A healthy yogurt parfait with berries and a sprinkling of gingersnaps.
July always brings on a personal identity crisis. Today is Canada Day and as a hockey jersey-wearing and maple leaf-flying Canadian, my national pride is shining brightly. But this week also brings the 4th of July, the Independence Day celebration of my adopted country and of my American-born husband and our two boys.
Really, this shouldn’t be a problem. If I wear a moose antler hat and star-spangled running shorts, I should be covered, right? Well, except that my kids might disown me, and I’d likely have my both Canadian citizenship and Green Card revoked all in one fell swoop.
And then there’s the problem of the seasonal red, white and blue dishes. Or should those just be red and white dishes in my case?
How do I draw diplomatic lines when it comes to making parfaits in the first week of July?
For the Canadian version, I’ll have to stick with raspberries, strawberries and yogurt. Behold the maple leaf!
For the American parfait, some of the red berries move over to make room for some blueberries. Star-spangled and healthy, thank you very much.
And the gingersnaps came to the rescue. Who doesn’t like gingersnaps?! I crushed some, added them to the granola and sprinkled the mixture amongst the yogurt and the berries.
Everyone is happy. International incidents are avoided. All is well.
The recipe:
In a small bowl, mix the granola and crushed gingersnap cookies.
Layer the strawberries into the bottom of two small glasses or bowls.
Layer with the Greek yogurt, granola, agave nectar, blueberries and raspberries.
Serve. Stir together before eating, if you wish.
Other Canada Day & 4th of July Recipes:
Cookin’ Canuck’s Easy Strawberry Sorbet
Cookin’ Canuck’s Blackberry & Strawberry Lemon Cakes for Fourth of July & Canada Day
Eat. Drink. Love.’s Strawberry Blueberry Salsa
Vintage Kitchen’s Cherry Capiroska (Vodka Cocktail)
Kitchen Riffs’ Blueberry Buckle
Triple Berry Gingersnap & Granola Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granola your favorite kind
- 1/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies
- 1/3 cup raspberries
- 1/3 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/3 cup blueberries
- 1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon agave nectar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the granola and crushed gingersnap cookies.
- Layer the strawberries into the bottom of two small glasses or bowls.
- Layer with the Greek yogurt, granola, agave nectar, blueberries and raspberries.
- Serve. Stir together before eating, if you wish.
Notes
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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
Jul 1, 2013 at 5:40 amI love your American and Canadian versions 😉 Cute!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
Jul 1, 2013 at 5:44 amSo funny – I had a ginger snap at my mom’s last night. She always has them around! Such a great idea.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Jul 1, 2013 at 5:58 amThese sound absolutely refreshing but I especially love that you threw gingersnaps in there too! One of my favs.
Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says
Jul 1, 2013 at 6:18 amLove the two different versions! Gorgeous parfaits!
Tieghan says
Jul 1, 2013 at 6:20 amMmm! These flavors sound awesome and I love the colors! What a healthy and fun snack or breakfast!
Ali | Gimme Some Oven says
Jul 1, 2013 at 6:27 amCheers to Canada and the USA! These are adorable!!
Cookbook Queen says
Jul 1, 2013 at 7:00 amI love the Canadian and American versions…I’ll take one of each!!!
Maria says
Jul 1, 2013 at 7:51 amLove them both! So festive and fun!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
Jul 1, 2013 at 11:17 amBeautiful! Love them both!
SherriPeh says
Jul 1, 2013 at 11:48 amOh Dara I can so relate! Today, we walk around PA with our Maple Leaf tattoos (temporary!) educating our American friends about Canada Day! We always bake red velvet cupcakes, frost them white and top them with little Canadian flags. Our household is 3 Canadians, 1 American. On the 4th, we’re all red, white and blue, as the local Lions Club 4th of July parade rolls right down our street. While we don our red, white and blue, our Maple Leaf tattoos still linger, so we feel that we’re celebrating both!! Happy Canada Day!!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Jul 1, 2013 at 2:23 pmGorgeous parfaits, I’d love one for my 4th of July breakfast!
carolinaheartstrings says
Jul 1, 2013 at 5:41 pmThis is the perfect breakfast! Love your pictures. They as always look fantastic.
Paula - bell'alimento says
Jul 1, 2013 at 6:04 pmSuch a patriotic parfait love it!
Nikki says
Jul 1, 2013 at 9:51 pmHappy Canada Day! And thanks for thinking of us Americans 😉
Donna says
Jul 2, 2013 at 12:47 amBeeee-oootiful, not matter which country we are celebrating, eh?
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Jul 2, 2013 at 5:39 amSo pretty! And super healthy for an awesome breakfast or snack. Love!
john@kitchenriffs says
Jul 2, 2013 at 10:21 amBoth versions look great – I’ll have one of each. 😉 Happy dual holidays to you – Canada Day and July 4th. And thanks for linking to my buckle! And thanks for a good post.
Nessa says
Jul 2, 2013 at 6:14 pmThey both look fantastic!
Kankana says
Jul 3, 2013 at 1:06 amHa! ‘a moose antler hat and star-spangled running shorts’ ! You are hilarious Dara. Love both the parfait version, and what better way to celebrate both the country.
kelley says
Jul 4, 2013 at 9:06 amI love that you can represent both holidays in this one dessert! I love gingersnap edition!
The Café Sucre Farine says
Jul 4, 2013 at 1:23 pmSo pretty and sound fabulous! Hope your holiday was wonderful!
Nutmeg nanny says
Jul 4, 2013 at 1:56 pmBeautiful parfaits 🙂 I am loving the addition of gingersnaps, yum!