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Cost/Serving: $0.87
Yield: [6 servings] / Serving Size = 1 cup
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped fresh or 1 (15-ounce) can of fruit packed in juice
2½ cups flavored yogurt, any flavor
2 cups Cranberry Pecan Granola (or other homemade or store-bought granola)
 
 

Directions:
1. If using fresh fruit, wash it first.
2. Collect, chop, and measure all ingredients before starting to prepare the recipe.
3. Just before eating, layer in a glass or cup: 1/3 cup fruit, 1/3 cup yogurt, 1/3 cup granola.*
4. Refrigerate remaining yogurt and fruit within 2 hours and eat within 3 to 5 days.
5. Store granola in a sealed container at room temperature, and eat within 1 week.

Notes:

Be Creative! Replace granola cwith your favorite whole grain cereal.

*Make parfait just before eating, or granola will become soggy.

This recipe and photo are used with the permission of Colorado State University Extension's Eating Smart Being Active program.

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