Best Gluten-Free Breakfast Parfait Recipes {vegan}

The best gluten-free breakfast parfait recipes for healthy foodies who need something quick and hearty!  Loaded with gluten-free oats, brown rice crisps, spiced fruits, and creamy coconut milk alongside the perfect crunch and sweetness between each layer.  

BREAKFAST PARFAITS

When it comes to needing something quick and hearty during your morning rush or vacation travels I have the fix for you!  These are the most perfect breakfast parfait recipes to make while multitasking your morning.  Nutrient-dense, filling, and delicious gluten-free breakfast parfaits. In conclusion, these parfait recipes taste like overnight oats minus the overnight hours!

There are tons of ways to take the idea of an overnight oats recipe and create something fast, seriously delicious, filling, and ridiculously easy using whole foods without creating an actual recipe.

As a result, my travel breakfasts were wonderful without stress.  Plus, a good portion of my suitcase was dedicated to gluten-free, free from food to ensure my travel safety from the foods that trigger flares. Being prepared when traveling is key for a free-from, gluten-free life.

GLUTEN-FREE & BEYOND

Therefore, someone who is gluten-free and beyond knows that making something quick will require you to have all those ingredients on hand before you make the "quick fix".

Here are four fabulously yummy and healthy parfait recipes that will rock your world, and are easy to make in a pinch, or when traveling.  Enjoy!!

Gluten-Free Parfait Recipe 1

INGREDIENTS:

gluten-free certified oats
1 brown rice cake unsalted
2 tablespoons chia seeds
½ whole pear, chopped
unsweetened lite canned coconut milk - as much as you'd like start with 3 tablespoons and go from there
¼ teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

1. In an 8oz or 16oz jar add milk and crumbled-up rice cake alongside chia seeds.  Let soak for 10-15 minutes.
2. Slice and chop your pear into pieces, and sprinkle cinnamon on them.  Add them to the glass and top it with raw gluten-free oats.
3. Let the entire cup sit at room temp for another 10 minutes to let all flavors infuse.
4. Mix and serve like you are eating overnight oats.
5. Total time: 25 minutes.

Gluten-Free Parfait Recipe 2

INGREDIENTS:

⅓ gluten-free certified oats {can omit if you want oat free}
1 brown rice cake unsalted
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1 whole pear, chopped or sliced
⅓-1 cup unsweetened light canned coconut milk
1 Tablespoon canned full-fat coconut milk (looks like cream)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ tablespoon chia seeds

DIRECTIONS:

1. In an 8oz or 16oz jar/cup add milk, 1 crumbled-up rice cake, ¼ gluten-free oats, and 1 ½ teaspoons chia seeds.  Stir and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, slice and chop your pear and coat your pieces in cinnamon.
3. Add ½ cup chopped pear to the jar followed by the full-fat coconut milk dollop.
4. Then add the remaining chia seeds with about 2 tablespoons lite coconut milk.  Let sit for five minutes.
5. Top with remaining cinnamon pears and a dash of nutmeg.  Mix well and serve.
6. Total time 25 minutes.

TIPS:

• To make lite coconut milk from your full-fat coconut milk - simply add water in a blender to make the mixture thinner.

Gluten-Free Parfait Recipe 3

INGREDIENTS:

⅓ cup gluten-free certified oats
½ tablespoon chia seeds
½ cup unsweetened coconut milk, almond milk, or milk of choice
½-2/3 cup papaya, packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
full-fat coconut milk dollop (the fluffy part) or whipped cream
Pinch of nutmeg

DIRECTIONS:

1. In an 8oz or 16oz jar/cup soak your oats in coconut milk with cinnamon and chia seeds for 15 minutes.
2. Once the mixture thickens stir with a spoon. Add more milk by the teaspoon if the mixture is too dry.
3. Add ½ the oatmeal mixture to the bottom of the jar for the bottom layer.
4. Then add some papaya.
5. Layer 3 is the coconut milk (looks like coconut cream)
6. Layer 4 is more papaya chunks topped with extra oatmeal with a pinch of nutmeg.
7. Optional: a fresh spritz of lemon juice on top
8. Total time: 20 minutes

TIPS:

• This recipe does not have the exact ingredients.

Gluten-Free Parfait Recipe 4

INGREDIENTS:

1 ½ whole brown rice cakes, unsalted
¾ of whole organic pear, chopped
¼ cup can unsweetened full-fat coconut cream or milk
2 teaspoons cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg

DIRECTIONS:

1. Slice and chop pear, sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg
2. Add chopped pear to mason jar as the bottom layer
3. Crumble up the rice cakes and add them to the jar as the middle layer.  Let the jar sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
4. Top with full-fat coconut milk (which looks like coconut cream) and serve
5. Total time: 15 minutes.

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Looking for more options?  Check out these gluten-free parfait breakfast recipes or these gluten-free yogurt bowls!