The Perfect Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl

A quick and easy Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl topped with crunchy granola bar, fresh fruit, nuts, and seeds for a perfect nutritious and protein-packed start to your day. You’d surely want more of that flavor, but this meal will leave you full for a while!

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I’ve been having such bowls of some sort for months now, but never bothered actually putting together a post for it.

I finally got to it because I recently just had the most perfect combination of toppings on my yogurt bowl – even though it wasn’t for breakfast – that it just deserved to be shared.

What was that killer combo? Autumn’s Gold Granola Bars (with some bluebs, banana, pumpkin seeds and cinnamon)!

Such warm flavors of maple, pecan and cinnamon in that bar, it’s like fall in a bowl. What I really liked about them though, was they’re made with just basic clean ingredients and are grain and gluten free. Quite literally made the most perfect paleo-friendly topping I could ask for!

They’re new and only available at Costco at the moment, but that’s pretty much all across the country!

Tips to make healthy Greek Yogurt Protein Breakfast Bowls

• Use a Non-fat or 2% fat Greek Yogurt for your base so this bowl is high in protein too.
• Take advantage of seasonal fresh fruit like summer strawberries. This adds natural sweetness to the bowl and you don’t need to add any, aka no added sugar.
• If you do want to add sweetness, go for a sugar free sweetener that’s made with stevia or monk-fruit, to keep this breakfast healthy.
• Add in both crunchy and creamy toppings to get a good mix of texture. Some good ones would be granola or chopped up granola bar for the crunch, and a tablespoon of nut butter like almond or peanut for the creaminess.
• To make this bowl nutrient dense, add in some superfoods to the mix, like chia or flax seeds. I find these the cheapest at the bulk foods section at the grocery store, or Amazon.
• For some warmth, I like to also add a pinch of cinnamon – makes this a bit like a yogurt smoothie bowl!

Let’s talk Yogurt Bowl Toppings!

Crunchy

• Chopped Granola Bars
• Granola – I have a Pumpkin Spice Maple-Pecan one
• Coconut Flakes or Chips
• Chocolate Chips – Recommendation? Stevia Sweetened from Lily’s
• Trail Mix
• Chia Seeds

Creamy Nut Butters

• Peanut Butter
• Almond Butter – Try my homemade Roasted Almond Butter
• Cashew Butter
• Homemade sugar-free Nutella

Fruit

• Banana
• Blueberries
• Blackberries
• Strawberries
• Raspberries
• Kiwi
• Pineapple
• Mangoes
• Peaches
• Oranges

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Nuts and Dried Fruit

• Almonds
• Peanuts
• Pecans
• Pistachio
• Dried Cranberries
• Dried Apricots

Sweeteners

• Maple Syrup, Stevia sweetened
• Maple Syrup, Monkfruit sweetened
• Stevia Sweetener
• Brown Sugar Substitute – I use the one from Swerve
• Non sugar-free options: Honey or Agave Syrup

Some Spice and Flavor

• Cinnamon
• Vanilla Extract

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How to make a Vegan Yogurt Bowl

Replace the greek yogurt for a good coconut-based one, and it’ll be just as creamy.

Almond, Soy or Flax yogurt would be great too.

Be sure to use maple syrup for the sweetener though.

For a Paleo-friendly – and Superfood – Yogurt Bowl

Use coconut or almond milk based yogurt again – but get the 2%.

With the toppings, stick to crunchy chia or flax seeds – they’re superfoods too – or some toasted coconut.

For the nuts or nut butters, pick ones like almond or cashew, for both Paleo and Whole30 approved options – peanut butter is not okay.

Some more Creamy Breakfast Bowl options?

• Instant Chia Yogurt Bowl
• Creamy Banana Bread Chia Overnight Oats