Parfait is such a delight that we can’t only enjoy them as a dessert. Whip up a healthy, delicious, yet hassle free yogurt parfait any time of the day.

Here we are again making parfait. Well, if we want to be completely honest yogurt parfaits aren’t really parfaits at all.

Parfaits are supposed to be frozen custard like desserts originated from France. For some weird reason people between France and the US call liver paste, parfait. Brits always had their way of doing things. It’s so interesting that two countries being so close to each other geographically, yet being on the totally opposite end of culinary greatness.

The original French parfait really is a divine thing to use in desserts of any kind, be as plain as layering it between fruit and granola. Unfortunately, people in the US have no time for such nit-pickiness as the French do.

If parfait were available in the same way as yogurt though, we wouldn’t have to muse about why such thing as yogurt parfait exist. Although, yogurt parfait sheer existence is an insult to the original French dessert, we shouldn’t frown upon them just yet.

At the end of the day parfait is a dessert, so having a dessert at the breakfast table is always a bit of decadency.

Sure, enough we can take that route as well. With a bit of extra sweetener yogurt granola can be elevated to the pedestal of desserts without anyone complaining about that they have to eat yogurt as dessert.

On the other hand, yogurt parfait can be totally enjoyed without any sweetener as a dessert or breakfast using natural ingredients that are exciting enough anytime of the day.

Even those who are on a special diet like keto can find pleasures in yogurt parfaits. Low carb fruits like most berries and keto granola made from nuts can be used in the layering.

At the end of the day it doesn’t matter how we call our parfait as long as it puts a smile on the faces we make them for, be it in the morning or in the afternoon.

Ingredients

Servings: 3

1 cup / 250g Greek or plain yogurt
2 oz / 50g toasted mixed nuts and seeds of choice:
- Almond
- Hazelnut
- Walnut
- Pumpkin seed
- …
Optional
- 1 teaspoon Honey or sweetener of choice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 oz / 50g Raspberries or other berries of choice (fresh or frozen)

How to make Yogurt parfait

Put the nuts of choice into a food processor and chop it to desired sized chunks. Mind not to overdo it as that would result in some rough nut flour that not necessarily our goal here.
Mix sweetener of choice and vanilla extract with the chopped nuts for a bit more of excitement in flavor. It’s an optional step that can be completely left out.
Roast the chunks of nuts in a frying pan on medium heat while stirring occasionally until the whole batch gets a throughout golden brown color.
Take it off the heat and let it cool down. Optionally, make a bigger batch in the oven essentially creating keto granola.
Make the layers with yogurt, berries of choice and the roasted nuts.

Note: If the layers aren’t of paramount importance then natural yogurt can be used as well.

Enjoy!

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