Name: Try Jock Zonfrillo’s Bircher Porridge
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup (100 g) rolled oats; ¼ cup (20 g) moist coconut flakes; 1¼ cups (310 ml) milk (nut or dairy) 1 cup (250 g) Greek yoghurt; ½ pink lady apple, grated; ½ green pear, grated; 2 tbsp sultanas; 1 tbsp chia seeds; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ tsp cinnamon; fruit, seeds and chopped nuts, to serve

Try Jock Zonfrillo’s Bircher Porridge

The kids are guaranteed to love it!

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Resting

This Bircher Porridge recipe is an exclusive extract from Jock Zonfrillo’s book, Recipes to Remember.

Jock’s family were determined to finish his project after his unexpected passing more than two years ago. Lauren Zonfrillo, Jock’s widow, shared in an Instagram post in June, “He’d started his cookbook when we lost him, so we finished it. Recipes to Remember is filled with the meals he made for us, photos from our family albums, and – in his own words – what he loved about food and life.”

Recipes to Remember by Jock Zonfrillo — Jock’s new book is available to buy from 29 July. *(Credit: Simon & Schuster)* *(Credit: Credit: Simon & Schuster)*

Where to buy Recipes to Remember

Recipes to Remember (Simon & Schuster, $55) is available to buy from 29 July across major retailers.

NOTE: Bircher porridge will keep in the fridge for up to three days, so it’s a great make-ahead breakfast.

Ingredients

1 cup (100 g) rolled oats

¼ cup (20 g) moist coconut flakes

1¼ cups (310 ml) milk (nut or dairy) 1 cup (250 g) Greek yoghurt

½ pink lady apple, grated

½ green pear, grated

2 tbsp sultanas

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp cinnamon

fruit, seeds and chopped nuts, to serve

Method

Step 1.

This is child’s play – other than the grating, they can make this themselves! Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix around, then cover or place in an airtight container and pop in the fridge.

Step 2.

Try to make it the night before so life is easier in the morning, but a couple of hours soaking will do the trick. And then it will last for up to three days in the fridge.

Step 3.

To serve, add whatever fresh fruit, seeds and nuts that you like. In our house, it’s always a fruit face.

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