Make Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits are a quick and healthy breakfast idea! Assemble on the weekend then grab and go all week long.
After a month-long string of cereal + sliced banana + almond milk in the morning, I figured it was time to put a little more effort into the most important meal of the day.
When I’m craving something fresh and filling — yet FAST — for the morning, Make-Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits are where it’s at!
Protein packed Greek yogurt is mixed with heart healthy old fashioned oats, chia seeds, and a splash of milk, then layered with frozen fruit and berries in a jar for a make-ahead, grab-and-go breakfast. Make one, two, or 10 at a time – they keep for several days in the refrigerator!
Make-Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits are basically layered overnight oats, which I used to make all the time many years ago. The combination of yogurt and oats mixed together then left to sit overnight in the refrigerator is so dreamy.
The oats become nice and chewy, and the frozen berries melt to create a sweet berry sauce that permeates every bite.
Layer up a bunch of parfaits on Sunday night then sleep well knowing you’ll have breakfast taken care of during the week. It’ll save you at least, what, 10 minutes every morning which you can use to sleep in a bit, hunt for your bless-ed missing shoe, or, gasp, get to work early!
How to Make Breakfast Parfaits
Start each parfait with 6oz Greek yogurt. You can purchase the big tubs of yogurt to make several breakfast parfaits at once, which is usually more economical.
Spoon the yogurt into a bowl then add 1/3 cup certified gluten-free old fashioned oats. Heart-healthy and full of fiber, old fashioned oats provide a nice, chewy texture to these breakfast parfaits.
Next add 1 teaspoon chia seeds and 2 Tablespoons milk then stir everything until well combined.
Spoon half the yogurt mixture into the bottom of a wide-mouth mason jar or tall container.
Next add 1/2 cup frozen fruit + berries. Frozen fruit works great in these parfaits because they melt in the fridge and create a yummy berry sauce that gets mixed in throughout the entire parfait. Super good and luxurious feeling with zero effort required!
I use a few Tablespoons each frozen pineapple and frozen blueberries.
Plus frozen raspberries. This combo is absolutely delicious, but again, use what you like.
Top with the remaining yogurt mixture and another 1/2 cup berries then stick in the fridge.
These parfaits stay good for up to 3 days post-assembly, so grab and go throughout the week for a convenient, healthy, and filling breakfast. Enjoy!
More Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes
- Mini Egg Bites
- Raspberry Peach Crisp Breakfast Parfaits
- Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
- Make-Ahead Breakfast Bowls
- Maple Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
- Green Smoothie Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 oz Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup certified gluten free old fashioned oats, raw
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 2 Tablespoons milk, any kind
- 1 cup frozen mixed fruit and berries
Directions
- Stir together yogurt, oats, chia seeds, and milk in a bowl.
- Layer half inside a wide mouth mason jar or tall container then add half the frozen fruit and berries. Layer in remaining yogurt and berries then refrigerate at least overnight.
Notes
- These will keep well for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only. Please read our full nutrition information disclaimer.
These look fantastic! I love that you used frozen fruit and made them ahead of time. I’m always one to be running around trying to throw together breakfast in the morning.
Would steel cut oatmeal work? I bought some recently and looking for easy ways to use it.
Hi Teri! I had some Quick Steel Cut Oats from TJ’s and I used those in mine, left it in the fridge all last night – seemed to work pretty well for me! :) I may just add a teensy bit more milk next time for soaking.
This is probably a dumb question, but do you use uncooked oats in your smoothies, or cooked? (Sorry, I don’t like yogurt, so the smoothie caught my eye!)
Yep, uncooked oats!
What a great idea! I’m always on the hunt for a good (and quick) replacement for my breakfast (um…coffee) in the morning!
This really is the perfect breakfast! Making this right away!
I got up and made one of these for my breakfast, after a mad search for the dang chia seeds. I did not read all the post, but guessed it was a pint jar, and broke out a wide-mouth one from my unopened case. I had fresh berries, too
Hey! I am planning to make these on little parfaits cups for a brunch party this weekend, how did it turned out.. please tell me??? Thanks
Overnight oats have been on my to-eat list for about a year now, but nothing has really lit a fire under my you-know-what quite like this recipe. Plus, the cuteness of the mason jars cannot be denied! Well done, IGE :-)
Do you think this would work with buckwheat? I have a gluten allergy and, for some reason, even gluten free oats seem to bother me (which sucks, because oatmeal is so good), but this looks so good and would be so convenient!!
Hey Kelly! I’ve never tried buckwheat, but if you’ve used it to replace cooked oats before, then it might work!
Ooh, these look amazing! I love that they’re super portable–a very healthy grab-and-go breakfast. And good idea sticking the chia seeds in your yogurt. :)
These look great!! Much easier than adding my nut & cereal combo to my yogurt as I eat it at my desk. I’m gf and don’t eat oats, I wonder if leftover quinoa or maybe a tablespoon of flax would work as a sub?
Sure that might work!
I just made some for breakfast tomorrow. I’m excited to see how it turns out!
I think the best part of this is that they are in mason jars! Love it!
These look incredibly tasty and easy to make. I absolutely love that you can make them the night ahead. There really is no excuse to not eat a nutritious and delicious breakfast. But hey, there is nothing wrong with a bowl of Cheerios now and then, right?? ;)