Cat Cora’s Banana Yogurt Split with Berries and Coconut

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Here’s the last of three recipes that Iron Chef and lesbian mom Cat Cora has created for Residence Inn by Marriott (as I explained Tuesday)—a dessert, appropriately: Banana Yogurt Split with Berries and Coconut.

And while some of us take the “life is uncertain; eat dessert first” approach, you may still want to check out her Spicy Chicken, Tangerine and Shiitake Stir Fry and Curried Quinoa Salad Mediterranean after you finish this.

Cat Cora Named 2013 Resident MomBanana Yogurt Split with Berries and Coconut
by Cat Cora
Serves 4

2 bananas, peeled and split longwise
2 cups blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, etc.
1 pint lowfat or non-fat plain or vanilla yogurt
1 cup crushed graham crackers
¼ cup shredded coconut (optional)
¼ cup goji berries
4 bowls

In a nice bowl or wine glass, spoon a dollop of the yogurt into the base of the glass and then top with a sprinkling of graham crackers, a layer of sliced bananas, then a few berries, and then start again with the yogurt, continuing the pattern until the glass is filled.  Garnish with coconut and goji berries.  Repeat with the remaining 3 glasses and serve immediately.

This is also works nicely with a light vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

(Residence Inn gave me accommodations last year while soliciting ideas from myself and others about how to reach out to parents, but there was no requirement that I post about the experience or about further Residence Inn initiatives such as their relationship with Cat Cora.)

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