Today’s breakfast treat was a fairly healthy Apple Pie Partfait.
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- thin layer of grape nuts
- 3/4″ layer of plain yogurt
- thin layer of grape nuts
- generous 3/4″ layer of apple pie filling
- thin layer of grape nuts
- 3/4″ thick layer of plain yogurt
- sprinkling of finely crushed ginger snap cookies
The result was eight thumbs around around the breakfast table. The fresh yogurt is deliciously creamy without the fat. The grape nuts are a very satisfying crunch without the fat of a crust.
Backstory
This meal was spawned between then tensions of desire for an apple pie and knowing that my grandmothers genes are mostly why I have elevated cholesterol. I wanted apple pie, but I didn’t want the calories or saturated fats in a delicious butter crust. I’ve tried a number of more healthy crusts. I can get a decent but not great one.
I had a surplus of apples from a nearby tree. I often compost them because my kids carry home more than they eat. This pile was enough that I peeled and sliced ’em up. I added 1/3 c. of white and a 1/3 c. of brown sugar and left them to macerate. Jen saw them and asked my intentions. I declared I had none. Yet. I hadn’t committed to making a pie, but I was meandering down that road.
Failing to commit, I decided to make pie filling and let the matter rest until morning. Meanwhile, my batch of yogurt was incubating. I cooked my apple slices in a large pan until soft. I added the rest of the contents of my apple pie filling recipe, with a 1/4 c of Instant Clear Jel. Voila, pie filling! Amazing stuff, that Clear Jel. (I buy Clear Jel online. The only place I can find it locally is in 50# bags.)
Hours later, with a bowl of warm apple pie filling cooling nearby, we chatted about breakfast. Pie filling plus oatmeal. Or creamy wheat. Or…fresh yogurt? Et tu, parfait!
Wow, this looks exceptionally enjoyable! I will have to remember to try this when I’m feeding more than just myself.