Name: Dirty Chai Yogurt Parfait
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cardamom; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1/8 tsp ground allspice; pinch of sea salt; 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt; 1 TBSP maple syrup; 1 TBSP cold espresso (or strong cold coffee); 2 TBPS room temperature almond butter; 1 tsp spice mix (from above); 1/4 cup Post Great Grains Raisins, Dates and Pecans Cereal; 2 TBSP sliced almonds; 1/2 a banana, sliced

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Let’s talk breakfast. Raise your hand if you actually eat breakfast every day.

Yup, that’s what I thought.

Oh man, I used to be the kind of person who would fix a lovely breakfast every single day. Scrambled eggs, oatmeal, pancakes – everyday I had something warm and filling to get me through the morning. But since having two kids in school and attempting to get out of the door at a specific time every day of the week, I have totally ~~slacked~~ failed on that. Now more often than not I just grab a protein shake to chug on the 2 minute drive to the elementary school.

I know, its pretty terrible, but that’s about all I have been making time for anymore.

Have you seen the pictures of those gorgeous smoothie bowls that are so hot right now? You make a smoothie, and then instead of sucking it through a straw you pour it into a bowl and artfully decorate it with #allthethings until it resembles a work of art. They are vibrant and beautiful, buuuut when it comes down to it, you are eating cold soup for breakfast. And you are making a ton of dirty dishes. And it takes forever to create and arrange. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have time for that. Maybe if I was a cute 20-something again with no kids and I wasn’t worried about how many dirty dishes I made. But I am no longer in that season of life. I need faaaaaast and easy for breakfast.

But this dirty chai parfait takes literally 2 minutes to create, but it still feels lovely and gorgeous. The secret is creating a super flavorful chai spice mix and combining it with almond butter, maple syrup and a shot of cold espresso (or cold coffee). Pour that over protein packed vanilla greek yogurt and top it with a crunchy raisins, dates and pecans granola based cereal from Post Great Grains, sliced bananas and sliced almonds. And magically, breakfast transforms from hurriedly gulping down “something” into to a treat you want to savor.

Yield: 1 Serving

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Dirty Chai Yogurt Parfait

This easy and quick breakfast tastes decadent and fancy, but takes literal minutes to make!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

*Spice Mix

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp ground allspice
pinch of sea salt

*Parfait

1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1 TBSP maple syrup
1 TBSP cold espresso (or strong cold coffee)
2 TBPS room temperature almond butter
1 tsp spice mix (from above)
1/4 cup Post Great Grains Raisins, Dates and Pecans Cereal
2 TBSP sliced almonds
1/2 a banana, sliced

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the spices of the spice mix and set aside.
In another small bowl, combine the maple syrup and cold espresso (or strong coffee) and set aside.
Combine 1 tsp of the spice mix with 2 TBSP of almond butter.
Place the geek yogurt in a bowl and top with the maple/espresso, the spiced almond butter, the cereal, sliced banana and almonds.
Enjoy!

Notes

** You can also combine the maple syrup, espresso, almond butter and spices into one sauce and pour that over the yogurt, but I like having the extra liquid of the espresso and maple syrup on top. It gives it something special.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 719Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 375mgCarbohydrates: 121gFiber: 14gSugar: 65gProtein: 24g

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Mackenzie @ Food Above Gold

Wednesday 11th of January 2017

I feel you on the breakfasts with kids thing! I'm not a huge fan of chai, but this has me drooling. Plus, I'm a lot more willing to try it with dirty in the title. :)

Mark, Compass & Fork

Friday 6th of January 2017

Being able to have a healthy breakfast in quick time makes life a lot easier doesn't it? I always find that breakfasts like this make me feel invigorated and ready for the day with no heavy feeling in your stomach. Nice job.

Renee - Kudos Kitchen

Wednesday 4th of January 2017

I'm seriously craving your yogurt parfait right now!

Elaine @ Dishes Delish

Yummy! I know my husband would love this. He is really into Chai. Me, not so much. And I agree, making those smoothie bowls would be time consuming and although the look great, I'd rather sip mine. :) But I love this yogurt parfait bowl!

Megan @ MegUnprocessed

I love chai and this looks great!