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Overnight Bircher Apple Kefir Parfait

Creamy kefir-soaked oats with grated apple and cinnamon, layered with tangy yogurt, crisp diced apple, chewy raisins and crunchy chopped almonds.

Overnight Bircher Apple Kefir Parfait

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • 2 medium360 gApplehalf coarsely grated, half finely diced
  • 2 tsp10 gLemon juice
  • 1½ tsp4 gGround cinnamon
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ¼ cup40 gRaisins
  • 2 cups500 gPlain yogurt, low-fat
  • ¼ cup whole40 gAlmondsroughly chopped

Steps

  1. The night before: grate half of the apple and toss it with half of the lemon juice so it stays pale.
  2. In a bowl, stir together the oats, kefir, grated apple, three-quarters of the cinnamon, half of the maple syrup and the raisins. Cover and refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours, until the oats are soft and creamy.
  3. In the morning, finely dice the remaining half of the apple and toss it with the remaining half of the lemon juice.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir the yogurt with the vanilla and the remaining half of the maple syrup.
  5. Roughly chop the almonds.
  6. Build each of 4 glasses: a layer of soaked oats, then a layer of vanilla yogurt, then diced apple; repeat once, dividing each mixture evenly among the glasses.
  7. Top each glass with the chopped almonds and dust with the remaining quarter of the cinnamon. Serve cold.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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