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Carrot cake bircher – a sweet, healthy treat

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Published on 10 January, 2018
Last Updated on 13 July, 2018 by 84 Comments

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Breakfast coleslaw - a sweet "coleslaw" treat featuring Onken plain grain yogurt and fresh fruit

Bored of the same old breakfast options? How about this sweet carrot cake bircher?

This delicious combination of apple, carrot, dried apricots and toasted oats is made extra special with the addition Onken Plain Grain, a slightly sweetened plain yogurt with 5 grains – Barley, Oats, Rye, Wheat and Rice. I absolutely love the texture of Onken Plain Grain – it’s creamy, chewy, refreshing and satisfying.

Sweet breakfast coleslaw, served with fresh fruits

Here’s how to make this fun breakfast bircher!

Ingredients

  • Small handful rolled oats
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored and julienned
  • 1 small carrot, peeled and julienned
  • 1 handful chopped dried apricots
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pot (450g / 16 oz) Onken Plain Grain yogurt
  • 1 handful mixed fruit/berries

Instructions

Put the oats in a dry frying pan.

Oats are toasted in a frying pan

Toast over a medium heat, shaking continually for a minute or two until golden brown. Tip onto a plate to cool and set aside.

Golden brown toasted oats, part of this delicious and unusual breakfast coleslaw

In a large bowl, combine the apple, carrot, apricots and cinnamon.

Apple, carrots, apricot and cinnamon are mixed together in a bowl

The cinnamon adds sweetness to this breakfast coleslaw

Fold in the Onken Plain Grain.

Onken Plain Grain, added to the fruit and veg to create a coleslaw-like consistency

Mixing Onken plain grain yogurt into the sliced fruit and carrot

The finished sweet breakfast coleslaw!

Serve topped with a scattering of berries and the toasted oats.

Serve your breakfast coleslaw like this, topped with toasted oats and surrounded by fresh fruit like oranges, strawberries, bananas, raspberries and blueberries.

Isn’t that lush? Sweet breakfast coleslaw really is a thing, and it’s yummy!

Sweet breakfast coleslaw featuring Onken plain grain yogurt

If you’d like this breakfast coleslaw recipe again in a printable format, just click PRINT on the recipe card below.

Carrot cake breakfast bircher

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 bowls
Author: Emily Leary
A nutritious breakfast treat as sweet as it is delicious!
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Metric - Ounces

Ingredients

  • 1 handful rolled oats
  • 1 apple peeled, cored and julienned
  • 1 small carrot peeled and julienned
  • 1 handful dried apricots chopped
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 450 g Onken Plain Grain yogurt
  • 1 handful mixed fruit/berries

Instructions

  • Put the oats in a dry frying pan and toast over a medium heat, shaking continually for a minute or two until golden brown. Tip onto a plate to cool and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the apple, carrot, apricots and cinnamon.
  • Fold in the Onken Plain Grain.
  • Serve topped with a scattering of berries and the toasted oats.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 102.9% | Vitamin C: 7.3% | Calcium: 41.1% | Iron: 1.7%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Breakfast
Keywords: breakfast
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Have you ever tried sweet coleslaw before? What do you think?

For more tasty breakfast ideas featuring Onken yogurt why not try my fruity pancake stack or fruity breakfast froyo?

This is a commissioned post for Onken.

Get Your Kids to Eat Anything by Emily Leary

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  3. This looks so delicious and of course healthy, love the way you presented it. I would love to try this out, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

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  5. Even the look of this meal is healthy! I bet it makes one happier on a Monday morning just to look at a plateful of it ;) I love how you arranged the fruits, and it seems like a delicious breakfast!

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  7. I winced when I first read coleslaw as I’m not a fan of the traditional stuff! This looks delicious though, and a fab change to the usual breakfasts I serve up!

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  8. Wow! I never heard of breakfast coleslaw but it looks like a really great dish. I will try it. Thanks for the recipe.

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  14. Very interesting recipe! I would not have thought to do this but the ingredients sound really good together. I might have to try this. Do you think this is something that can be made in advance?

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  21. I have never thought to make a breakfast coleslaw. This is so totally ingenious. It looks like a perfect breakfast. I can’t wait to try it

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  24. This very interesting! I never heard of breakfast coleslaw before, but my mind is telling me I should go for it. I will certainly try this out today and see what it taste like. Thanks for sharing recipe! Xo

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  26. I wasn’t sure where you were going with this at first. Coleslaw for breakfast no thanks, glad I kept reading though as it’s not the traditional coleslaw I had envisioned. In fact this looks like something my children would devour and ask for more of.

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  27. I never heard of this mix before!
    I’m actually glad I came across your recipe! I’ve been having the same old bowl of oatmeal for a while now… And don’t get me wrong! I love it, but sometimes I feel like I need a little switch up, to keep things interesting ;)

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  32. This is a great idea for a very healthy breakfast full of vitamins. I never thought at coleslaw as a breakfast treat but indeed by adding yogurt instead of mayo and adding some fruits on the side it transforms it from a side salad to a yummy start of the day.

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  33. I would never have thought of have breakfast coleslaw! But this sounds totally delicious and I am quite a fan of the traditional type being known scoff tons. I am totally going to be trying this with the fruit too. Thanks for this idea x

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  37. This breakfast coleslaw looks delicious and nutritious as well. This is my kind of breakfast and I absolutely try to make this later. I really love it.

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  39. I never heard of this product before but it really sounds absolutely wonderful! I’m going to look for it at the store.

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  42. Breakfast is always a bit bland in our house, so I love finding new breakfast recipes. This looks so healthy and tasty! What a fabulous way to start the day!

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