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This elegant Christmas Parfait Recipe is easy to make in minutes for a decadent holiday breakfast or dessert! Your family will love this simple festive treat – and you’ll love how these yogurt parfaits are packed with protein for a secret healthy twist.
One of the many joys of Christmas morning (or, really, any holiday centered even a little bit around eating), is planning menus that aren’t exactly ‘healthy’. Things we would never do for a normal breakfast: eat a mountain of bacon and eggs, chase pancakes with cinnamon rolls, eat cookies dunked in Bailey’s coffee (or all of the above) are suddenly very fine to do because ‘it’s a holiday’.
As long as you brush your teeth with a candy cane afterwards, it’s all good.
But wouldn’t it be cool if you could take something that on the surface looks like a treat and pack it with some nutrition? Something that tastes awesome, fills you up but doesn’t leave you with a food coma/hangover by lunchtime? Enter this 5-minute Christmas Parfait recipe.
It looks gorgeous too! Spirals of the Swiss roll say, “Hey – Look at me all chocolate-stained-glass on the sides of this cup. I’m basically dessert!”. But the layers of high-protein Greek yogurt and jam (easily substituted for low-sugar fruit spread if you want to go even healthier) mean that this treat packs a well balanced and nutritious punch.
Add in the fact that this whole gorgeous dish can come together in less than 5 minutes and we are really talking a breakfast triple threat.
Can you really eat healthy and treat yourself at the same time? Make these this Christmas morning and find out!
We’ve added this recipe to our collection of
25+ Easy Make Ahead Christmas Breakfast Ideas.
Festive 5-Minute Christmas Parfait Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 2 parfaits
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup berry jam – red looks festive so try raspberry or strawberry
- 2 Swiss rolls, thinly sliced
- Garnish: sugared cranberries, mint, rosemary (Here’s my friend Lynns advice on how to make sugared cranberries.)
Instructions:
Pack lightly.
Layer a heaping tablespoon of jam on top of the yogurt and spread to sides of the cup.
Layer 1/4 inch of jam on top of yogurt, spreading evenly over the yogurt.
Enjoy!
Festive 5 Minute Christmas Parfait Recipe
This elegant Christmas Parfait Recipe is easy to make in minutes for a decadent holiday breakfast or dessert! Your family will love this simple festive treat - and you'll love how these yogurt parfaits are packed with protein for a secret healthy twist.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup berry jam – red looks festive so try raspberry or strawberry
- 2 Swiss rolls, thinly sliced
- Garnish: sugared cranberries, mint, rosemary
Instructions
- Line the bottom and sides of 2 medium sized glass cups with sliced Swiss rolls. Pack lightly.
- Add two heaping tablespoons of Greek yogurt to bottom of cup (on top of the sliced Swiss roll at bottom of cup)
- Layer a heaping tablespoon of jam on top of the yogurt and spread to sides of the cup.
- Fill the cup with yogurt, leaving half an inch at the top of the cup.
- Layer 1/4 inch of jam on top of yogurt, spreading evenly over the yogurt.
- Dollop 3 tablespoons of yogurt on top of the jam.
- Decorate with sugared cranberries and mint or rosemary for an easy yet elegant festive dessert.
- Serve cold and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 291Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 168mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 5gSugar: 26gProtein: 19g
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Robin and Ed are a DIY-loving couple with over 25 years of design and build experience. Also, Robin is a Nutritionist and former Registered Dietitian and Ed is an award-winning Business Educator. We share strategies for living a rich life on a DIY budget: creative money-savvy ideas for a stylish home, healthy meals and family fun. Our work has been published in the pages of Do It Yourself, Farmhouse Style and Better Homes & Gardens magazines.