“Breakfast
Parfaits”, page 526, are fun, festive, and delicious. Even though if feels like
you’re having dessert for breakfast, these parfaits are full of whole grains,
nuts, and fruit. It is the perfect way to start the day, and with this on the
menu, you can happily look forward to breakfast. While the dish can be prepared
in a bowl if you wish, the parfait glasses do make a pretty presentation and
add to the fun factor. The layers consist of granola, a puree of nut butter-banana-maple
syrup, dried cranberries, chopped walnuts, sliced banana, and blueberry. I was
able to get two layers of each into the glasses, and topped it all off with
fresh strawberries.
This dish can
be altered in several ways, depending on what’s in season, what you have on
hand, what you like most. Any dried fruit can stand in for the cranberries, try
almonds or cashews instead of walnuts, vary the fruit choices, sprinkle with
flax or chia seed, use yogurt instead of the nut butter mix, use cooked oatmeal
along with, or instead of, the granola. The possibilities are endless! I added
a splash of soymilk to my glass to soften up the granola, adding yet another layer
of goodness.
Keeping it
“McDougall Friendly” check list:
- No changes necessary!
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