Name: Breakfast Quinoa Yogurt Parfait (Mango & Ginger)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 9 tbsp plain yogurt; 8 tbsp cooked quinoa; 1½ cup ripe but firm mango, (peeled, cubed); 2½-3 tbsp ginger preserve/jam; ¼ tsp cinnamon

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This breakfast quinoa parfait with yogurt is a healthy and delicious way to kick start your day. Made with sweet mango, ginger preserve and a dash of cinnamon, it is low in fat, big on protein and flavour!

This 5-ingredient breakfast yogurt and quinoa parfait can be put together in less than 5 minutes! It is low in fat, satisfying and absolutely delicious. Everything you want from a great breakfast.

Quinoa parfait ingredients

You can cook the quinoa ahead (according to the packet instructions) and, once completely cooled, refrigerate it for up to 3 days.

It's best to use a thick yogurt as runny yogurt will not work well with the layering. So either Greek yogurt (regular or low fat), yogurts with added probiotics, quark or skyr would be good choices.

Although quark and skyr are technically not yogurts but cultured/fermented dairy products they have the consistency and flavour of yogurt. Which makes them perfect to use in this quinoa parfait, especially as they are very nutritious.

Alternatively use flavoured yogurt but choose one that's low in sugar. You can also easily make your own flavoured yogurt and use it in this recipe.

Use ripe but firm mango - so it's sweet but still easy to cut. I don't recommend combining the mango with the ginger preserve ahead as the mixture will become watery. It's best to do this just before serving.

Assembling the recipe

This is easy and fun to do. Pick a glass (or jar) that's quite tall rather than short and chunky so you can easily create layers.

Start with about 2 tablespoons of the quinoa followed by a layer of mango and ginger jam mixture. Top that with 2-3 tablespoons of the yogurt, cover with more quinoa and so on until you reach the top.

You could combine the cinnamon with either the quinoa or yogurt before making your layers. Or add a bit to both. It's up to you.

Top tips and FAQs

Use ripe but firm mango.
You could add toasted seeds and/or crushed nuts or homemade chocolate granola to your layers or scatter them on top. You could replace the ginger preserve with lemon curd or marmalade.
Cook the quinoa ahead (according to packet instructions) and once cooled refrigerate (for up to 3 days) until you are ready to put the recipe together. Quinoa will stay fluffy even after it's been in the fridge for a while, just give it a good stir before you use it.
Best served immediately.

Check out also this collection of 18 healthy, easy vegetable breakfast recipes.

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