Recipe: PB&J Breakfast Bowl

It was inspired by an accidental find while strolling the streets of SoHo in Manhattan, NYC!  My roommate and I were in NYC because I was running the NYC Half Marathon…but we were going to spend a few days there and not just fly in, race, and fly out.  On one of our excursions that afternoon, we stumbled upon the Chobani Café there in SoHo.

We were curious…as we had never seen (or heard) of the Chobani Café before, but we were both fans of Chobani Greek Yogurt.  So…we stepped inside to get an idea of what it was all about.

After looking at all the amazing creations being done up in the kitchen right in front of us, we took our own look at the menu and decided to get a half size bowl of one of their breakfast bowls and have that as a snack/lunch.  We ended up deciding to try their PB&J Breakfast Bowl, which was created using Plain Chobani Yogurt, Creamy Peanut Butter, Fresh Red Grapes, Concord Gape Jelly, and topped off with Roasted Peanuts.

We devoured this…so, upon returning home…I decided this would be a perfect breakfast to have, especially on our gym mornings.  So…I began to recreate it.  With different versions, different flavors, and different peanut butter options.  I’ve come to love my current incarnation of it, which uses powdered peanut butter.

So, upon request from a few people, I’m putting the recipe I have worked for over a year on (and will mention variations I have tried) to perfect over and over again.

Recipe: PB&J Breakfast Bowl

Serves 1

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain yogurt (Greek, vegan, etc…your choice)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (creamy natural or powdered)
• 1/4 cup fruit sliced (grapes, strawberry, whole blueberries)
• 2-3 tablespoons jam/jelly (I prefer low sugar versions and match flavors to the fruit I use…grape with grape, strawberry with strawberry, etc.)
• 1-2 ounces roasted peanuts

Directions:

Scoop 1 cup of yogurt into a bowl.  If you are using powdered peanut butter (less fat & calories), add it here and stir well.  Otherwise…hold off on adding the peanut butter for the time being.

Slice fruit in half and add to the bowl.

Top with jam.  If you are using creamy peanut butter, drizzle it around the inside edge of the bowl.

Top with peanuts.

Devour.

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As I said, I have been making this for well over a year now, and have done so many different versions of it.  It is an amazing way to start the day.  I have used chocolate peanut butter with the strawberry jam and strawberries for a chocolate covered strawberry take and so on. So…get creative!!  That yogurt is a blank palate…so feel free to play around with it.

Below, BTW, is the version I used to make with the natural creamy peanut butter.

However you decide to mix it up and fill it up…you’ll love this bowl.  So go ahead…get creative!!  And enjoy every bite.