Elevate your mornings with this simple Yogurt Peach Parfait. Honey vanilla yogurt is layered with brown sugar peaches and topped with crunchy granola. It comes together quickly and is easy to make ahead for a grab and go meal.
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At first it seemed silly to write a recipe as "basic" as a Yogurt Peach Parfait, but then I remember when I was first learning to put meals together for my family and my mind would go blank. Having a blog with simple recipes that help you put a delicious breakfast on the table is anything but silly. It's essential.
One of my first tasks at my first bakery job was to make dozens upon dozens of yogurt parfait to put in the grab-and-go case for customers. It was simple, and easy, and after a few dozen, I felt like a parfait expert. But you don't have to work in a bakery to make these. I wrote it all down for you.
You can make your yogurt parfait as simple as layering diced peaches over yogurt, or you can come on a journey with me as we make brown sugar peaches and spoon them over a whipped yogurt cream, and top them with crunchy honey almond granola. Your choice.
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Ingredients & Substitutions
Unless it's a precise baking situation, like my brioche bread, I will rarely ask you to use only specific ingredients. Use what you have and what you prefer to eat. Here are the simple ingredients I suggest in making these peach parfaits, and a few swaps I can recommend:
- Greek yogurt - I use a version of this lightly sweetened creamy yogurt on my peach french toast, in my biscuit shortcakes, and as a filling in my strawberry crepes, but you can use plain yogurt, cottage cheese, or the vegan equivalent of you choice.
- Heavy cream - IF you are using Greek yogurt, whipping a lttle cream and folding it in gives you a light fluffy texture. If you DON'T have Greek yogurt, skip the heavy cream or your mixture will become too thin.
- Granola - I have an amazingly simple homemade granola recipe that I prefer to use, but you can replace it with store-bought granolas, your favorite cereal, a baked crisp topping (with or without the fruit), a handful of your favorite nuts, or even crumbled vanilla wafers.
- Peaches - If peaches aren't in season, you can easily make this with frozen peaches. Also, if you think your peaches are sweet enough as they are you can them with no added sweetener or flavoring. It's your parfait. Do your thing!
See recipe card below for measurements.
It's all Greek to me! Do you have extra Greek yogurt? Try making my Easy Chocolate Chip Muffins. With extra tall muffin tops and just the right touch of chocolaty goodness, they are perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack!
Instructions
This peach yogurt parfaits recipe is barely a recipe, more of a guideline, but - as always - I suggest reading all of the instructions, oohing and aahing over the pretty pictures (thank you 🥰), and then getting all of your ingredients and making something delicious.
- Start by washing and dicing 3 to 4 peaches, which should give you about 2 cups. I never peel my peaches, but you can if you'd prefer.
Step 1: In a small bowl, combine your juicy peaches with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of honey. If you'd like, you can add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and a pinch of grated nutmeg.
Step 2: In another bowl, use a hand mixer, or a strong arm and a whisk, to mix your greek yogurt, honey, vanilla, and cream until light and fluffy.
Step 5: Use a spoon or a piping bag to place some yogurt cream in the bottom of a glass.
Step 6: Top with a spoonful of your brown sugar peaches and a bit of granola. Repeat with another layer of yogurt and another layer of peaches.
Top with granola and a drizzle of honey and enjoy!
Smooth operator Got leftover peaches and yogurt? Make my incredibly delicious Banana and Peach Smoothie. Perfect for an easy breakfast or satisfying snack!
Serving Suggestion: Yogurt Bowl
If you are using a thinner yogurt, or you don't want to dig into a small glass with a spoon to get to all of the layers, spoon yogurt in the bottom of a bowl and top with your peaches and granola for delicious peach yogurt bowl.
Recipe FAQs
If it isn't peach season, or you don't have access to fresh peaches, absolutely you can, but I would recommend thawing your fruit first and patting it dry before either adding it to you parfait or macerating it.
If you want to meal prep a refreshing peach yogurt parfait to go, layer your yogurt and fruit in a mason jar and screw on your lid. Put in your tote with an ice pack. Place your granola in a separate jar, or zip top bag, and combine the two when you are ready to eat. Can be made and assembled up to 2 days ahead.
Have leftover granola? Turn it into delicious Easy Chewy Granola Bars!
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Yogurt Peach Parfait
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced peaches
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey divided; reserve 2 tablespoons for the yogurt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon optional
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg "a pinch"
- 2 cups Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- 1 cup homemade granola or store bought
Instructions
- Wash and dice 3 to 4 peaches, which should give you about 2 cups. I never peel my peaches, but you can if you'd prefer.
- In a small bowl, combine your peaches with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of honey, saving the rest for sweetening your yogurt if desired.
- If you'd like, you can add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and a pinch of grated nutmeg.
- In another bowl, use a hand mixer, or a strong arm and a whisk, to mix your Greek yogurt with the remaining two tablespoons of honey, a teaspoon of vanilla until smooth, and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream until light and fluffy.
- Note: you can keep your yogurt plain, or if using thin yogurt skip the heavy cream and just sweeten with a little honey.
- Use a spoon or a piping bag to place some yogurt cream in the bottom of a glass.
- Top with a spoonful of your brown sugar peaches and a scoop of granola.
- Repeat with another layer of yogurt and another layer of peaches.
- Top with granola and enjoy!
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The yogurt parfait was very good. The yogurt cream was so light and airy. My only comment is that the peaches didn't need much extra sweetening, and the honey flavor kind of overtook their flavor. I think this is the fault of my honey, not the recipe. The granola was very delicate and didn'tclump that much. I wish I saw the egg white tip. It was still very good.
I'm glad you liked it. The granola is a separate recipe, but you can always use store-bought granola clusters, or use the egg white tip from the granola recipe. Also, if you feel your peaches are sweet enough without adding anything, that's a preference. Next time 😀
The peach parfait had a lovely flavor to start the morning with.