1
: a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring
2
: a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream
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For example, stock up on some fun hot sauces to drizzle on your burritos, mix berries into your parfaits, or sprinkle everything bagel spice over your eggs.
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Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 9 Feb. 2024
Breakfast options include a sausage and egg sandwich, smoked salmon bagel, a Greek yogurt parfait and Giada's oatmeal made with steel cut oats, orange segments, toasted Marcona almonds, extra-virgin olive oil and Maldon sea salt.
Keith Lee reviewed a gluten-free brunch spot in Phoenix: 'Crying.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 9 Feb. 2024
Breakfast options include a sausage and egg sandwich, smoked salmon bagel, a Greek yogurt parfait and Giada's oatmeal made with steel cut oats, orange segments, toasted Marcona almonds, extra-virgin olive oil and Maldon sea salt.
Keith Lee reviewed a gluten-free brunch spot in Phoenix: 'Crying.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Parfait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parfait. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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parfait
noun
par·fait
pär-ˈfā 
1
: a custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring
2
: a dessert of layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream
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