Take a second to think of your favorite quick breakfast that you enjoy eating most on those days when time is just not on your side. It may be a simple egg on toast (or avocado toast, as that is all the rage) or maybe a yummy smoothie bowl, but usually in my case I like to keep it simple with a bowl of cereal, as I find it hard to resist the combination of sweet crunchy cereal and super cold milk (am I right??)
Lately, however, I’ve been looking for ways to shake things up just a bit, as no one likes to get stuck in a breakfast rut, and also try and incorporate some extra nutrients and thought that a great way to do this would be to make an overnight yogurt breakfast parfait and put it all in a mason jar so that it could be easily grabbed during those on-the-go moments.
Fruits, especially berries, always made an appearance in the house the moment the first signs of spring began showing itself, which is why I think I’m such a fruit addict today. And I decided to use the Easy Homemade Granola recipe that I made a while back because I thought it would go well with all of the other flavors.
I prefer making it the night before so that its ready to go in the morning and it also allows the ingredients to marry into a bright, flavorful, beautiful combination of sweet berry juices, tangy yogurt, slippery chia seeds, and yummy oats from the granola that have soaked up all of this deliciousness.
I think parfaits are definitely going to become one of my go-to meals when I’m looking for something fast and healthy, but I’ll probably always be a cereal gal at heart 😉
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Very Berry Yogurt Breakfast Parfait
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of strawberries
- 2 tablespoons of raspberries
- 2 tablespoons of Blueberries
- 2 tablespoons of Blackberries
- 5oz cup of Plain Greek Yogurt (or any yogurt of your choosing)
- 1/4 cup of granola
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, optional
Preparation
- Layer the strawberries, yogurt, chia seeds, granola, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in a mason jar and allow to refrigerate overnight.
- Enjoy!
You can find this and so many other awesome and delicious recipes over at Fiesta Friday #64. See you there!!
11 Comments
Loretta
April 17, 2015 at 12:59 pmSo refreshingly delicious. Love all the colors and the flavors that this imparts. WElcome to Fiesta Friday, I tried to click on your link, but it did not work (page not found) is the error message I’ve received twice. So I just went to your home page and found your lovely contribution.
Justine @ Born and Bred in Brooklyn
April 20, 2015 at 6:37 pmHi Loretta, thank you!! I wonder why the link didn’t work 🙁 Maybe I could try submitting it again. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂
Lydia
April 17, 2015 at 5:37 pmYuuum — especially those raspberries! I’m so keen to eat as much fruit as possible right now, I think it’s the warmer weather, so this is a great suggestion 🙂
Justine @ Born and Bred in Brooklyn
April 20, 2015 at 6:32 pmThank you, Lydia 😀 I don’t know what it is, but something about the summer just makes fruits irresistible.
apuginthekitchen
April 18, 2015 at 8:11 amGorgeous partait!!!
Justine @ Born and Bred in Brooklyn
April 20, 2015 at 6:30 pmThank you, Suzanne!! 😀
Giramuk's Kitchen
April 20, 2015 at 9:51 amHow beautiful do those berries look?? this would be the perfect start to any day 🙂 My quick and easy go-to breakfast is an egg on toast… BUT I love eating fresh berries throughout the day 😀
Justine @ Born and Bred in Brooklyn
April 20, 2015 at 6:30 pmThank you!! I looove egg on toast too, but these parfaits are so awesome, I can’t resist 😀
Ginger
April 21, 2015 at 7:10 amWhat a delicious breakfast recipe! That’s, like, sunshine in a jar! Thank you so much for bringing it along to Fiesta Friday! The perfect morning after food 😉
Justine @ Born and Bred in Brooklyn
April 22, 2015 at 9:03 amThank you, Ginger! 😀
Hari Qhuang
May 5, 2015 at 4:25 pmBliss in a jar! XD