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    Vegan 4th of July Breakfast Parfaits

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    A closeup of 2 red, white, and blue yogurt fruit parfaits with the title, 4th of July Breakfast Parfaits Recipe.

    Make these pretty vegan 4th of July breakfast parfaits to start your fourth off with a bang! They're quick and easy, only taking about 15 minutes to make. Natural colorings create the featured red, white, and blue, making these parfaits a colorful, nutritious treat. This recipe satisfies a dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, whole-food lifestyle.

    A closeup of two red, white, and blue dairy-free yogurt parfaits with strawberries on top.

    I'm so happy to share this easy and very festive recipe with you. It's the ideal breakfast to fuel the kids before a packed 4th of July holiday. Parade, classic car show, street fair, pig races, barbecue, dunk tank, auction, beach bonfire, fireworks show - whatever you have planned for the day, you can set the tone from the start with these nutritious, delicious parfaits for breakfast. You'll be eating them within about 15 minutes and kicking off the day beautifully. Really, you're just a blend-stir-scoop away from eating these sweet treats, and after you try them, you may end up making them all summer long!

    I hope you have a fun, safe holiday filled with love and kindness.

    Two naturally-colored red, white, and blue parfaits covered in blueberries and a strawberry heart.

    Natural red, white, and blue coloring

    It's full of red, white & blue splendor without any artificial dyes.  Really! Strawberries are all you need for the red, and the blue is represented with blueberries and natural blue powder - either blue majik (used here), which is a spirulina extract, or blue butterfly pea flower powder.  You can often find both now at health food stores.  They don't really add flavor, but boy do they add color!

    Parfait layers

    Textures and sweet flavors are plentiful in these parfaits. 

    A red & blue fireworks display appears on top of the parfait, thanks to the creamy whipped cream and a little strawberry essence, plus the sweet-tart pop of blueberries. 

    Digging down, you'll find the smooth yogurt juxtaposed with the crunch of granola and chia seeds, and finally, that icy-cold strawberry sorbet with little berry chunks throughout.  Berry good!

    Two yogurt parfaits with layers of strawberry red, yogurt white, and blueberries.

    Let's make a 4th of July parfait

    A white square tray filled with red, white, and blue ingredients to make yogurt parfaits.

    Ingredients, Substitutions, Steps

    Frozen strawberries, maple syrup or date syrup, and a vanilla or neutral plant-based milk make up the strawberry layer. Lately, I've been using oat milk; any you like should work well. This layer is blended into a smoothie for the base.

    A stainless steel blender filled with frozen strawberries on a blue gingham tablecloth.
    A stainless steel blender on a blue gingham tablecloth filled with strawberry smoothie.
    Two jars with strawberry smoothie inside surrounded by ramekins of granola, yogurt, and blueberries.

    Between the red and white layers is a granola layer. Use any you like. I like to choose one that is berry or vanilla to fit the theme. Chocolate Berry Granola could be used, omitting the chocolate and cacao powder if you want it to be more neutral in color. Your favorite cereal or even rolled oats could be used if you don't have granola.

    The white layer is a plant-based yogurt. Vanilla ideally, but plain will work, too.

    The granola layer of a red, white, and blue yogurt parfait, surrounded by the remaining ingredients.
    The yogurt layer of parfaits in glass jars on a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Overhead of blueberries in two jars on top of a blue gingham tablecloth.

    The blue layer is very blue, thanks to a layer of blueberries and blue majik or butterfly pea flower powder stirred into a second layer of yogurt. Chia seeds are also stirred into this yogurt layer, appearing like little stars inside the blue. Either black (used here) or white chia seeds will work.

    Natural blue powder on top of white yogurt in a ramekin on a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Blue yogurt with chia sees stirred into it, inside a ramekin on top of a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Blue chia yogurt in a glass jar on top of a blue gingham tablecloth.

    Finally, the topping layer consists of your favorite plant-based whipped cream topped with more blue powder, a drizzle more of the strawberry smoothie used for the base, blueberries, and strawberries. This combo creates a dazzling fireworks-like topping!

    Whipped cream on top of blue chia yogurt on a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Blue powder on top of whipped cream and strawberry smoothie on a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Blueberries, whipped cream, and blue powder on strawberry smoothie in jars atop a blue gingham tablecloth.
    Overhead view of two strawberry blueberry yogurt parfaits on a blue gingham tablecloth.

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    Two red, white, and blue yogurt parfaits.

    4th of July Breakfast Parfaits

    Make these pretty vegan 4th of July breakfast parfaits to start your fourth off with a bang! They're quick and easy, only taking about 15 minutes to make. Natural colorings create the featured red, white, and blue, making these parfaits a colorful, nutritious treat. This recipe satisfies a dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, whole-food lifestyle.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Key Attributes: blue majik, blueberry, butterfly pea powder, fourth of july, parfait, strawberry, vegan, yogurt
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Fiber: 7.06g
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    Equipment

    • high speed blender or other blender
    • 8-10 ounce glasses or jars

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup strawberries frozen
    • ½ cup oat milk or other plant-based milk
    • 2 teaspoons maple syrup or date syrup
    • 6 ounces coconut yogurt or other plant-based yogurt, vanilla or plain
    • ⅛ teaspoon blue majik powder* or blue butterfly pea flower powder
    • 4 teaspoons chia seeds black or white
    • ½ cup granola or cereal
    • ⅓ cup blueberries fresh, washed
    • ½ cup coconut whipped cream or other plant-based whipped cream
    • 2 strawberries fresh, washed

    Instructions

    Red layer

    • Place the strawberries, syrup, and milk in a high-powered blender. Slowly turn it to high, then use the tamper to push the strawberries into the blade until small pieces are formed. Set the mixture aside.

    White layer and blue layer

    • Divide the yogurt into two bowls. Add the blue powder and chia seeds to one of the bowls, stirring until the color is well distributed.
    • Begin to layer the parfaits in the glasses or jars. For the bottom layer, divide all but a few spoonfuls of the strawberry mixture between the two.
    • Sprinkle ¼ cup granola into each glass, covering the strawberry mixture and chia seeds.
    • Spoon the white yogurt around the outer edge of the granola so it can be seen well from the outside, dividing it between the two.
    • Place the blueberries evenly over the white layer.
    • Spoon the blue yogurt around the outer edge over the blueberries, same as the white yogurt, dividing it between the two.
    • Top each with a scoop of whipped cream. If you want to keep it whole food, plant-based, you can omit or use an appropriate whipped cream.
    • Garnish with blueberries, a sprinkle of blue powder, and the remaining spoonfulls of strawberry mixture.
    • Serve immediately.

    Notes

    *While Blue Majik is becoming a popular way to color food and some sources say that it can help with flexibility, energy, vitality, endurance, and cellular protection, I've noticed that the E3Live site recommends consulting your healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or nursing.  I've not seen the same for blue butterfly pea flower powder, but I feel it's a good idea to do so with any ingredient you're unfamiliar with.
    Tried this recipe?I'd love to see! On Instagram, mention @beautifulingredient and tag #beautifulingredient!

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