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Happy Mother’s Day!  Hope you all got to spend time with your mamas.  As a gift, Jacob built me 3 raised garden boxes (2 of them pictured below).

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I’m excited to get them into the ground and filled with dirt.  Also, I have kale and cucumber beginning to sprout in my DIY egg shell seed starters!  Hooray for 2 year old seeds to still grow!

Today is another Secret Recipe Club reveal day.  This month was super fun for me.  I was given Jennifer of Peanut Butter and Peppers!  Jennifer is a blogger I’ve known since before Hunter was born.  She even guest posted for me once he arrived.  Jennifer loves food and shares so many yummy looking meals, snacks and treats.  I seriously just want her to come and cook for me.  Like every day.  Personal chef????

Okay, it will probably be a no, so I guess I’ll make some food for myself.  The recipe I chose as a no brainer – bircher muesli – AKA overnight oats!

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With the warmer temps around here I’ve been eating less and less hot oats –  and that makes me sad!

Soaking your raw rolled oats in liquid (yogurt, milk and juice) plumps them up and ‘cooks’ your oatmeal for you.  No hot stove required.

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Jennifer’s bircher muesli is a bit different than previous overnight oats I’ve made.  Normally I go with banana and peanut butter, but here, the flavors are bright and fresh.  OJ and pineapple juice + fresh shredded apple set the tone with natural sweetness.  I went ahead and amped up the fruity flavors with a fig and orange zest Chobani bite.

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Bircher Muesli
Serves 1

Adapted from peanut butter and peppers

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 small apple, grated
  • 1/4 cup juice (combo orange and pineapple juice)
  • 3.5 oz fig and orange zest chobani bite (or plain yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Add all of the ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerated for at least 8 hours.

And it’s all ready and waiting for you in the morning!  So so yummy, thanks Jennifer!

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Emily at Chobani was so sweet and sent me all four Chobani bite flavors to try.  And try I have.  Here are my order of favorites: raspberry with dark chocolate chunks, coffee with dark chocolate chunks, caramel with pineapple chunks, and lastly fig with orange zest.  Obviously, I love me some chocolate!

Last thing before I head to bed –  tomorrow (Monday) is Make It Monday!  What are you sharing?  Read more about it on the Make It Monday page – I hope you’ll join in!

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What is your favorite warm weather breakfast?  Do you make breakfast the night before often?  How was your Mother’s Day?

Until next time,

Heather
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Hi! I'm Heather, a sports mom of four, cookbook author, and the creator of Fit Mama Real Food. I share high protein, kid-approved recipes for busy families. So glad you're here!

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21 Comments

  1. Miz Helen says:

    I just love you Bircher Muesli, it looks delicious, Jennifer has great recipes. This is a great recipe choice for the SRC.
    Have a fun week!
    Miz Helen

    1. Fit Mama says:

      She sure does!

  2. Caroline @ Broccoli Hut says:

    Ooh! Nice Mother’s Day gift! I’m a tad jealous 🙂
    The muesli looks delicious–I will send this to my dad, as he LOVES muesli.
    I always tend to eat the same breakfasts, regardless of how hot it is outside. I lived in Alabama most of my life, and I would eat hot oats even on the hottest day in July!

    1. Fit Mama says:

      I hope he likes it! I’m pretty stoked to get those beds into the ground and growing me some veggies!

  3. Tiff @ Love Sweat & Beers says:

    Mmmm, I’m a big fan of museli. Thanks for the recipe!

  4. Shelley C says:

    Oh my gosh, I have been SO wanting to try overnight oatmeal and now I am absolutely going to do it – your version looks so delicious, not to mention how absolutely ADORABLE Hunter is!! Great choice and so fun you were paired with a friend!

  5. Charlotte @ Commitness to Fitness says:

    Looks so yummy!! Hunter is soo cute in those pics! Lets see favorite warm weather breakfast, well I guess I mix it up a lot but the one constant is a piping hot cup of coffee 🙂 doesnt matter if its 95 degrees out, I love hot coffee.

  6. Heather @ Join Us, Pull up a Chair says:

    Yum! I’m a big fan of overnight oats and yours look delicious. I’m jealous of your raised beds, I won’t be planning a garden this year since we will most likely be moving before we can enjoy our homegrown vegetables. Happy Mother’s Day!

  7. Judee@ Gluten Free A-Z says:

    I love the combination of additions in this oatmeal, especially the apple and the way you cut it.. looks delicious.

  8. Erica says:

    YUM! Great pick! What a delicious breakfast! Actually, I think I could eat this all day long!! I like parfaits when it gets hot. Glad you had a wonderful Mother’s day

    1. Fit Mama says:

      Oh ya it is like a parfait, just no crunchy granola!

  9. Sweet as Sugar Cookies says:

    What a cool way to make oatmeal without a stove.

  10. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says:

    Ahhhhh!! I am so happy you got me!! I didn’t even realize your were in Group B. I love the changes you made to the recipe! It sounds incredible. Ok, I LOVE Chobani (just like Hunter) and I thought I have tried all their flavors, yet I didn’t realize there was a fig flavor. I have to look for that next time I’m at the store. It’s time for me to go to bed, but now I think I need to make over night oats first!

    HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!! I love the raise garden beds! I can’t wait to see the pictures of it with all your home grown produce!!

    1. Fit Mama says:

      I didn’t know you were group B either, so I was suuuuper excited when I saw your name in the email 🙂 It’s always fun to surprise a friend! Find the fig and try… especially in this! Very yummy. Thanks for the awesome recipe!