Peanut Butter Parfait
It should be obvious by now that I've always been a peanut butter fan. As of a few years ago I started consuming it about twice a day, and since this past summer I'm up to three times a day.
Over this past summer, I also discovered the Peanut Butter Company sandwich shop in Greenwich Village in Manhattan as well as their line of peanut butter flavors. The company also published a cookbook which contains a recipe for a peanut butter parfait. It's categorized as a dessert (truly tastes like one) but my version is so nutritious and delicious, that my girlfriend E has adopted it as her normal breakfast and my mother creates one for lunch almost every day. Here's my version of this culinary masterpiece:
Ingredients:
1 medium banana, in 1/8" - 1/4" slices
2T peanut butter
1/3 cup low-fat granola
1 (6oz) container light yogurt (Cherry vanilla rocks)
raisins or chopped dates (optional)
Instructions:
1. In the order listed above, layer ingredients into a bowl.
2. Take a large spoon and start digging. Make sure you get some of each ingredient in every bite.
You can use cinnamon raisin or chocolate peanut butter but I feel the flavor gets lost in the whole parfait. As for the granola, I highly recommend Dixie Diner's Apple Berry Granola. It's almost scary how tasty it is while still providing 11g fiber per serving. I strictly ration it out only for these parfaits. It's a little expensive, but shipping from netrition.com is $4.99, independent of the order size, so I order at least 10 bags at once.
Labels: breakfast, chocolate, cinnamon raisin, dessert, honey, lunch, peanut butter, snack
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Very delicious! I ofter use cubed apples or peaches instead of banana. You can use any flavor yogurt you prefer. I sometimes throw in a handful of salted peanuts for added crunch and flavor. I think the Dixie Diner Granola is the key because it's a bit chewy like a soft oatmeal cookie. Yum!
Posted by
mom |
6:02 AM
Thanks for this idea. I had this for breakfast this morning and it was delish! I only had mueseli (sp?) on hand, so I used 1/2 c of that in place of the granola and dried fruit. Very yummy and satisfying!
Posted by
HickoryChick |
1:47 PM
Excellent! I'm glad you tried it, it really is incredible. Most people (Eli, my mother and I included) are a little put off at first because of the peanut butter and yogurt combo, but it works so well.
Mueseli sounds good too, but I really recommend that granola I talk about above. It's a bit expensive but so high in fiber while being very low in fat and sugar.
I usually don't add the dried fruit either, it's a fairly large and satisfying meal as is.
Posted by
Nick |
8:28 PM