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Banana Yogurt Parfait

Published: Jan 15, 2019 Last Updated: Aug 15, 2021 by Marye 782 words. | About 4 minutes to read this article.

This banana yogurt parfait is an easy, make ahead breakfast that the kids will love! It's full of sweet banana pudding flavor and 25 grams of protein per serving.
Total time 5 minutes
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  • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • Yogurt Parfait Peer Pressure
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 📞 The last word
  • Make Ahead Banana Yogurt Parfait

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

  • Make ahead
  • 25 grams protein
  • Kid friendly

I love making these breakfast treats on the weekends and keeping the in the refrigerator for easy breakfasts anytome.

This make-ahead banana pudding yogurt parfait is a quick and easy breakfast recipe that's perfect for those days you need to grab and go! Layers of yogurt, bananas, pecans, and vanilla cookies turn this simple morning meal into a treat.

🔪 Instructions

  1. Chop or slice the bananas and dip in the orange juice..
  2. Add about ⅛ of the yogurt to each of four 8-ounce jelly jars or other container.
  3. Top with ⅛ of the vanilla wafers.
  4. Add ⅛ of the bananas.
  5. Sprinkle on ⅛ of the pecans.
  6. Repeat layers ending with the yogurt or pecans - as you prefer.
  7. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.

Yogurt Parfait Peer Pressure

Believe it or not yogurt wasn't really a thing in the early 1960s.

Our moms sleepily poured cereal in a bowl, topped it with milk, and sat across from us drinking instant coffee with bleary eyed boredom while we read the back of the cereal box and shoveled in something sugary.

This was quality time with mom back before Pinterest.

Yogurt was hippy food right along with homemade whole grain breads and organic produce.

Somewhere in that tumultuous time a company decided that yogurt shouldn't just be hippy food so they began to market it to middle America and by 1980 if you didn't eat yogurt you just weren't cool -- or healthy. 

My parents, who used organic gardening methods before they were cool, jumped on the yogurt wagon pretty early on.

I think it was because Mom no longer had to actually pour cereal and milk into a bowl - she could motion sleepily to the refrigerator  and I could get my container of yogurt and a spoon by myself.

Now, of course, we've embraced the yogurt revolution and most people can't imagine it not  being a part of their lives.

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What kid doesn't want dessert for breakfast? This easy Banana Pudding Yogurt Parfait sure doesn't taste good for you!

There are as many ways to vary this yogurt parfait as there are people who love to eat it!

  • Vanilla yogurt, chopped apples, raisins, dried cranberries, and pecans.
  • Lemon yogurt, blueberries, chopped white chocolate chips, graham crackers.
  • Plain yogurt sweetened with maple syrup, diced pears, walnuts.
  • Peach yogurt, vanilla yogurt, gingersnaps, pecans.
  • Vanilla yogurt, strawberries, crushed pretzels.
  • Coconut yogurt, mango cubes, granola.
  • Lime yogurt, strawberries, graham crackers.
  • Vanilla yogurt, raspberries, diced peaches, almonds.
  • Use chopped waffles for the crunch layer.
  • Top with sprinkles!
Yogurt Parfait sitting on a brick windowsill
You can make this kid friendly breakfast up to 3 days ahead or even freeze it for longer storage!

📚 Related recipes

  • Monte Cristo Casserole has all the flavors of your favorite sandwich in an easy casserole form.
  • Apple fritter bread tastes just like an apple fritter only it's so much easier!
  • Peach white chocolate muffins are so good they're almost a dessert.
  • English muffin bread is an easy batter bread everyone loves.

📞 The last word

I love these banana yogurt parfaits as a hearty, high protein breakfast that lasts me all morning or as an afternoon pick-me-up. Give them a try - pretty sure you'll love them too.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!

If you love this recipe please give it a 5 star rating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Layers of banana, nuts, cookies, and yogurt in a jar.
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Make Ahead Banana Yogurt Parfait

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This banana yogurt parfait is an easy, make ahead breakfast that the kids will love! It's full of sweet banana pudding flavor and 25 grams of protein per serving.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American - Breakfast
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings:4
Calories:323
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Ingredients

  • 32 ounces Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
  • 1 cup bananas, cut in cubes or slices
  • ½ cup vanilla wafer cookies, crushed
  • ½ cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  • ¼ cup orange juice, to dip bananas (keeps them from browning)

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Instructions

  • Chop or slice the bananas.
  • Pour the orange juice over the bananas and stir gently - let sit for a couple of minutes. This will keep the bananas from turning brown.
  • Divide the yogurt into 8 3-ounce servings. Or, eyeball it!
  • Add part of the yogurt to 4 8-ounce jelly jars or other container.
  • Top with ⅛ of the vanilla wafers.
  • Add ⅛ of the bananas.
  • Sprinkle on ⅛ of the pecans.
  • Repeat layers ending with the yogurt or pecans - as you prefer.
  • Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 547mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 1mg

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    First published January 15, 2019. Last updated August 15, 2021 for better readability.

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