Pregnancy · Breakfast
Iron-Rich Apricot & Cashew Bircher
Overnight bircher with dried apricots, cashews and orange juice - a cold breakfast quietly engineered around plant iron.
Per serving (approx.): 510 kcal · 18 g protein · 70 g carbs · 18 g fat · 9 g fiber
Ingredients
for 2 people
- 100 grolled oats
- 80 gdried apricots, chopped
- 50 gcashews, chopped
- 200 mlorange juice
- 200 mlwhole milk
- 150 gGreek yogurt
- 1 tbsppumpkin seeds
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Method
- Soak. Stir oats, apricots, cashews, orange juice and milk together; refrigerate overnight.
- Serve. Fold through the yogurt in the morning, top with pumpkin seeds, and add a splash of milk if it's thick.
Worth knowingDried apricots and oats bring the iron; the orange juice is the vitamin C that helps you actually absorb it. The pairing is the point.
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