Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie Yogurt Parfait Cups

Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie Yogurt Parfait Cups are a beautiful and delicious make ahead brunch recipe to be filled and topped however you like.

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Make ahead brunch recipe

Breakfast doesn’t have to be elaborate to be wholesome, delicious and fun! It’s easy to throw together a delicious breakfast or brunch in minutes with these amazingly delish and filling oatmeal cups.

Ditch the typical plastic yogurt parfait cups and opt instead for an edible option made from a breakfast cookie like oatmeal mixture to fill up with the yogurt parfait layers of creamy yogurt and fresh or frozen fruit. Add chopped nuts and mint if you’d like and enjoy a stunning breakfast or brunch.

And because there are so many different options for parfait cup ingredients it’s perfect for a diy breakfast idea for a crowd. Simply set out breakfast cookie cups with an assortment of yogurts and toppings and let guests have fun customizing their own parfaits. It’s a perfect recipe for Easter brunch, Mother’s Day, bridal showers and more!

Ingredients

• Old fashioned oats
• Chopped almonds – or any mixture of dried chopped nuts to be mixed into the oatmeal cup and also to top the yogurt parfaits.
• Unsweetened coconut flakes
• Butter – or substitute coconut oil to make a dairy free oatmeal cookie cup and add extra coconut flavor.
• Almond butter – or substitute any nut butter like peanut butter
• Ripe banana
• Ground flax seeds
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Yogurt – or instead of yogurt, fill with ice cream, gelato or even milk for an all-in-one version of milk and cookies. Of course, they won’t be quite as portable filled with milk.
• Raspberries – or other fresh or frozen fruit like blueberries, blackberries and even apples
• Cinnamon powder

Step by step instructions

Mix up some dry ingredients – oats, nuts, seeds, etc. – and cover it with wet ingredients then bake. Similar to granola bars or energy balls it really is that simple to make Breakfast Cookie Cups.

1. Melt butter and nut butters in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once smooth remove from heat and stir in mashed banana, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt. 
2. Combine oats, almonds, coconut and ground flax seeds then pour warm butter mixture over oat mixture and stir to combine.
3. Divide mixture evenly in an ungreased 12 muffin tin, placing a heaping ¼ cup in each. Using lightly greased fingers press mixture up against the sides of each.
4. Bake in preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until lightly browned and nutty, about 15 minutes. 
5. Cool and fill as desired with yogurt, ice cream or milk (milk filled cups will not be portable).
6. Then top as desired with fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, honey, chocolate, jam or more.
7. Serve and enjoy!

How to serve

Serve these oatmeal cookie cup parfaits pre filled and topped as a quick portable breakfast idea or as a brunch recipe. Or make a batch of the cookie cups and store covered, then fill a few whenever you need a snack.

Or you can also use them as a part of a diy yogurt bar. Simply place a tray of empty cookie cups near several yogurt options followed by a variety of toppings and let your guests customize their own yogurt parfaits.

Yield

This recipe yields 12 oatmeal cookie cups when made in a standard size muffin tin. Or roughly 36 mini yogurt parfaits when made in mini muffin tins.

The standard serving size is 2- 3 standard size yogurt parfait cups, or 6-9 mini parfaits per person.

How to store

Store oatmeal cookie cups tightly covered at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Which means you can whip up this make ahead breakfast recipe on Sunday and enjoy a whole week’s worth of quick grab-and-go yogurt parfaits that kids and adults will both love filling up however their hearts desire!

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