Name: The BEST Granola Cups with Yogurt and Fruits
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (or quick-cooking oats (but NOT instant oats)); 0.5 cup chopped nuts/seeds/more rolled oats ((I used sunflower seeds, but feel free to skip them and just add 0.5 cup more oats)); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon apple pie/pumpkin pie spice (or sub with cinnamon); 1 medium banana (mashed, or sub with applesauce); 3 Tablespoons peanut butter (or sub with any nut/seed butter (like almond butter, pumpkin seed butter, etc)); 2 Tablespoons maple syrup (more to taste); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ((optional)); 1/2 cup yogurt; fresh berries or any other fresh fruits; nuts or seeds ((optional))

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Make these granola cups with yogurt and fruits to jazz up your breakfast or as snacks! Plus, these yogurt granola cups are freezer-friendly & kid-friendly!

Six yogurt granola cups with fruits and berries on a crumpled baking sheet, with chia seeds scattered around.

Why You Will Love Breakfast Yogurt Granola Cups

🥄 Easy and only requires 20 minutes of active cooking time!
🍯 Naturally sweetened and not too sweet
🥣 Perfect for meal prep—make ahead and enjoy all week!
🍓 Customizable with your favorite yogurt and toppings, making it the perfect party food!
🧁 Tastes like dessert, but it’s healthy enough for breakfast!
🌱 Accidentally vegan!

A stack of three yogurt granola cups, with the top-most granola cut open to show the inside.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Old-fashioned rolled oats: The base for our yogurt granola cups! Use gluten-free options if you have gluten sensitivities!
Chopped nuts/seeds/more rolled oats: Granola is usually mixed in with other seeds, nuts, or dried fruits, so I added some sunflower seeds here. But feel free to keep it simple and just use more rolled oats.
Salt: Enhances the natural flavors of the ingredients.
Apple pie spice/Pumpkin pie spice/Cinnamon: Adds a warm, cozy flavor.
Banana: Acts as a natural sweetener and binder, keeping things moist.
- Feel free to sub with applesauce!
Peanut butter: Helps crisp up the granola cups.
- Sub with any seed or nut butter like almond butter, pumpkin seed butter, etc!
Maple syrup: Feel free to substitute with any liquid sweetener.
Vanilla extract (optional): Adds that vanilla aroma we love.

Ingredients for yogurt granola cups with labels, on a white marbled background.

And for our toppings:

Yogurt: Creamy filling that pairs perfectly with the crunchy granola.
- Use your favorite (vegan/dairy-free) yogurt, Greek yogurt, or even quark!
Fresh berries or any other fresh fruits: Adds a burst of freshness, color, and various nutrients!
Nuts or seeds (optional): For garnish! I just sprinkled mine with chia seeds.

Step-by-step Instructions

Preheat your oven to 345°F (175°C).

Mix oats, (optional) seeds/nuts, salt, and your pumpkin/apple pie/cinnamon spice in a large bowl.

Add the mashed banana, peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into the oat mixture. Mix well.

Press 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture into silicone muffin cups, pressing to the bottom and the sides of each muffin cup to form the granola cup shape.

A clear bowl containing rolled oats, sunflower seeds, and cinnamon.

A clear transparent mixing bowl filled with oats, mashed banana, peanut butter, and agave syrup.

Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden and crispy, then cool completely.

Fill the cooled cups with yogurt, then top with fresh fruits and optional nuts or seeds.

Enjoy your homemade granola yogurt cups!

Nine pieces of granola cups on a grey silicone muffin mould.

Nine granola cups, with five of them filled with yogurt.

Top Tips

Use silicone muffin cups: These help in popping the granola cups out without sticking.
- If you don’t have silicone, grease a regular muffin tin with a cooking spray. You might then also need to slide a dinner knife around the granola cups to loosen them from the muffin pan.
Check for the ‘dough’ consistency.
- Even after mixing, the dough would look a bit dry, but when pressing it into the muffin cup, they should mostly stick together. Since banana size varies, it’s important to check that you get a similar consistency as what is shown in the process shot above!
- If it’s too dry, add a bit more mashed banana. If it’s too wet, add a bit more oats.
Add toppings just before serving: This keeps the granola cups crunchy.
- If meal prepping, please see the Storage section!

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6 Flavor Variations

Want to jazz up your yogurt breakfast granola cups? Here are 6 options!

