Apple Pie Yogurt Parfaits

Use up those apple orchard apples with these delicious, nourishing apple pie yogurt parfaits! With sautéed cinnamon apples (cooled enough to top yogurt), plus your favorite crunchy toppings like granola and nuts, these yogurt parfaits taste like a fall dessert for breakfast.

Look no further for a healthy fall breakfast that helps you use up your apple orchard apples!

Apple picking is one of my favorite things to do. Ever. Of all time. I wish I could do it year-round! Ever since I was young, my family has gone to the same apple orchard, and to this day I look forward to going every fall. Even though I live several hours away, I always make it a point to venture back up to see my family and go apple picking at that same orchard, which has a special place in my heart. I have so many memories there... like the time I couldn't eat a caramel apple because I had braces. Oh wait, that was three times 😉 But mostly, I love the memories of the smell and feeling of fresh open air, peacefulness, sun, and beautiful colors all around. You know when you just have a really positive association with some place or experience? This is one of mine. Like clockwork, every year when crisp fall air moves in and leaves start changing colors, I get nostalgic for all of my fall memories, and I know it's time to revisit one of my favorite places in the world.

This year just my mom and I went on a beautiful sunny Saturday to pick Cortlands and Macs (McIntosh... we abbreviate a lot of things in my family), the former for eating, and the latter mostly for baking. It was the perfect weather for apple picking: cooler, fall air, but still sunny and warm, and no humidity. Dozens of families were there enjoying the pumpkins for sale, the petting zoo, and the little bakery/shop where pickers pay for their apples. I love that bakery so much! They sell this homemade apple butter than I am obsessed with... I have to get it every year!

These apple pie yogurt parfaits, though. Hooooly buckets. You guys will love them. When I tried one, I thought I was having dessert for breakfast, which is breakfast goals... right??

So, why are yogurt parfaits an amazing breakfast option, anyway? Here's what I like:

• They're high in protein
• You can make them ahead
• There are endless delicious flavor combinations
• You can eat them out of mason jars (let's be real: eating things out of jars has always been fun, even before it became trendy!)
• They can also satisfy a sweet tooth

Whenever I make a parfait or a big bowl of fruit and yogurt, I love to add something crunchy, whether it be nuts, chia seeds, cereal, or granola. The variety of textures is the best part, and it adds another dimension of flavor. In some cases your fruit can serve as the crunchy element on its own, such as raw apples or maybe even grapes; however, the apples in this recipe are sauteed to resemble pie filling... leaving you the perfect opportunity to add your favorite crunchy granola or a handful of nuts/seeds.

If you have this for breakfast, I promise promise promise it will start you off to an amazing day. Actually, don't hold me accountable for that. But seriously. I think you need these in your breakfast/second breakfast/snack/dessert life this season (preferably tomorrow).

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