Princess Diana‘s favourite breakfast has been revealed almost 30 years after her tragic death – and it’s a ‘super healthy’ one loved by influencers.
According to her former chef, the late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry began eating the nutritious meal of overnight oats after discovering on a trip to Switzerland in the 1990s.
In a video shared to his YouTube channel, ex royal cook Darren McGrady said the simple hearty breakfast was what the princess ate ‘everyday’ or on ‘most mornings’ at Kensington Palace.
He added that it was ‘healthy and packed with protein and nutrients’ – much of the reason why modern-day celebrities and influencers have gone crazy for it.
A-listers such as Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham have all championed the meal in recent years.
Overnight oats is a no-cook dish that requires preparing oatmeal by soaking it in liquids such as milk or juice, and other ingredients such as fruits, nut butters and nuts overnight in the refrigerator.
Nutritionists have labelled it one of the healthiest breakfasts to exist due to properties such as lessening the risk of diabetes, reducing cholesterol and the risk of obesity.
In a caption accompanying the clip, Darren shared his special recipe which included blueberries and fresh walnuts.
Princess Diana’s favourite breakfast has been revealed almost 30 years after her tragic death – and it’s a ‘super healthy’ one loved by influencers (The royal pictured leaving the gym in London in 1995)
Ex royal chef Darren McGrady (pictured on YouTube) said the simple hearty breakfast was what the princess ate ‘everyday’ or on ‘most mornings’ at Kensington Palace
He began by explaining that Princess Diana was ‘looking the best she ever did’ during the days he cooked overnight oats and other meals for her.
‘She was now eating healthy – her go-to breakfast was something called overnight oats’ said Darren.
He added: ‘Now today overnight oats is popular. Everybody is eating them but they date back to 2012.
‘That’s when you couldn’t go on social media without seeing a recipe for overnight oats. But Princess Diana was eating overnight oats almost 20 years earlier in 1993.’
The top chef revealed that Diana stumbled upon the dish in Switzerland, where she was introduced to the intriguing breakfast for the first time.
‘They were actually called bircher muesli and they were invented by a Swiss nutritionist who thought they were really, really good and all the ingredients were super, super healthy’ he continued.
Overnight oats was reportedly invented by Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner around the 20th century so his patients could enjoy a healthy and easy meal.
Darren joked that the late princess stole the recipe and returned to Britain where she asked the expert chef to make them for breakfast ‘everyday’.
Darren revealed that Diana loved overnight oats (pictured) – although some of you may have heard of it through A-listers such as Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham
Darren explained that Princess Diana was ‘looking the best she ever did’ during the days he cooked overnight oats and other meals for her (pictured 1993)
The expert chef showed the camera a silver bowl of uncooked oats, and afterwards poured a jug of freshly squeezed orange juice inside it
He added that while oatmeal could be enjoyed hot, eating them cold placed the dish on ‘another level’ and made them taste ‘amazing’.
Next he talked viewers through his personal recipe, one seemingly similar to what he cooked for the late royal princess herself.
‘Start off by steeping the oats – that means adding a liquid to them. I use rolled oats.
‘Don’t use the quick oats or anything like that’ he warned. ‘The rolled oats in my opinion are the best’.
Darren showed the camera a silver bowl of uncooked oats, and afterwards poured a jug of freshly squeezed orange juice inside it.
‘Cover them [the oats] with plastic and then put them in the refrigerator and leave them overnight… overnight oats.’
He produced the results of nightly soaked oats which appeared to have swelled up with each grain now clinging to each other.
The expert chef stirred the contents together and then reached for his next ingredient – a pot of yoghurt.
Overnight oats is a no-cook dish that requires preparing oatmeal by soaking it in liquids like milk, and other ingredients such as fruits, nut butters and nuts overnight in the refrigerator
Darren presented the final concoction in a medium-sized tumbler with a silver panel which was now overflowing with creamy oats
He opted for the dairy snack due to its high protein content, and then for a sweet kick he added a drop of honey.
‘With the raw honey just do that to taste,’ continued Darren.
‘If you like it really, really sweet then obviously put a little bit more in but not too much’.
Finally he added half a honey crisp apple, the juice of one lemon, one cup of fresh blueberries and a 1/2 cup of toasted walnuts.
‘So there are many different things you can add into the dish now’ he explained.
‘Los of different fruits, all the berries and the strawberries… chia seeds are really popular now too.
‘This is the classic traditional dish that Princess Diana had for breakfast every morning.
‘I have to admit when I was making this for Princess Diana every morning at Kensington Palace it was so good, I actually used to double the recipe so that the chef got it too’ he joked.
He presented the concoction in a medium-sized tumbler with a silver panel which was now overflowing with creamy oats.
A few blueberries and chopped walnuts made for the perfect garnish to his completed recipe.
‘Well there you go! It’s so much cheaper than buying it ready made at the store’ he concluded.
Serves 2:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 TBS raw honey
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/2 honey crisp apple
1 lemon, juice only
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup toasted walnuts
Add the orange juice to the oats, stir and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night. Stir in the Greek yogurt, honey (to taste) and lemon juice.
Grate the apple and add to the oats and fold in. Add half of the blueberries and stir. Spoon into a serving dish and decorate with the remaining blueberries and walnuts.
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Overnight oats (pictured) was reportedly invented by Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner around the 20th century so his patients could enjoy a healthy and easy meal