The good old yogurt and fruits
Chocolate and Banana: Drizzle about 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate chips, then top with 1-2 banana slices on top.
Bounty (chocolate coconut). Mix 2 Tablespoons of of desiccated coconut with 1 Tablespoon of yogurt. Then pour in 1 Tablespoon of melted chocolate chips on top. Sprinkle with more coconut, then chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Apple, cinnamon, and raisins. Dice your apples, combine 1/2 cup of yogurt with 1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, then sprinkle the raisins and apples on top.
1. Speaking of apples, you might like my applesauce overnight oats!
Matcha and berries. Combine 2 Tablespoons yogurt with 1/4 teaspoon of matcha powder, then pair it with your favorite berries.
Ginger, mint, and peaches (or pineapple), inspired by my 15-minute pineapple carpaccio. Combine 2 Tablespoons yogurt with 1/4 teaspoon of grated ginger, chopped mint leaves from half a sprig, then top with peach slices or pineapple chunks.

Serving Suggestions

If you’re not a fan of the fruity yogurt combo, try filling it with stuff like pumpkin puree, unsweetened applesauce, or more mashed banana!

If you’d like to make this closer to a dessert than breakfast, add one Tablespoon of peanut butter, freeze, then add a layer of melted chocolate chips on top. Then you get chocolate peanut butter granola cups!

Anyways, breakfast doesn’t feel complete without milk, so serve this with my 5-minute strawberry oat milk. My coconut milk matcha latte, mango matcha latte, or lavender matcha latte also pairs great here!

A hand grabbing a yogurt granola cups with fruits for breakfast and snacks.

Clearing The Confusion Between Granola, Oats, Muesli

Is granola different than oats?

Yes. Oats are the raw grain form, often rolled or steel-cut, and they’re used as a base in many recipes. Granola is made by mixing oats with sweeteners like honey or syrup, along with oils, nuts, and sometimes dried fruits. Then you bake them to create a crunchy, clustered, cereal-like texture.

Can you eat raw oats as granola?

Well, kinda. If you don’t care much about taste and texture, sure you can add raw oats to your milk or yogurt in the morning to substitute for granola. But you won’t get the crunchy and sweet texture of granola.

Is granola just muesli?

Nope, traditionally, they are different. If you add nuts, seeds, and sometimes dried fruits with other types of rolled grains to rolled oats, then you get muesli. Now when you bake muesli with extra sweeteners and oil, then you get granola.

So muesli is typically a less processed version of granola. However, some brands started to market their product as “crunchy muesli”, where the muesli is baked, making it very similar to granola.

Storage and Meal Prep Instructions

Storage and Meal Prep: Keep the unfilled granola cups in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. If you are meal prepping, chop up your fruits and store them in separate containers in the fridge.

Reheat in the oven at 345°F (175°C) for about 3-5 minutes to crisp them back up before serving. Add yogurt and toppings just before eating so the granola won’t get soggy!

Freezing: You can either freeze just the granola cups (without the yogurt) and only add the yogurt just before serving, or make some frozen yogurt granola cups by freezing the assembled granola cups!

Freeze them in an air-tight container for up to 2 months.

If you’re freezing just the granola cups, reheat in the oven at 365°F (185°C) for about 5-8 minutes to crisp them back up before serving. For the frozen yogurt granola, let them thaw at room temperature for about 15-30 minutes until the frozen yogurt softens a bit.

FAQ

Granola typically softens within about 5 minutes after yogurt is added.

Granola in yogurt can be a healthy option, if you choose granola that’s low in sugar and high in fiber. However, note that both granola and yogurt in the end are still processed foods.

If you’d like something healthier, try making this almond butter overnight oats or berries overnight oats instead!

Granola pairs well with yogurt, milk, fresh fruit, or as a topping for your smoothie bowls and acai bowls, like this breakfast acai bowl or nutella acai bowl.

Granola is high in calories due to its added ingredients like oils and sweeteners. Some of the toppings are also calorie-rich, such as chocolate chunks. Nuts and seeds are also often added which tend to be calorie-rich.

As one of the points in this Healthline article, granola increases healthy gut bacteria levels when compared to other processed breakfast cereals. So in general, it is better than most refined breakfast cereals.

As also indicated in the article linked above, avoid granolas that are high in added sugar and choose those with more fiber and protein. For better control over the ingredients, consider making this delicious breakfast option at home like with this granola cups recipe!

For the most accurate nutrient content, see the packaging. For a general one, refer to this Very Well Fit article. In short, it contains quite some carbs (depending on the quantity of the added sugar) and some protein from the grains, nuts, and seeds.

Breakfast granola cup with yogurt and fruit, after being bitten to show the yogurt filling inside.

Want More Healthy Breakfast That Taste Like Desserts?

You’re in the right place! Try my Oreo overnight oats, Biscoff overnight oats, or overnight Weetabix cheesecake. My popular flaxseed pudding (with 3 variations) is also popular for a really good reason: it’s delicious!

If you prefer something more cakey, try this popular baked oats with applesauce (with 5 variations) or this chocolate chip baked oats (no egg).