I am going to review how to make a breakfast parfait. If you haven't tried a breakfast parfait before then you are in for a treat as it is a delicious way to start your day.
I know that technically it's not a parfait, but I saw someone on Instagram layering yogurt, fruit and a little granola in a tall glass and calling it a breakfast parfait. I immediately thought of a different option that I could make.
First a little bit about me. I absolutely love overnight oats and eat these for my breakfast regularly, they taste good, but to be honest they don't look that fantastic. I also love having berries with my breakfast and when I choose to have
proats I will often top them with berries. I also like to keep my breakfasts both gluten and dairy-free for the majority of the time.
Now let's look at the breakfast parfait.
My Breakfast Parfait Breakdown
I basically have 3 different layers:
- Coconut yogurt
- Overnight oats
- Frozen berries
Let's talk through the overnight oats layer. I use the following ingredients:
2/3 cups oats (now I use regular oats as I'm not a celiac so the fact that some gluten may be present - oats are naturally gluten-free - isn't something I need to worry about, but obviously you can use any oats)
2 scoops of vanilla protein powder (I use Arbonne's one which is a vegan protein)
1 cup dairy-free milk of choice (I alternate between using coconut milk or unsweetened almond milk)
The rest of the ingredients I don't really measure (confession time I tend to be a throw things together kind of cook as opposed to measuring everything carefully!).
Black chia seeds, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.
I mix this all together and I'm ready to start making the parfait. You will note (if you've made overnight oats before) that I don't add as much fluid as usual, this is because I'm adding yogurt and frozen berries so the oats can soak up some of the water from the defrosting process and some of the yogurt.
I use what is called a breakfast smoothie cup to make my breakfast parfait in - I had tried a hurricane glass I have at home, but it wasn't big enough! I brought mine in K-Mart here in Australia, but you can find similar items on Amazon if you're not in Australia or New Zealand. Mine has a lid with a hole in it and reusable straw as well as a full lid which is the one that I obviously use and is similar to this one that I found on Amazon -
Smoothie Breakfast Cup.
Putting the Breakfast Parfait Together
I place a little yogurt in the bottom of the glass/cup, on top of this I add 1/3 of the overnight oats mixture, then some frozen fruit*, yogurt, 1/3 of the overnight oats mix, frozen fruit, yogurt, remaining overnight oats, a small amount of fruit and a tsp or two of the yogurt (I like to be able to see a little of the oat mixture showing through around the edges when I look at the breakfast parfait, but the aesthetic is up to you.
As far as the frozen fruit I actually use different ones on each layer. First up I use a mixed blend called the Dark Fruits Mix (it contains blackberries, dark cherries, black currants), next I use a mixed blend called Ruby Fruits Mix (this contains strawberries, dark cherries, red currants), on the top I use frozen blueberries.
To be honest, I would probably mix the fruits up even more, but they've been in short supply in our local supermarket at the moment so I've been using the fruits I've got plenty of. I do love the variety as I eat so I'll continue to mix it up but I can't wait to be able to get frozen raspberries & blackberries again as I fancy trying a layer of each of the following - raspberries, strawberries & blackberries.
You can see the different layers showing through in this photo, doesn't it look good? Let me know if you are going to try this or not.
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Lou, this sounds like such a delicious and healthy way to start the day! I no longer eat oats (or any grains), but I’m pretty sure I can modify this to suit my slightly different dietary requirements. Thanks for the great recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI don't have, or follow, any dietary restrictions, but have gained too much weight of late. Thus this healthy looking and sounding 'breakfast parfait' may be just what I need to start my day. Thanks for your recipe, Louanne.
ReplyDeleteI make these all of the time, Lou, I use the same ingredients and add a little almond milk. I use fresh fruits or frozen and sometimes add a sprinkle of cinnamon. I take one of these in my lunch when I work. Thanks for the reminder, as I haven't made one of these in a while.
ReplyDeleteYour parfait sounds delicious Lou! Anything with fruit is a winner with me. I really like the idea of making it the night before. Even though I don't work outside my home, I still feel that morning rush to get started on my work and knock it out for the day. Having the parfait ready to eat would make eating breakfast a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteWow does that ever sound delicious. I'm actually craving this right now. Every ingredient in this parfait is something I would love. Also, what a healthy treat!
ReplyDeleteI love your Breakfast Parfait! It looks and sounds so delicious! I know from the ingredients that I would love it and it seems like a healthy start to the day and could probably be a great snack as well. Thank you for the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteLou, this looks delicious! I tried overnight oatmeal a few times (for camping, I just brought the jar of overnight oats along in the cooler) but it was never thrilling. I bet I'd love it using your parfait style. I'm going to try again.
ReplyDeleteThis is not something that I would normally eat, but, in everyone's life there should be a shake up once in a while. It does sound interesting and delicious, so maybe I need to try this. Thanks for a new way to do breakfast!
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