Easy Parfait Recipe

Layered yogurt parfait in a cup, showcasing layers of creamy yogurt, fresh fruit, drizzles of honey, and crunchy granola on top.

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My easy and delicious go-to breakfast: Parfait! Layers of fruit, yogurt, granola, and a drizzle of honey make it sweet and satisfying.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast, Snack, Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy parfait recipe, parfait, parfait recipe, yogurt parfait recipe

Servings: servings

Author: Chelsea Lords

Cost: $5.62

Equipment

4 glasses or cups

Ingredients

1 cup fresh strawberries diced
2 cups fresh berries I use a mix of blackberries, raspberries and blueberries—use whatever you have on hand.
3 cups vanilla yogurt use your favorite flavor! I love honey-vanilla Greek yogurt
1 cup granola homemade or store-bought
honey or pure maple syrup, optional
nut butter optional, for topping

See Note 2 for my other parfait recipes

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Instructions

Wash and thoroughly dry the fruit. If the fruit is wet at all, it affects the taste of the parfait. Remove stems from any berries and thinly slice the strawberries. Toss all fruit together.
Spoon 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt into the bottom of each of 4 cups. Alternate layers of fruit, granola, and yogurt, repeating until the cups are filled. If desired, drizzle warmed, drippy nut butter over the top. So good!
Enjoy right after making to avoid soggy granola. Parfaits don’t sit or store well (see note 1).

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Notes

Note 1: You can easily prep ingredients a day ahead (washing and cutting berries) and making the granola, but assemble the parfaits as close to serving as possible. Otherwise, the granola might get soggy and fruit becomes mushy. Don’t freeze this recipe. It doesn’t thaw well and layers become soggy. That said, you can use frozen berries in this parfait.

Note 2: For a chia seed layered parfait, layer yogurt with this chia seed pudding, fresh berries, and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.

For a chocolate-peanut butter parfait, layer yogurt with a generous spoonful of drippy almond or peanut butter, then top with a quick chocolate shell (recipe below), mini chocolate chips, and coarsely-chopped peanuts. Refrigerate briefly until the shell is firm, then crack into it!

Quick Chocolate Shell

2 tablespoons semisweet or milk chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coconut oil

Microwave for 20–30 seconds, stirring until smooth. Let cool for 1-2 minutes if needed, then drizzle 1-2 tablespoons over the yogurt. Refrigerate briefly until the shell is set.

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