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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Berry Yogurt Parfait

    June 21, 2011 by Kankana Saxena

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    The countdown is over and finally, it's the first day of summer. The heat is on with temperatures shooting up to 90 F and I am totally feeling the sunshine.

    The weather has been playing a game with us. With all the unpredictable rain and cold winds, spring didn't feel like spring at all. The weather man from the news channel would always warn us for more rain and I would look up at the sky hoping to see the clouds go away.

    For the last few weeks, it started to get a little warm and I was loving it.

    Summer is all about the bright clear sky, beautiful gorgeous flowers and longer days. It's also about fresh fruits, fresh green vegetables, lots of lemonades and light flavorful meals. It has always been my favorite time of the year, my favorite season.

    My first day of summer called for super delicious cold summer-y dessert with lots of colorful berries. Do you like berries?

    I bought these blue boxes of berries which had black, red and yellow berries.. I have never seen yellow berries before. They are sweet and so juicy. After munching on to them for a while, I thought of making some dessert which I could share with you.

    Baking was not the option that I was looking for and hence, parfait was the perfect choice!

    As per Wikipedia, Parfait is a French word literally meaning "perfect" commonly employed to describe a kind of frozen dessert. In Northern America, parfaits are usually made by using dairy yogurt layered with nuts or berries. What better time to enjoy this than now..

    If you don't like berries, you can use any other fruit of your choice. If you don't like yogurt, use fresh cream and add some creamy mascarpone. I wanted a light dessert and hence, used plain yogurt 🙂 You can make multiple layers.. you could use any crunchy topping you want.. This is what I chose!

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    Berry Yogurt Parfait

    Kankana Saxena
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup pureed raspberries/strawberries
    • 1 cups of mixed berries (or any fruit of your choice)
    • 1 tbs gelatin (I used vanilla flavored)
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 2 tbs sugar
    • ¼ cup rolled oats
    • ¼ cup roasted nuts (I used almond)
    • 2 cups yogurt

    Instructions
     

    • In a bowl, add ¼ cup water and 1 tbs gelatin. Mix and keep it aside for couple of minutes.
    • In a sauce pan, add the pureed berries with some powdered sugar and vanilla extract and cook for about 3 minutes in low heat.
    • Add the gelatin water mix to the sauce pan and continue cooking for another few minutes.
    • Let it cool and then, put it in the glass or a bowl.
    • Drop few whole berries on the top. Cover it and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 3 hrs or until it sets like a jello.
    • Mix the yogurt with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pinch of salt and 2 tbs sugar. Keep it aside.
    • In a pan, roast the rolled oats and almonds.
    • Roughly chop the almonds and mix it with the oats.
    • Pour the yogurt mix on top of the raspberry jello, drop some whole berries on top and top it with the oats and almond dust.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings

    Note:

    1. You can use granola instead of rolled oats and almonds.

    2. I chose to make the jello with raspberries just because I love the color red!

    3. You could refrigerate the parfait after pouring the yogurt and just before serving, add the fruits, oats and almonds.

    4. The jello should set in about 3 hours but you can keep it in the refrigerator overnight.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Tika Hapsari Nilmada

      July 09, 2011 at 6:30 pm

      Perfect way to celebrate summer, Kankana !
      Thanks for submitting your photo to DMBLGiT July 2011. Good luck.

    2. Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets

      June 26, 2011 at 8:16 am

      Mmm I love all the berries and the gorgeous colors! What a healthy, refreshing summer treat.

    3. Anita Menon

      June 26, 2011 at 2:24 am

      Look at the color of those berries.Simply splendid. The parfait is my favourite go to snack. The photos are brilliant.

      Summers are here indeed.

    4. Maria @ Scandifoodie

      June 25, 2011 at 10:13 pm

      Yum! Gorgeous berries! This is a perfect summer dessert 🙂

    5. Sandra's Easy Cooking

      June 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm

      Your Parfait looks amazing! Wonderful color combination and refreshing flavors..yummy!

    6. Britne @ Shabbott's Habits

      June 24, 2011 at 7:03 am

      Those berries are gorgeous. I've never seen yellow berries before - I would love to find some at my local farmer's market. I've been really into yogurt lately - as it's so refreshing this time of year - so those parfaits would be perfect! Thanks for sharing.

    7. Roxana GreenGirl

      June 23, 2011 at 9:12 pm

      I haven't seen yellow berries in years. I remember when I was in my teenage years a farm near my grandma's house had these yellow berries and we were counting the days until they were ripe and we could eat them. Sweet memories.
      Your parfait looks amazing. perfect on s hot summer day or night 🙂

    8. Gourmantine

      June 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm

      Kankana, your photos are just breathtaking and this dessert would be sooo lovely for a warm summer evening (which I'm still waiting to arrive here...)

    9. aipi

      June 23, 2011 at 12:13 pm

      I absolutely loved the fourth picture( with the spoon n golden raspberry on top 🙂
      US Masala

    10. aipi

      June 23, 2011 at 12:11 pm

      Absolutely love this, totally yummy, gorgeous, healthy and beautiful n you make it look super romantic too 🙂
      US Masala

    11. Treat and Trick

      June 23, 2011 at 10:21 am

      Stunning clicks and looks wonderful!

    12. Priyanka

      June 23, 2011 at 10:16 am

      Wow...liked it....perfect for the summers 🙂

    13. Anncoo

      June 23, 2011 at 10:00 am

      WOW! Love your lovely pictures..they look stunning and I love this yummy berries dessert 🙂

    14. gloria

      June 23, 2011 at 7:24 am

      amazing and delicious parfait!! look yumm! gloria

    15. Tes

      June 23, 2011 at 6:38 am

      I wish I could find some berries (at least frozen one) this week. Your post just make me crave them so much 🙂

    16. rebecca

      June 23, 2011 at 6:26 am

      love berries and this does look perfect

    17. Plateful

      June 23, 2011 at 5:13 am

      This is such a simple, healthy and gorgeous idea for a great snack or dessert. Loved all those colorful berries - a powerhouse of nutrients, ahhhh!

    18. Priya Sreeram

      June 23, 2011 at 3:29 am

      Kankana - The parfait is ready to be slurped with all my fav things in it ! love it

    19. jeyashrisuresh

      June 23, 2011 at 2:35 am

      Thats a wonderful way to end up a meal with an yummy dessert.Inviting clicks

    20. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen

      June 23, 2011 at 1:03 am

      I adore berries, I could eat them all day long! Your berry parfaits sound wonderful.

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