Tropical Chia Parfait Recipe

Nothing says summer like a tropical chia parfait.

This bright breakfast gets its gorgeous color from dragon fruit, also called pitaya. Pitaya Plus makes ready-to-go frozen dragon fruit smoothie packs that make it super easy to use this exotic ingredient.

This guest recipe is by Courtnie, of @wellnesswithcourtnie, a recipe developer and yoga teacher based in Southern California. Be sure to check out her beautiful Instagram for some amazing meal inspiration.

Courtnie also came up with a delicious smoothie topper for her parfait. It’s optional but we seriously recommend it. It takes like ice cream but is dairy and added sugar free. Enjoy!Tropical Chia Parfait Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1 1/2 cups almond milk
• 1/2 cup coconut yogurt
• 1 scoop collagen (We love Vital Proteins)
• 1/4 cup frozen dragon fruit

Smoothie topper (optional):

• 1/2 cup frozen dragon fruit
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/4 cup coconut yogurt
• 1/4 cup almond milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Soak chia seeds in 1 cup almond milk for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally until well absorbed. Add more almond milk if needed.
2. Blend dragon fruit with 1/2 cup almond milk until smooth and liquid.
3. Separate chia pudding into 2 bowls.
4. Stir in coconut yogurt.
5. Add half of the dragon fruit mixture to each bowl.
6. Add more coconut yogurt to one bowl to achieve a lighter color.
7. Blend smoothie topper (optional).
8. Layer into a glass, top with smoothie topper and coconut shreds, and enjoy!

Fallen in love with dragon fruit? Check out my recipe for a chia oat pitaya smoothie bowl with ginger and lemon.