
a grated apple, maybe two
you could go crazy and add berries, bananas, but my favorite combination is just the grapes and apples.
optional: a splash of orange juice
mix all of the above. let sit. enjoy!
(as the dry ingredients soak up the liquid ingredients you might find you need to add more milk/yogurt. do so!)
Delicious. I usually make my own muesli and just have it with milk but this mix sounds awesome!