Healthy Homemade Granola Parfait

Healthy Homemade Granola Parfait

Amazing healthier granola layered as a parfait with berries, yogurt and a bit of dark chocolate.

Author: Jen Nikolaus

Recipe type: Breakfast

Ingredients

• 6 c. uncooked old fashioned oats
• 2 c. sliced almonds
• 1 c. shredded coconut
• 1 c. roasted and salted sunflower seeds
• 1 Tbsp. flaxseed (or more if you like it!)
• 1 Tbsp. wheat germ (or more if you like it!)
• ½ c. coconut oil, melted
• 1 c. honey
• Greek yogurt
• raspberries
• strawberries, sliced
• chopped dark chocolate, optional (I used chopped dark chocolate chips)
• Instructions
  1. Mix first six ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Melt your coconut oil in a small bowl in the microwave (about 30 seconds to 1 minute). Add the honey and mix. Pour over oat mixture and stir.
  3. Pour on a cookie sheet and spread into an even layer.
  4. Bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes, then stir it and let bake for another 10-15 minutes, until golden brown. (Your kitchen is going to smell SO GOOD!!)
  5. Let granola cool. Store in an airtight container. (FYI - makes many servings of granola)
  6. When ready to assemble, place yogurt in bottom of glass. Add a layer of granola, then chopped dark chocolate, then berries and repeat. Dig in and enjoy!