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.
I made some overnight oats last night for my daughter and I and just used milk and oats (I didn’t have yogurt in the house) and they were good but soupy. Anyway, every recipe I’ve seen has Chia seeds in it. Is there any other purpose other then for an extra crunch and/or extra nutrition?
Hey Lara! Yeah unfortunately if you don’t add the Greek yogurt the mixture will be soupy. Chia seeds are a super food – here’s a post where I explain a little bit about them:
I kind of disagree with the quantities, having just tried this. I doubled the recipe – so 12 oz yogurt (from a larger tub), 2/3 cup oats, 2 tbsp milk. Mixed that up, had a pint canning jar and a coconut oil jar (slightly skinnier but slightly taller, should be the same volume) to split it into, planned to use frozen pineapple and mango in one and a frozen berry mix with cherries in the other. I hadn’t even finished the pint jar and I had used up nearly 3/4 of the mix! I fished some out and put in WAY more fruit, but I wound up with my options being one with almost no fruit or two with a TON of fruit and not much actual oatmeal/yogurt/more solid food to them. Kind of frustrating. :(
Love this idea. Summer vacation is literally around the corner and my kids love fruit and yogurt. #spending time away from the stove
If I don’t use chia seeds do I still need to add the milk to the yogurt?
Yeah, it helps soften the raw oats.
This recipe looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it. Can I use Quakers instant oatmeal. Do they need to be cooked?
I’ve never tried using instant oatmeal, but I imagine it’d come out ok! The oats should be uncooked, too.
Any idea about the carb grams in this? I know oatmeal is good for you but it runs my blood sugar out the roof.
smoothie question: was the recipe you posted for 2 servings for you and your husband or just for your hubby?
It’s for two servings!
thanks! I have all the ingredients so plan to make it tomorrow for breakfast for the both of us :)
Do you use the all the yogurt???
I have been eating these for breakfast at least 4 days a week. Thanks for getting me out of my 2 year + addiction to bagel thins for breakfast, this is way more filling.
Any issues with the pineapple juice turning the yogurt sour?
No not at all!
This has become by go-to breakfast! So many delicious combinations with different yogurts/fruits, and it keeps me full for hours. I love the idea of making them up at night. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Mason jars always trip my trigger! This recipe is just great. I usually follow the recipe to the “t” the first time and then mess around with it after that. I’m adding ground flax to the yogurt mixture and then some more liquid to make it go into the mason jars nicely :) I got excited and ran out late at night to get the ingredients and just realized this weekend that the berries and chia are tons cheaper at Costco. I might need a little crunch in here too!n Loved it with mango! Husband loves it! These seem to take me forever to eat and keep me full for hours! Great idea! Thanks!
This was a great idea! I was worried about a texture issue (I’m weirded out my milk in my oatmeal!), but I was ready for another jar. :)