Applesauce Parfaits with Yogurt and Crispy Quinoa
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 667
- Total Fat
- 18
- Saturated Fat
- 11
- Carbohydrates
- 115
- Dietary Fiber
- 13
- Sugar
- 67
- Protein
- 19
- Cholesterol
- 19
- Sodium
- 117
- Total: 1 hr
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
Applesauce:
3 pounds assorted apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith or Gala), cored, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons pure cane sugar, plus more as needed
1 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pinch fine sea salt
Crispy Quinoa:
1 1/4 cups quinoa
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons clover honey
Parfaits:
2 cups Greek yogurt (fat-free or 2-percent)
Seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Fresh mint sprigs, optional
Directions
- For the applesauce: Put the apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan with a lid. Bring to a boil, then cover, turn to heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are completely soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste, and add more sugar if desired.
- Off the heat, mash the apples well with a potato masher or a fork. Allow to cool before serving in the parfaits.
- For the crispy quinoa: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Toss the quinoa, coconut oil and honey in a bowl and spread in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until lightly golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove to a baking rack to cool.
- For the parfaits: Mix together the yogurt, vanilla bean seeds and vanilla extract in a bowl. Spoon some of the yogurt mixture into four parfait glasses. Scatter some quinoa on top, then spoon in a thick layer of applesauce. Sprinkle with more quinoa, add another thick layer of yogurt, and sprinkle again with quinoa. Add a dollop each of applesauce and yogurt, and a final sprinkling of quinoa. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs if desired.