Wild Blueberry Yogurt Parfait with Maple Seed Brittle

Wild Blueberry Yogurt Parfait

Thank you to the Wild Blueberry Association of North America for sponsoring this post

I recently overheard a woman about my age telling her friend to limit her fruit intake to no more than 1/4 cup per meal. “We all really need to cut WAY back on sugar,” she advised. Sugar? I thought. Is that how we’re referring to fruit these days? To be honest, it didn’t surprise me. Low-carb diets, from ketogenic to Atkins have long warned of the pitfalls of fruit, messages that seem to have seeped into the collective consciousness and been misinterpreted as fact. The truth is that the fruit in this Wild Blueberry Yogurt Parfait is sky-high in good nutrition, not to mention ridiculously delicious.

The Facts on Fruit

Let’s start the fact that fruit isn’t sugar. Fruit is unprocessed and fiber-rich (something most of us could use more of) with a veritable vitamin pill of nutrients and antioxidants. Sugar, on the other hand, is a highly processed food with no nutrient value that gets quickly absorbed into the body to cause a blood sugar spike. This is why the most recent US Dietary Guidelines suggest we fill half of our plates with fruits and vegetables and scale back on added sugar. Indeed, it’s recommended that adults eat between 1 1/2 and 2 cups of fruit each day (yet only 18 percent of the population meets the two-cup recommendation).

Beautiful Blueberry Yogurt Parfait

This all brings me to today’s recipe, which is filled with fruit. Better still, it’s filled with wild blueberries which are low in calories, loaded with antioxidants, and meet a quarter of daily needs for fiber in a single cup. Berries in general are notably high in powerful polyphenols, which is why it’s a surprise to me that they make up just 10 percent of fruit consumption.

Maple Seed Brittle

Crunchy Maple Seed Brittle

Wild Blueberry Parfaits are a simple fruit-on-the-bottom affair that gets jacked up with a crown of Maple Seed Brittle. The topping is a snap to make and should come with a warning label: highly addictive. The good news is, you’ll have plenty of leftover brittle to nosh on AND it’s good for you…little more than seeds and pecans bound with an egg white and a touch sweetness. When used to top yogurt and wild blueberries, it’s a mega-nutritious parfait that is just as suitable for breakfast as it is for dessert.

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Wild Blueberry Parfait
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Wild Blueberry Parfaits with Maple Seed Brittle

A simple yogurt and fruit parfait elevated with a crunchy brittle made of quinoa, seeds, and pecans. With very little added sugar and all the nutritious upsides of wild blueberries, it's as suitable for breakfast as it is for dessert.

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 4 parfaits. You will have leftover brittle, which makes an excellent snack.
Calories 265 kcal
Author Katie Morford

Ingredients

Maple Seed Brittle

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ cup pecans
  • ½ cup uncooked quinoa
  • ¼ cup raw pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
  • ¼ cup raw, shelled sunflower seeds
  • 2 tablespoons shelled hemp seeds (also called hemp hearts or hulled hemp seeds)

Yogurt Parfaits

  • 2 cups frozen wild blueberries
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups plain Greek yogurt, non-fat, lowfat, or whole milk
  • Maple syrup for added sweetness

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the egg white, honey, maple syrup, salt, and cardamom until blended.
  3. Chop the pecans into small pieces and add to the bowl along with the quinoa, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds. Stir well.
  4. Dump onto the baking sheet and spread into one layer, like a large, thin granola bar. It will be about the size of an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.
  5. Bake until browned all over, about 23 minutes.
  6. Let cool until you can snap the brittle apart, about 20 minutes. Break into 1 to 2-bite pieces. Makes about 25 pieces.
  7. Divide the wild blueberries into four 8-ounce jars or glasses. Divide the vanilla among the jars. Microwave on high for 1 minute and 15 seconds (alternatively warm gently in a pan on the stove). Top the wild blueberries with the yogurt, dividing it evenly. Crumble 1 to 2 pieces of Maple Seed Brittle on top. 

Wild blueberry yogurt parfait

Comments

03.14.2018 at3:29 AM #

Kristin Dickerson

This brittle looks so yummy. I need to try this. I love the idea of including maple syrup!
KLD

03.14.2018 at3:29 AM #

Katie Morford

I hope you like it! That Maple Seed Brittle is SO good 🙂

03.14.2018 at6:04 AM #

Kellie Jobe

Looks great! I’m going to try. Question about hemp seeds — I just started looking at these. Found some that looked peeled and toasted and then another bag looked like seeds. Is one better than another? Thanks — for all your info. I love your blog!

03.14.2018 at6:04 AM #

Katie Morford

Hi Kellie,

Good question. You want to buy hulled hemp seeds, also called hemp hearts or shelled hemp seeds. I will clarify that in the recipe.

Katie

03.14.2018 at8:28 AM #

Alexandra (Spring) Utting

This brittle is a great way to use of the random bits of nuts and seeds in my pantry, thanks!

03.14.2018 at8:28 AM #

Katie Morford

Absolutely. You can use different nuts and seeds as long as the total amount is the same.

03.14.2018 at9:43 PM #

Pamela Prime

Can’t wait to make this! Looks yummy and I already have all the ingredients💚

03.26.2018 at9:52 AM #

Alexandra Caspero

I LOVE wild blueberries! We put them in our smoothies almost daily, such a great source of antioxidants. These parfaits look delicious!

06.14.2018 at10:43 AM #

Rosemary Mark

The brittle is soo good! My husband said, ” who needs a candy bar”! This will be a repeat recipe in my kitchen, for snacking and with fruit and yogurt.

06.14.2018 at10:43 AM #

Katie Morford

I’m delighted it was a hit. I love it on the parfaits and for snacking.

06.15.2018 at12:54 AM #

Whitney E, R.D.

These parfaits looks absolutely amazing. That brittle sounds so delicious. I cannot wait to make this. It sounds so refreshing + full of flavor 🙂

06.15.2018 at12:54 AM #

Katie Morford

A perfect way to fuel a new mama 🙂

06.18.2018 at5:38 PM #

Amanda

I always love having something a little crunchy to add to my smoothies, that maple seed brittle looks absolutely perfect!

06.19.2018 at12:42 PM #

Stacey Mattinson

Wild blueberries are a great addition! Can’t wait to try these parfaits!

06.20.2018 at5:25 PM #

Lauren Harris-Pincus

That brittle sounds awesome!

06.21.2018 at11:21 AM #

Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian

Poor fruit gets such a bad rap these days! Love the post and this recipe sounds amazing.

06.21.2018 at11:21 AM #

Katie Morford

It’s really a mystery how we get so sidelined by misinformation! Hope you like the parfait!

06.21.2018 at1:34 PM #

Bridget @EatRightMama

Love parfaits and wild blueberries–the brittle is a nice twist!

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