Patriotic-inspired homemade granola parfait was perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert during the Olympics. To make it gold-medal worthy, this parfait includes a mascarpone-yogurt filling. They looked great in mason jars, which also made storing individual serving sizes easy, and even easier to grab-n-go.
The granola recipe makes enough to have more on hand. The parfait made 6 mason jars.
Granola:
Ingredients:
- 3 c granola
- ½ c sunflower seeds
- ½ c ground flax
- ½ c brown sugar
- 2 tbs crystalized ginger
- ½ c Devo Olive Oil’s Blood Orange EVOO
- ¼ c local Grade B maple syrup
- ¼ c local honey
- ¼ c water, if needed
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In large bowl mix first five ingredients.
- Make well in center and add liquid ingredients.
- Mixture should be moist, not wet. If too dry, add a little bit of water.
- Spread mixture on baking sheet, being sure NOT to press down.
- Bake for 15 minutes, checking often to be sure granola doesn’t burn.
- Remove from oven and cool.
Filling:
Ingredients:
- 16 oz mascarpone
- 8 oz Greek yogurt
- ¼- ½ c sugar, depending on taste
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1 quart strawberries, quartered
Directions:
- Mix first 3 ingredients.
- In serving dish, add layer of strawberry, granola, mascarpone, blueberry and repeat.
