Doin' Some Cookin'... Blueberry Almond Oatmeal Parfait

My stomach was growling and I needed an afternoon pick me up to get me through my hair appointment and shopping for items to put together a Texas themed gift basket for one of my best friend's arrival into Houston tomorrow.

This oatmeal parfait is layered with vanilla honey yogurt and almond butter on top a bed of cinnamon steel cut oats and couldn't be easier to put together. This recipe is so versatile as you can swap out any nut (or nut butter) and switching up the fruit. I'm partial to almonds though and think any fruit and almonds were made for each other.

Say goodbye to boring oatmeal and hello tummy stuffed full of goodness. I could not finish a full serving size and saved the rest of breakfast the next day, yes, it's fantastic chilled too.

Blueberry Almond Oatmeal Parfait

Adapted From: Hello Healthy from MyFitnessPal

Makes 2 Servings

Stars of the Show:

• 3/4 cup steel cut oats
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 4 tbsp almond butter

And Action:

In a small saucepan combine the oats, water, vanilla, and cinnamon. Simmer on medium-low heat for 7-8 minutes. Let the oatmeal cool for a few minutes before layering into the parfait.

Mix the yogurt and honey together. 

To build the parfaits, spoon the oatmeal in the bottom of each glass, then layer on a spoonful of yogurt, then blueberries, then almond butter. Repeat the layers until you have used up all of the ingredients between the two glasses. Enjoy!