Brazil Nut & Banana Parfait

Name: Brazil Nut & Banana Parfait
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 4 ripe but firm bananas, sliced; 177 milliliters brazil nuts, chopped; 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 2 teaspoons demerara or other raw sugar; 414 milliliters Greek yogurt with live active cultures; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 118 milliliters rolled oats; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many South American recipes, so give Brazil Nut & Banana Parfait a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 501 calories, 15g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. For $2.34 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A mixture of but bananas, vanillan extract, rolled oats, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Put the brazil nuts and maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat and cook until the syrup bubbles.

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Brazil Nuts

Maple Syrup

Syrup

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and stir in the oats.

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Oats

Transfer to a nonstick baking sheet and place in a preheated oven, at 325°F, for 10 minutes, or until the oats are toasted and sticky.

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Oats

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Mix the yogurt with the vanilla, cinnamon, and confectioners' sugar and set aside. Reserve 4 slices of banana for decoration, then place the remaining bananas in another bowl with the lemon juice and raw sugar and toss to coat.

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Powdered Sugar

Lemon Juice

Raw Sugar

Cinnamon

Banana

Vanilla

Yogurt

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Bowl

Divide half the yogurt mixture among 4 glass bowls or sundae glasses, top with half the bananas, then half the nut mixture. Repeat the layers, finishing with the nut mixture. Decorate with the reserved banana slices and chill until ready to serve.

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Banana

Yogurt

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Bowl

Eat Yourself Happy by Gill Paul, Hamlyn 2013, Photo Will Heap.