These loaded breakfast granola parfaits are like eating dessert for breakfast! No one will ever guess that it’s healthier for you.
Today’s recipe is brought to you by my most current obsession which is banana cream pie all.the.things. Even in breakfast.
Do you see what I did there? I put an ordinarily guilt-ridden dessert into a totally guiltless breakfast. Thus, no guilt was felt and we are all given the green light to parfait our way through Tuesday.
So it feels like basically forever since we’ve done granola parfaits on the blog, and that’s probably because it HAS been all the forevers. Well over a year at least, and that might as well be forever.
Let’s chat things up for a minute about all the layers we’ve got going down here. The first layer is homemade vanilla pudding + vanilla yogurt. The pudding is super-easy to throw together and can be made WAY in advance if these parfaits are gonna be one of those weekday morning grab-n-gos.
The second layer is obviously granola, because we need lots of it here. You can use storebought, your own favorite recipe, or if you want your life to be MADE, you could always try my personal keeper recipe. No pressure, guys, but HINT HINT! 😉
Lastly, of course, we have bananas because they’re kinda the star here. After layering up all the good stuff a few times, you could also do something crazy like top the whole shebang with mini chocolate chips. Like me, Sarah the apparently crazy-lady forgot to do last time. Whoops!
Oh man, guys. We’re taking these parfaits ALL the way today!
What are YOU doing with your Tuesday? I sincerely hope you’re clearing your schedule for the wedding of banana cream pie to granola parfaits.
It promises to be a glorious breakfast event.
Banana Cream Pie Granola Parfaits
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Ingredients
- PUDDING
- 1 cup milk divided
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- PARFAITS
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 3 bananas peeled and sliced
- 3 cups granola
- Mini semisweet chocolate chips for topping optional
Instructions
- Make the pudding: In a medium saucepan, heat 3/4 cup milk and sugar over medium heat until hot. In a small bowl, whisk remaining 1/4 cup milk, egg yolk, and cornstarch until smooth. Whisking constantly, add 1 tablespoon hot milk mixture to egg yolk until smooth. Repeat a total of 4 times, then add all back to saucepan. Stirring occasionally, bring pudding to a simmer and cook until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt. Cool pudding at room temperature, then press plastic wrap directly on surface and refrigerate until cold.
- Remove pudding from refrigerator and whisk in vanilla yogurt until smooth. Assemble the parfaits in glasses, making three layers of pudding, sliced banana, and granola. Top each parfait with mini chocolate chips if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Dessert for breakfast is my favorite! I’m loving these parfaits, especially with that banana pudding. This would be such a fun dish to wake up to in the mornings. Such perfect flavors to start the day with!
Sarah says
Oh, it’s the PERFECT thing to wake up to. Definitely starts the day off right. 😉 Thanks Gayle!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
Of my goodness Sarah! Best parfait ever! I’m obsessed with banana cream pie and bananas are my favorite thing to eat for breakfast.
Sarah says
Thanks Christin! If banana cream pie is you thing then these are SO up your alley!
Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says
Wow! These parfaits might just motivate me to move my butt outta bed! They look delicious!
Sarah says
Haha! I can tell you from experience that these parfaits are SUPER-motivating! 😉 Thanks Denise!
Ashley says
Granola parfaits are always just so so fun! I’d take one for breakfast … or even right now as a pre-dinner snack??? 😉
Sarah says
I’m liking the sound of these for a pre-dinner snack! LOL.
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Hold up – BREAKFAST pudding?! SO smart to mix it with yogurt so I can eat all the banana cream pie for breakfast. These will have me waking up extra early! 😀
Sarah says
It’s seriously breakfast taken to the next level!! 😉 Thanks Rachel.
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen says
I would scarf this down for breakfast for sure!! Beautiful pictures as always!!
Sarah says
Thank you so much Renee!
Danielle says
Oh my goodness! I haven’t had breakfast yet, but I’m so wishing I had one or two of these sitting in front of me right now. What a fun and creative parfait, Sarah!
Sarah says
Aww thanks so much Danielle! You so need to try these!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
You can never have too many granola recipes! Who can resist the banana cream pie flavors? I could eat this for breakfast and snack. So good!
Sarah says
Agreed! Granola everything for daaaays!
Manali @ CookWithManali says
omg! now this is the kind of breakfast I want to eat everyday!! delicious Sarah!
Sarah says
Thank you Manali! It’s seriously so good you will totally want to eat it every day!
Bethany @ athletic avocado says
Banana cream pie for breakfast? This is a dream come true! What a genius idea!
Sarah says
Thank you Bethany! I hope you try this one soon! 🙂
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
Love these! Bananas are definitely one of my favorite breakfast foods… and you can’t really go wrong putting “pie” into breakfast!! YUM!!
Sarah says
Thanks Jess! It’s totally breakfast taken to the next level!
Kelly says
These parfaits look delicious, Sarah!! I love banana cream pie and am super stoked that I can have dessert for breakfast every day! SO creative!!! 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks so much Kelly! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Definitely a sweet dessert I could justify having for breakfast. YUM. Xx
Sarah says
Absolutely! 😉 Thanks Thaila!
Kate says
Lots of calories and saturated fat