The Snack: Drool-worthy parfait recipes

A parfait is perfect for any time of day. Don’t let anyone tell you that they’re only a morning thing.

1) Tropical grapefruit parfaits

Sour grapefruit meets cool Greek yogurt in this delicious recipe. Add a bit of honey if you can’t take the sour taste on its own and sprinkle nuts of your choice on top.

2) Acai power smoothie parfait

Never heard of acai? We’ve got the low down for you here. Hint: you’ve probably been pronouncing it wrong this whole time. This delicious recipe incorporate lots of other good-for-you ingredients too, like hemp and chia seeds.

3) Pomegranate chia oats parfait

This recipe creates a parfait by layering a batch of overnight oats, which is another of our favourite breakfast or snack choices. Check out our top recommended overnight oats recipes, here.

4) Caramelized banana breakfast parfait

It’s pretty much an assumed fact that if you’re a runner, you like your bananas, but caramelized bananas are a whole other ball game that can turn the non-banana fan into a lover. When the warm caramelized banana hits the cool Greek yogurt, you have a little itty bit of culinary heaven.

5) Apple, pumpkin and yogurt parfait

We don’t care what Starbucks thinks, it’s always pumpkin spice season in our world. This parfait recipe is a way to indulge in the classic flavour without the harm to your waistline that a full fat pumpkin spice latte entails.

6) Peanut butter yogurt parfait

Have you ever mixed peanut butter INTO your yogurt before? If not, stop everything you’re doing and try this recipe. Like, now. True peanut butter aficionados should really also check out our top 10 PB recipes.

7) Cranberry yogurt parfait

This recipe’s author says that you’ll never struggle with what to do with leftover cranberry sauce after this recipe.

8) Roasted strawberry parfait

The roasted strawberry thing is kind of like the caramelized banana thing… if you thought you liked strawberries, try them out roasted and get back to us. Check out our strawberry seasonal snacking page for more delicious red-berry recipes.

9) Cinnamon apple parfait

Quinoa doesn’t have to be for dinner and granola doesn’t have to be for breakfast (or, at least that’s what us runners likely tell ourselves whenever we sit down with a bowl of cereal for dinner…). This parfait recipe tastes like an apple crumble, with the added bonus of being pretty healthy.

10) Parfait popsicles

Okay, while these aren’t technically parfaits themselves, they embody the spirit of the parfait. Plus, they’re delicious and make for a fun summer project. Get the kids (or the other adults) involved in the making of these tasty treats.