This Rhubarb Parfait is a super simple make ahead breakfast that is not only tasty but relatively healthy and balanced too! It has a layer of crunchy, sweetened granola, thick and creamy greek yoghurt and is topped by fruity, slightly sour stewed rhubarb. I this recipe, I use my homemade Almond Granola Recipe but you can use any granola you prefer!
Fruit parfaits, not to be confused with French parfaits, are an American born dessert/breakfast. “The American version consists of layers differentiated by the inclusion of such ingredients as granola, nuts, yogurt and liqueurs, topped off with fruits or whipped cream.“”American parfait is typically served in tall glassware together with a long spoon known as a parfait spoon. The classical parfait glass is stemware. This has a short stem and a tall slender bowl, often tapered towards the bottom, also used for serving milkshakes.” (Wikipedia)
French parfait, however, has a frozen mousse like consistency and may or may not be sweetened. It can be served thickly sliced or individually molded, similar to a semifreddo. It is typically made from whipped egg, cream and some kind of syrup or puree.
This recipe really is incredibly straight forward. To begin, start by adding 3-4 tbsp of your granola to the bottom of the glass/container and spreading it out evenly. Top the granola with 3- tbsp of your yoghurt of choice and spread around evenly. To finish, top the yoghurt with 3-4 tbsp of stewed or roasted rhubarb. Serve immediately or cover and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Absolutely! Replace the greek yoghurt with any kind of yoghurt you would like. Low fat, fruit or dairy free yoghurts would work really well in this too.
To make this gluten free you can either choose gluten free oats when making your own granola or buy a granola that has used gluten free oats.
While I am partial to my homemade Almond Granola, I would recommend you choose a granola that is quite crunchy and not clumped. This is so the granola doesn’t immediately go soggy if you are making it ahead of time. Clumpy granola, while delicious, doesn’t layer quite as well in my opinion, the large clumps can leave a lot of empty space in between that you could have filled with more granola.
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