Healthy Fruit Yogurt Bowl Recipe (2024)

The tasty combination of tangy, creamy yogurt, dried fruit, fresh fruit and nuts will make you want to make this fruit yogurt bowl recipe for breakfast AND dessert! Serve it as a yogurt parfait or stir it up as a yogurt bowl. It’s pretty much the quickest, easiest healthy dessert you can make.

A NON-RECIPE RECIPE

These healthy fruit yogurt bowls are one of the easiest desserts:

• They only take minutes to make.
• They don’t require measuring. Use as much or as little as you like.
• No need to read a recipe. Once you get the idea, you can basically make them without thinking.
• No need to have exact ingredients. They can be made with whatever you have.

This recipe is now something I throw together for a quick breakfast. If you’re really short on time, it’s also a great make-ahead breakfast. Just mix the fruit and yogurt in a mason jar at night and enjoy it for breakfast.

FRUIT AND NUTS ARE CHOPPED AND MIXED IN

This recipe is a little different from yogurt bowls or parfaits because I like to finely chop the fruit and nuts rather than leaving them in chunks. Chopping the ingredients into small pieces lets the flavors and textures better spread throughout the yogurt.

I also like to stir the ingredients into the yogurt rather than arranging them on top like yogurt bowls or in layers like parfaits. It’s fun seeing people get surprised when they get discover delicious little bites of chewy, chopped dates along with little bits of crunchy pistachios stirred in.

MAKE IT FOR ONE OR FOR A CROWD

Make the recipe for one, two, or however many people you wish. Just keep adding more yogurt and toppings if you are making it for a crowd.

Start with yogurt for however many people you are. I usually measure about 1/2 cup per person. Make one big bowl with the same ingredients or let your friends/kids/guests choose their toppings.

YOGURT AND ADD ONS

The type and flavor of yogurt is optional and up to you and/or your guests. I used to use regular vanilla yogurt, but lately have been making it with plain yogurt. If you want to try it with plain yogurt and decide you want it a bit sweeter, you can add a bit of honey or maple syrup.

One way to add a bit of richness to this Healthy Fruit Yogurt Bowl (especially if you’re having it for dessert) is to consider adding creme fraiche to the yogurt. Just a tablespoon or so for every four people adds a bit of extra creaminess to the yogurt and makes it feel a little more decadent.

HOW MUCH AND WHAT TO ADD

For the ingredients that get mixed into the yogurt, I like to include some of the following:

• nuts
• fresh fruit
• dried fruit

If I’m making one dessert for four people, I generally use about 3 tablespoons of diced fresh fruit, 3 tablespoons of diced dried fruit and 3 tablespoons of diced nuts.

IDEAS FOR FLAVOR COMBINATIONS

The fun part of making this is coming up with the flavor combinations. I usually just use what sounds good to me in the moment OR just what I have in my kitchen.

Here are some options for dried fruit: apricots, dates, prunes, raisins, cranberries, and figs.

Some ideas for fresh fruit: apples, bananas, mangoes, peaches, strawberries, oranges, cherries, grapes, and pineapple.

Nut ideas: almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, and hazelnuts.

IDEAS FOR YOGURT BAR TOPPINGS

A fun way to serve this healthy fruit yogurt bowl is by preparing a little toppings bar. Just set up little bowls (or fill a muffin tin) with a few options of diced dried fruit, fresh fruit, and nuts and let your guests make their own mixture. If you go this route, you can add additional options like seeds or granola. You can even give your guests (or your kids) a choice of yogurt flavor.

Once you taste how good the creamy yogurt, candy-like dried fruit, fresh fruit and bits of crunchy chopped nuts taste together, you’ll see how this healthy healthy fruit yogurt bowl has became one of my favorite breakfasts and desserts. Serve it as a parfait or a yogurt bowl, it’ll become a go-to treat!

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