Sometimes I'm amazed at how much my laziness enables me to come up with creative ways to get multiple benefits in one dish. Rather than eat multiple foods, I'd much rather eat just one dish that is power packed in one shot.
Feast your eyes on my latest concoction, a protein packed pumpkin yogurt parfait with bananas and gingersnap granola.You can make this parfait vegan friendly as well and I've included that option in the recipe below.
A nice bonus, this parfait recipe requires no cooking. It's easy and simple yet looks complex.
What's packed in this parfait yumminess:
- Skyr is the traditional yogurt of Iceland, and with its unique production you get 2-3 times the amount of protein as regular yogurt, as well as a yogurt that is so thick and custard-like a spoon can stick straight up in it. One Siggi's yogurt container has 16g protein. If you want to up the protein count even more, you can mix in one of these 9 protein powder options.
- Live Active cultures giving you good bacteria
- 0g Fat in the yogurt, pumpkin pie mix, and banana
- Potassium from the bananas
- Fiber from bananas and granola
- Sweet holiday tastiness from the pumpkin pie mix
Ingredients (for single serving):
- 1 170g Container of Siggi's Vanilla Yogurt or Greek Honey Yogurt. Use something thick - *Note to make vegan option
- 2 tbsp Farmer's Market Organic Pumpkin Pie Mix (can)
- 1/2 medium banana sliced into thin pieces (I use a half a banana vs. a whole to help cut down on overall sugar content of the parfait.)
- 1/2 c. Gingersnap Granola (which I got at the bulk foods section at Whole Foods. Use whatever granola sounds good to you.)
- Pumpkin pie spice (or you could use nutmeg or cinnamon)
- Small juice glasses
* Vegan option: To make vegan, in small food processor blend silken tofu, agave nectar with the pumpkin pie mix.You can also use a coconut, rice, or soy milk based yogurt, but these yogurts are on the watery side and won't hold layers as well.
Let's get mixin':
- Mix the 2 tbsp of Pumpkin Pie Mix in with the yogurt. I used 2-1/2 tbsp because I really like the pumpkin pie flavor and wanted the flavor to be more prominent.
I just mix in the yogurt container because it's one less bowl to wash. You'll have to mix well and really get the spoon to the bottom of the container because pockets of yogurt can hide. You want to end up with a nice smooth pumpkiny looking color when done mixing.
- Start layering your glass starting with a scoop of pumpkin yogurt. Next put the granola, and then the bananas.
- Repeat layer starting with a scoop of pumpkin yogurt.
- Top with a third layer of pumpkin yogurt, and sprinkle on some granola. Insert a banana slice for looks, and then sprinkle a few dashes of pumpkin pie spice on the top for a festive flair.
You can eat this pumpkin parfait for breakfast, brunch, or even as a dessert. I certainly enjoyed chowing on this holiday-ish treat.
