Fresh food is among my biggest pride and joys. But when I create an in-season, delicious and nutritious Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait that you can enjoy as breakfast, dessert or a midday snack, I am just…
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Unlike your traditional Strawberry Rhubarb pairing as a super sweet baked treat, this one keeps the fruit and veggie (Yes, Rhubarb is a VEGGIE) raw and at peak nutritional value. Also, there are no refined sugars but a mix of other flavorless nutritional boosts. This is not one to pass on. Especially because of one surprise ingredient!
Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait Key Ingredients
Chia Pudding
Made with only two ingredients and a few minutes!
Ancient civilizations viewed Chia Seeds as highly nutritious, which is now backed by modern science. They are rich in minerals, omega-3 fat, antioxidants, and fiber.
This highly nutritious and this pudding is super simple way to incorporate more Chia Seeds into your diet!
Granola
In order to create the perfect parfait, you need a mildly sweet crunchy layer that mixes in with the tangy smooth.
Granola is perfect in everyway, but you know what’s far from perfect? The many many harmful ingredients added to packaged, store-bought granola. I once too assumed it couldn’t be the bad, yet I was stunned.
Once I started making this granola, I never bought it in the grocery store again! I’m hopeful you’ll agree that it tastes better homemade too!
Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt
It’s like an enriched yogurt full of health benefits – but the really healthy kind.
Some of the added ingredients include: Ground Flax Seed (super high in fiber!), Almond Butter (the oil from ground almonds completely changes the taste of any yogurt based puree), Dates (natural sweetener) and finally for the surprise ingredient: Rawnice Tickled Pink Pitaya Powder (which gives it this one of a kind pink color!!)
More on Rawnice below 🙂
Surprise Ingredient: Rawnice Tickled Pink Pitaya Powder
Rawnice offers an assortment of fun and colorful superfood powders. All their products are Vegan and 100% natural, which is what I love most! Their motto is no weird ingredients, hard-to-read labels, or additives/fillers. Sound like someone else you know? We were a match made in mission heaven.
The pitaya powder is 100% pure fruit, and therefore some natural clumping and caking will occur. Some other suppliers’ powders can contain highly-processed anti-caking agents such as maltodextrin, but Rawnice prefers to supply a 100% pure fruit powder.
Health Benefits
Pitaya is low in calories but rich in vitamins especially vitamin C, minerals, beneficial plant compounds such as polyphenols, carotenoids and betacyanins, and antioxidants such as beta-carotene, lycopene and betalain.
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Tickled Pink Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait
Equipment
- Oven
- Blender
Ingredients
Chia Pudding:
- 4 Tbsp Chia Seeds
- 1 Cup Plant Milk
Granola:
- 2 Cups Oats
- 2 Cups Almonds (raw; sliced)
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil (softened)
- 1/3 Cup Agave
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt:
- 6-8 Strawberries
- 1-2 large Rhubarb
- 1 medium Banana (fresh)
- 1/2 Cup Plant-based Yogurt (I used Forager Cashew Milk yogurt)
- 1 heaping Tbsp Almond Butter (smooth)
- 2 Dates (pitted)
- 1 Tbsp Flax Seeds (ground)
- 1-2 Tbsp Rawnice Tickled Pink Pitaya Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F
Chia Pudding:
- Make this first so it has some time to set up. Mix both ingredients together and let sit for 15-20 minutes at room temp until chia seeds become gooey and absorb all of the liquid.
Granola:
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and stir until combined.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread granola evenly into one thin layer.
- Bake for ~30 minutes until golden brown. Let cool completely! If the oats are still soft don't worry – they will get crunchier once it cools fully.
Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt:
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth!
Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait:
- Start with a layer of yogurt, then the chia pudding, and then optional add a layer of fresh, sliced strawberries. Add the granola and then start all over again until you finish with granola on top! (layers may vary based on your glass size)
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