Applesauce Parfait with Cinnamon Bread Crumbs
fiveandspice
- Serves
- 4
- Prep Time
- 10 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 25 Minutes
This breakfast parfait (ugh, I hate calling it a parfait because it makes me think of all the super commercial yogurt parfaits from fast food chains out there, but oh well) is based off a Norwegian dessert whose name translates as veiled farmgirls. The dessert version uses whipped cream, which I've simply replaced with yogurt to turn it into breakfast.
Ingredients
Applesauce
- 3 pound cooking apples, cored, peeled, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- Juice from one lemon
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (plus more sugar - brown or white - to taste)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 pinch salt
Applesauce parfaits
- 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon butter
- Homemade applesauce (above)
- 3 cup plain or vanilla or honey-sweetened yogurt
- 1/2 cup chopped, toasted hazelnuts
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Applesauce Parfait with Cinnamon Bread Crumbs
Directions
Applesauce
- Step 1
Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy bottomed saucepan covered with a lid. Bring to a boil, then turn to low and simmer until the apples are completely soft, about 20 minutes. Taste and add more sugar, if desired.
- Step 2
Remove from the heat, fish out the cinnamon stick and then mash well with a potato masher or a fork. Allow to cool before serving in the parfaits.
Applesauce parfaits
- Step 1
In a nonstick skillet, stir together the bread crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the crumbs are toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Allow to cool.
- Step 2
In 4 bowls or large glasses, make layers of applesauce, bread crumbs, and yogurt. Top each serving with a scattering of toasted hazelnuts and serve.