Grab some mason jars and prep your breakfasts so you can have a delicious and healthy start to your day during the week! These Yogurt with Fruit and Homemade Granola Breakfast Meal Prep will have you looking forward to your mornings!
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Yogurt with Fruit and Homemade Granola Breakfast Meal Prep
I’ll admit that on more than one occasion I’ve woken up unprepared, ran out the door to work, then swing by Starbucks and spending almost $4 for a yogurt parfait. Raise your hand if that sounds familiar ??I KNOW. I KNOW. It really shouldn’t be that big of a deal but those $4 here and there in the mornings adds up (plus the drink I end up getting because I’m already there!!!). It might not seem like a lot but the $4s add up and well, I think I much rather spend that money on gelato haha. Gelato is easier to buy than make, parfaits on the other hand… it’s SO simple.
What You Need To Make Your Own Yogurt with Fruit and Homemade Granola Breakfast Meal Prep
- Yogurt (you can make your own with an Instant Pot!)
- Frozen berries (frozen fruit will melt in the fridge, so it provides extra juiciness/liquid to the cups) or fresh fresh berries
- Granola (old fashioned oats, honey, pinch of salt, sliced almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds)
For my granola, I tend to just toss in whatever nuts and bits and pieces I have in my pantry. This time around, I just so happen to have pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and some sliced almonds! So in the granola they go. I love making homemade granola for parfaits because it means I get to control what goes in the granola.
Tips To Perfect Your Homemade Yogurt Parfaits
- I choose to keep my granola in little half pint mason jars so they can avoid getting soggy if they’re in the fridge for later in the week. Also – remember to make sure you have room in your mason jar to pour the granola in if you’re keeping the granola and yogurt separate
- Try this homemade Instant Pot Yogurt if you want to try making your own yogurt.
- If you want to keep everything together, be sure to layer so the granola doesn’t get soggy
- Keep in mind, the more nuts and seeds you add, the higher the calorie content because of how dense in fat they are but hey, they’re healthy :)
- I recommend sticking with plain whole milk yogurt – again the amount you want in the jars are up to you. As you can see, the photo above, I put less yogurt in but the photos above that one, it’s more filled. It depends on how much yogurt you plan on consuming. Your perfect granola:berry:yogurt ratio may be different than mine!
- If you’re not a fan of plain yogurt, add a drizzle of honey or some vanilla extract! However, if you’re using frozen fruit, the juices from that should sweeten up the parfait
- There is honestly no right or wrong way to do this – this is just a loosely followed “recipe” so don’t stress about it! Got extra fruit or yogurt left over? Just eat it as a snack ;)
Yogurt with Fruit and Homemade Granola Breakfast Meal Prep
Ingredients
- 4.5 cups yogurt
- 1 bag frozen mixed berries, or fruit of your choice
For the granola
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp honey
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Homemade Granola
- Mix together all your granola ingredients in a bowl and then spread it out in a sheet pan
- Bake at 300F for 30 minutes, keeping an eye on it and giving it a stir or two throughout the process.
Yogurt Parfait
- Layer in a mason jar the fruit and then the yogurt. Optional to add the granola in at this step or keep it separate in a different mason jar to prevent it from getting soggy.
Nutrition Per Serving
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