# Overnight Bircher with Collagen: The Swiss Classic, Upgraded

> Birchermuesli has been Swiss cultural heritage since 1900. With collagen and Greek yogurt it becomes a breakfast with 30 g of protein.

Maximilian Bircher-Benner invented his muesli around 1900 as a health food, long before anyone said "meal prep". The original recipe was ahead of its time: rolled oats, grated apple, nuts, soaked overnight. We take the idea and upgrade it exactly where the classic falls short: protein.

## The Recipe (2 Servings)

**Ingredients:**

- 100 g rolled oats
- 2 scoops (20 g) [WOO® Collagen Nature](/en/shop/woo-collagen-nature-can)
- 200 g Greek yogurt
- 200 ml milk
- 1 large apple, coarsely grated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 30 g walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp honey, 1 tsp cinnamon, pinch of salt
- Topping: seasonal berries, a few walnut halves

**Preparation:**

1. Mix the oats, collagen, cinnamon and salt while dry so nothing clumps.
2. Stir in the yogurt, milk and honey, then fold in the apple and lemon juice.
3. Add the nuts, cover and refrigerate overnight.
4. In the morning, stir and top with berries and nuts. Ready in 60 seconds.

## Why Collagen Belongs in Your Muesli

Collagen Nature is taste-neutral and dissolves completely, so the muesli stays a muesli. On top of that you get around 10 g of collagen peptides per serving with a high share of glycine and proline, the building blocks of skin, tendons and ligaments. Together with the yogurt, this breakfast lands at around 30 g of protein and thus exactly at the threshold [that kickstarts muscle protein synthesis in the morning](/en/blog/overnight-oats-30g-protein-fruehstueck).

The grated apple delivers pectin for the microbiome, the walnuts omega-3 precursors and vitamin E. Bircher-Benner probably would not have minded.

## Three Variations

- **Autumn:** grated pear instead of apple, plus a pinch of cardamom
- **Berry boost:** [WOO® Collagen Strawberry-Prickly Pear](/en/shop/woo-collagen-strawberry-prickly-pear-can) instead of Nature, stir in frozen berries directly
- **Nut-free:** roasted pumpkin seeds instead of walnuts

**From the shop:** [WOO® Collagen Nature](/en/shop/woo-collagen-nature-can) as an invisible protein upgrade, [WOO® Flaxseed Flour](/en/shop/woo-flaxseed-flour-bag) for extra omega-3 fatty acids, [WOO® Beauty Caps](/en/shop/woo-beauty-caps-can) as a supplement for skin and hair from within.