Here’s a fun super-simple dessert (or anytime) recipe you can make in a pinch with common ingredients that you likely have in your house right now or can easily find at the grocery store: bananas, blueberries, dates, and walnuts.
Each of these parfaits pictured has 3 medium bananas, a small handful of blueberries, ½ ounce (or less) walnuts, and 1 date. For a smaller parfait, you can cut each of the ingredients in half.
To make this recipe, blend ½ of one banana with the walnuts and date. You can add a little water if the mixture is too thick. Set aside.
Then blend the remaining 2 ½ bananas, pour off half into a parfait glass of your choice. Pour or scoop the date-walnut-banana mixture unto the top of the blended banana in the parfait glass.
Blend the remaining banana mixture with the blueberries and then pour into the parfait glass on top of the date-walnut-banana mixture. Garnish with mint or leafy green/fruit of your choice.
The photo shows the banana-blueberry mixture on the bottom and the banana-only mixture on the top while the recipe above describes the opposite. From our experience, either has worked well and taste similar. Strawberries, raspberries, mulberries, blackberries are good in place of the blueberries too!
Enjoy!