This post is a paid partnership with Valley Select Foods. All views and opinions expressed are my own.

You may have heard me mention once or twice that I love berries. Picking them, eating them, cooking with them: l love it all. They’re one of my favourite foods, and blueberries are no exception. However, until I moved to Canada I hadn’t really eaten blueberries much. More of a delicacy in the UK, I love that in North America they grow freely. I’ve even found wild ones growing on mountains here!

Wherever you get them from, they’re absolutely delicious and come with a whole host of health benefits. Full of antioxidants and beneficial for heart health, blueberries also contain vitamin C, fibre and potassium. They’re one of the sweetest, most versatile berries you can use in cooking and when Valley Select Foods asked me to help them spread the word by creating blueberry-focused recipes, I couldn’t refuse.

The Recipe: Blueberry Breakfast Parfait

This Blueberry Breakfast Parfait was a pleasure to create and I’ll be making it regularly for breakfast in future. It's an incredibly easy recipes and takes literally minutes to make, ideal when you don't have much time. Sweetened only with the blueberries themselves, it comprises layers of granola, coconut yoghurt and blueberry compote. If you’ve not made a compote before - it’s surprisingly easy. Simply simmer the blueberries in a pan on a low heat for 10 minutes, and you’re done! It’s as easy as that.

You’re welcome to use your favourite granola for this parfait. Any granola works well, but try not to buy one with an overwhelming flavour (like pineapple for example). If you’d like to make your own, my Spiced Apple Granola works perfectly in this recipe. Simply make the granola without the grilled apples and vegan ricotta, substituting the blueberry compote and coconut yoghurt instead!