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Two yogurt parfaits made with layers of greek yogurt, strawberries, banana, and homemade granola.
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Yogurt Parfait Recipe

A yogurt parfait recipe with layers of greek yogurt, strawberries, bananas, and homemade granola.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Keyword Yogurt Parfait
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 People

Ingredients

Homemade Granola

  • 6 large dates pitted
  • 3 tbsp almond butter
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extract
  • 1 cup large flake oatmeal
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup almonds, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp sunflower seeds

Alternative Purchase Granola

  • 2 cups purchased almond granola
  • 2 cups plain green yogurt
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar (optional)
  • 2 large bananas sliced
  • 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries.

Instructions

Homemade Granola

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a bit of overlap on the sides.
  • In a food processor or high powered blended combine combine the pitted dates, almond butter, honey, butter, and vanilla extract. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
    Four bowls with ingredients for homemade granola that will be part of a yogurt parfait. A bowl with prunes and spices, a bowl of oats, a bowl of coarsely chopped almonds and a bowl of sunflower seeds.
  • Transfer the date mixture to a large bowl. The add the oats, cinnamon, salt, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Mix until well combined and the oats and nuts are well coated.
    Adding cinnamon into a prune and almond butter mixture. The prune mixture is for homemade granola. The homemade granola will be part of a layered yogurt strawberry and banana parfait recipe.
  • Place the granola in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and using a fork break the granola into large clusters. Return to the granola to the oven and bake until its golden brown. About 10 more minutes.
  • Once baked remove from the oven, set aside and let cool. Granola continues to crispen while it cools, so allow the granola to cool at least 15 minutes before making the parfaits.
    A pan of homemade granola clusters you can see oats an almonds and sunflower seeds in the granola recipe.

To Serve Yogurt Parfaits with Strawberry and Banana

  • I think using plain Greek yogurt works well just as it is in this yogurt parfait recipe. The granola and the fresh fruit add enough sweet flavour for my tastes. But depending on your families taste preferences you may wish to add the optional sugar. To do this place the Greek into a small bowl add the sugar and stir well until it dissolves.
  • In four large parfait dishes or mason jars, layer the granola with alternating layers of Greek yogurt, sliced banana and fresh slice strawberries.
    Homemade strawberry banana parfaits.