These adorable and easy-to-make Granola Cups with Yogurt are the perfect high-protein breakfast or snack!
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Made with a simple oat base, they're baked into a cup shape and filled with creamy yogurt and your choice of toppings. They’re great for meal prep and naturally gluten-free.
Plus, they’re totally customizable. We added four flavor options to our recipe card for you to try. Pick and choose your favorite: Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Crumble, Tropical Crunch, or Peanut Butter & Jelly! But you can also just get creative on your own.
If you enjoy these granola cups, we're sure you'll also love our Granola Pizza recipe, Black Forest Flaxseed Pudding, and Blueberry Smoothie Bowl - easy, customizable, and perfect for meal prep alongside your yogurt-filled oat cups.
🤔 What Are Granola Cups with Yogurt?
Granola yogurt cups are a fun and healthy twist on classic parfaits, made by pressing a granola mixture into a muffin tin to create an edible cup. Once baked and cooled, they're filled with yogurt (we love high-protein vegan greek-style yogurt) and topped with fresh fruit, crunchy bits, or even a peanut butter and jam swirls. These breakfast cups are high in protein, portable, and perfect for both kids and adults.
📋 Ingredients
Base Granola Cup:
- Rolled oats – These form the hearty, fibrous base of the cup and help everything hold together. They’re naturally gluten-free and full of long-lasting energy.
- Maple syrup – Acts as the sweetener and binder while adding a cozy, caramel-like flavor.
- Melted coconut oil – Adds richness and helps crisp up the granola cups in the oven.
- Vanilla extract – Brings warmth and depth of flavor.
- Salt – Just a pinch to balance the sweetness and bring out the flavors.
Yogurt Filling:
- Greek-style yogurt – We prefer using a thick and creamy yogurt, that's packed with protein. We used Cocojune's high-protein greek-style yogurts that are completely dairy-free and plant-based, and come in a variety of flavor variations. Which is great for keeping you full and helping support your body's muscle repair.
- Peanut butter or protein powder (optional) – Boosts the protein content and adds richness.
- Maple syrup or sweetener (optional) – For those who like a sweeter yogurt base.
Topping Variations:
At the end of this blog post in the recipe card we will show the details on you how to create the following flavors:
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Blueberry Crumble
- Tropical Crunch
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
🔄 Substitutions
- Maple Syrup → Agave, or monk fruit syrup
- Coconut Oil → Flaxseed oil, avocado oil, or olive oil
- Greek Yogurt → Any plant-based yogurt that you like will work!
- Rolled Oats → Quick oats or old-fashioned can work if you're in a pinch, but the texture may change.
💡 Variations
Try these fun four flavor ideas - or invent your own. You can find the ingredient details for these in the recipe card at the end of the blog post.
- Strawberry Shortcake: Crushed grahams, strawberries, coconut whip
- Blueberry Crumble: Blueberries, toasted coconut, chia or flax seed
- Tropical Crunch: Pineapple and/or mango, toasted coconut, macadamia
- Peanut Butter & Jelly: Peanut butter swirl, jam, crushed peanuts
🍽 Equipment
- Mixing bowl to prepare the granola cup base
- Measuring cups and measuring spoons or alternatively you can use a scale, to measure your ingredients
- Standard sized silicone muffin tin or metal muffin tin to bake the granola cups in
- Butter knife and spoon to shape the granola cups, as well as to pop them out of the molds
👩🏽🍳 How To Make Granola Yogurt Cups
- Preheat oven. Create the granola cup base: Mix oats, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until combined.
2. Press mixture into muffin cups to form a well in the center.
3. Bake: until golden brown and crisp. Let the cups cool down completely in their mold! Once cooled you can pop them out.
4. Whisk yogurt with optional add-ins and fill the cooled cups. Then add toppings based on your desired flavor.
✨ Sprinkle’s Expert Tips
- Use silicone muffin cups for easy release.
- Press granola mixture firmly down into molds, and let them cool down over night before removing them from the molds for extra sturdy cups.
- Swirl nut butter into cups, or add protein powder into your yogurt for an extra boost of protein.
🍰 Serving Ideas
These homemade yogurt cups are perfect for:
- Meal prepped breakfast
- A midday snack
- Brunch buffet
- On-the-go post-workout fuel
- A picnic
💭 Recipe FAQ
Yes! Especially if using a high-protein yogurt and homemade granola with natural sweeteners like maple syrup. They offer a balance of protein, healthy fats, and carbs.
Greek yogurt is a top choice for its thick, creamy texture and high protein. Vegan options like Cocojune or Kite Hill also work well.
The granola cups keep their texture well because they’re baked. However, for the best bite, fill them close to serving time or within 24 hours.
Both are great, but yogurt gives more protein and a creamier texture, especially in these cups!
Two to three cups make a satisfying breakfast, depending on your appetite and toppings.
You can freeze the granola cups (without yogurt) and fill them later. Assembled cups with yogurt are best stored in the fridge and enjoyed within 2–3 days.
They’re great for digestive health, muscle recovery (thanks protein!), and quick, satisfying fuel anytime of day.
🥣 Storage & Reheating Instructions
- It is best to store granola cups unfilled at room temprature in a dry place and in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. If you want to store an already and garnished yogurt granola cup, transfer to an air-tight container and eat withing the next day. The yogurt will soften the cup quickly.
- Freeze empty granola cups for up to 1 month. Thaw before filling.
- We do not recommend microwaving these. Enjoy chilled or at room temp!
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📖 Recipe
Granola Cups with Yogurt
Equipment
- silicone muffin molds (standard size) or
- muffin tin (standard size)
- spoon to shape cups
Ingredients
Base Granola Cup Recipe
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats (we recommend a high-protein kind)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil (or flax seed oil, or any other oil of choice)
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Yogurt Filling:
- 1 cup greek-style yogurt (choose a high protein kind, like Cocojune or any other vegan yogurt of choice)
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons plant-based protein powder or nut butter for extra protein
- Optional: 1-2 teaspoons sweetener of choice
Topping Idea: Strawberry Shortcake Yogurt Cups
- ½ cup strawberries (freshly cubed or sliced)
- ¼ cup vegan graham crackers (or Biscoff, crushed)
Topping Idea: Blueberry Crumble Yogurt Cups
- ½ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 tablespoon toasted coconut flakes
- 1-2 tablespoon cookies (like Biscoff, crumbled )
Topping Idea: Tropical Crunch Yogurt Cups
- ¼ cup mango and/or pineapple chunks
- 1 tablespoon toasted coconut flakes
- 1 tablespoon cashews or macadamia nuts (crushed)
Topping Idea: Peanut Butter & Jelly Yogurt Cups
- 1-2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons mixed berry compote or jam
- 1 tablespoon crushed peanuts
- Optional: 2-3 fresh berries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- In a bowl, mix oats, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, vanilla, and salt until well combined.
- Press mixture firmly into silicone muffin molds or a muffin tin.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Take out of the ofen and let them cool completely in their molds before removing. Do not skip, if you try to remove them while they're still warm, they will break apart. We like to prepare the granola cups the night before, let them cool overnight, and then remove cups the next morning.
- Whisk yogurt with optional protein powder or nut butter. Flavor and sweetend as desired.
- Spoon yogurt into granola cups and top with your chosen flavor toppings. You can find a variety of flavor variation options in the ingredient section.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
The provided nutritional information is an estimate. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
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