Strawberry Banana Parfaits with Homemade Granola
Enjoy a delightful Strawberry Banana Parfait topped with scrumptious homemade granola. This parfait combines the luscious sweetness of fresh strawberries and bananas with a crunchy granola for a satisfying treat. Perfect for breakfast or a refreshing snack, this recipe is sure to please your taste buds.
Ingredients
- 4 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking oats
- 5 Tbsp sliced almonds
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 5 Tbsp Lite Peanut Butter Better’n Peanut Butter Peanut Butter, American Dream Nut Butter or Land O’ Lakes light butter
- 4 Tbsp sugar free maple syrup
- 2 tbsp brown sugar substitute
- 1 egg white
- 2 cups Greek yogurt
- 2 large bananas sliced
- 1 cup fresh strawberries sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Prep the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the oats, brown sugar substitute, almonds, cinnamon and salt.
- In a small bowl that is microwave safe, melt the peanut butter, then add the syrup and vanilla together. Whisk well.
- In another bowl, beat together the egg whites until it becomes foamy.
- Add the egg whites to the peanut butter mixture. Drizzle egg mixture over the oat mixture. Stir well.
- Pour the granola mixture on the baking sheet in an even layer. Use a spoon or spatula to pack it together.
- Bake for 30 minutes. It should be golden brown and crispy.
- Let it cool and break it into clumps.
- Store the granola in an airtight container. Use about 1/4 cup granola per parfait.
- To make the parfaits, alternate layers of alternate layers of greek yogurt, granola, sliced bananas, and fresh strawberries in 4 parfait dishes or mason jars. Enjoy!