Overnight Oatmeal Re-Creation

Corner Bakery has an amazing breakfast item called "Swiss Oatmeal" it's a type of oatmeal also caleld a museli and started by a Swiss doctor in the early 1900s. ITs' a cold, creamy oatmeal with apples, bananas, berries and almonds. I absolutely love it but don't like paying $4 for it. So I'm going to try and re-create it. Here's two recipes: The first from Whole Foods website and the second from Jamie Oliver's website. There's lots of other recipes out there but everything is about the same. I'm going to use these recipes to try nad make my own creation. When I make it, I'll let you all know how it turns out:

***Update. After reading many recipes and ingredients (including the ones that are in CB's Swiss Oatmeal) I think this is what I'm going to do:

Mix together rolled oats and dried berries - soak overnight in milk. In the morning, mix in yogurt, diced apples and toasted sliced almonds (and maybe a drizzle of honey if needed). TOp with fresh berries. I'll tell you how it turns out!

Overnight Oatmeal

Serves 4
This breakfast provides protein, whole grains and fresh fruit for a breakfast sure to help you start your morning right. Simply mix the ingredients together and refrigerate overnight. Enjoy it cold or warm the next morning.

Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats (not instant or quick cooking)
2 cups lowfat milk or milk substitute
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds
2 peaches or apricots, pitted and sliced
2 tablespoons agave nectar (optional)

Method
Combine oats, milk, zest and vanilla in a bowl then cover and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, scoop oatmeal into bowls and top with pecans, peaches and a drizzle of agave nectar.


Jamie Oliver's Pukkolla

Composing and Preserving
8 large handfuls of organic rolled oats
2 large handfuls of ground bran
1 handful of chopped dried apricots
1 handful of chopped dried dates
1 handful of crumbled walnuts
1 handful of smashed or shopped almonds, hazelnuts or brazil nuts

Add your oats and bran to your plastic container with the apricots and dates. Add the walnuts and other nuts. This will keep for a good couple months very happily in your airtight container.

Making and Knocking together

milk to cover
1/2 crunchy apple per person, washed and unpeeled

Try to make this the night or day before. Place double the amount of composed pukkolla cereal needed into a bowl. Cover with milk, grate in around 1/2 an apple per person and stir immediately to keep apple from discolouring. Place in the fridge.

Tucking in and Eating

1/2 banana per person, peeled and sliced or mashed
honey to taste

Remove the bowl from fridge. You will find that it has softened and thickened, so loosed with a little milk. Add your banana. Add honey to taste. Serve with a dollop of yogurt and some fresh mixed berries.

Sounds really good - I think I may have mix some up!