What if your next breakfast could look and taste like a gorgeous, delicious dessert? Well, dream no more. This cherry parfait with chocolate granola is sweet, yet creative healthy breakfast idea.
This yogurt cup recipe is like that easy and quick to prepare You’ll want to make it every day. All you have to do is puree the cherries, mix together the granola ingredients and layer with soy yogurt in your prettiest glass. job done!
Combining granola with fruit and yogurt means you have one balanced and nutritious meal sure to fuel your morning. Oats, flaxseed, pumpkin seeds and almond butter are a powerhouse of fiber, protein and slow-digesting carbohydrates. They keep you full longer, curb cravings and prevent the energy crash in the morning.
We added a few pieces of dark chocolate chips to the granola mix for a boost of antioxidants and mood-boosting compounds. Make sure you use dark chocolate with at least 80% cocoa solids to keep sugar levels down and enjoy all the guilt-free benefits. Cherries are too rich in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins, a class of plant pigments that give this fruit its unique deep red color. You can use either fresh or frozen cherries so you don’t have to worry about not finding them when they’re out of season.
To make this breakfast parfait vegan, we used plain, unsweetened soy yogurt. If you can’t eat soy, you can replace it with coconut or almond yoghurt. We also have an easy recipe for homemade oat milk yogurt if you fancy trying something new.
A generous portion of this parfait packs a punch only 280 calories and covers 9% of your RDI for carbohydrates, 25% RDI for proteinsAnd 25% RDI for fibers. Sweet!