Prep 10 minTiming 10 minutes, plus at least 6 hours soakingServes 2
Ingredients
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100 g rolled oats
250 g plain low-fat yoghurt
120 ml reduced-fat milk (124 g)
1 pear, coarsely grated (160 g)
18 g honey
1 g ground cinnamon
25 g walnuts, roughly chopped
Method
Stir the oats, yoghurt, milk and cinnamon together in a bowl or a jar.
Grate the pear straight in, skin and all, and fold it through. The skin is where most of the fibre is and it disappears into the oats overnight.
Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight. The oats take up the liquid and go soft without any heat.
Stir, loosen with a splash of milk if it has gone stiff, and thread the honey over and scatter the walnuts on top.
Tomorrow
Keeps 3 days. Make both portions at once and the second morning takes no time.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Total 10 minutes, plus at least 6 hours soaking
Oats soaked overnight in yoghurt and milk so they are soft by morning, with grated pear through them. Nothing to cook.
Ingredients
100 g rolled oats
250 g plain low-fat yoghurt
120 ml reduced-fat milk (124 g)
1 pear, coarsely grated (160 g)
18 g honey
1 g ground cinnamon
25 g walnuts, roughly chopped
Approximate per serving
1877 kJ / 448.7 kcal · protein 17.7 g · carbohydrate 54.6 g · fibre 8 g · fat 14.5 g · sodium 129.5 mg
Method
Stir the oats, yoghurt, milk and cinnamon together in a bowl or a jar.
Grate the pear straight in, skin and all, and fold it through. The skin is where most of the fibre is and it disappears into the oats overnight.
Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight. The oats take up the liquid and go soft without any heat.
Stir, loosen with a splash of milk if it has gone stiff, and thread the honey over and scatter the walnuts on top.
Tomorrow
Keeps 3 days. Make both portions at once and the second morning takes no time.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
Everyday cooking that takes reflux seriously: your own triggers rather than a blanket banned list, and evenings that sit lighter before bed, which is what current guidance supports. It works alongside your treatment, and some symptoms need a doctor rather than a different dinner.
