An airy sour cream dessert in a jar with caramelized oats and bananas: layers of delicate gelatin-set sour cream alternate with crunchy toasted flakes and fresh banana. It's made from the simplest ingredients, yet turns out both delicious and wholesome - a guaranteed mood-lifter for the whole day!

Sour Cream Banana Oat Parfait
An airy jar dessert: delicate gelatin-set sour cream layered with caramelized toasted oats and fresh banana.
Ingredients
Method
- Toast the oats (I usually do this the night before): melt the butter in a frying pan, add the oats and toast them, stirring constantly and sprinkling in sugar little by little.
- Mix the sour cream with the sugar. In a separate bowl, pour the boiling water over the gelatin and stir quickly until fully dissolved. Let it cool slightly, pour into the sour cream mixture and stir.
- Slice the bananas into rounds.
- Assemble the dessert in jars in layers: sour cream, banana, oats - then sour cream, banana, oats again. Alternate however you like. Enjoy!

Notes
Eat it right away for an airy dessert with crunchy oats, or chill it: the gelatin sets and the layers firm up.
Tips and substitutions
- Toast the oats the night before - that's what I usually do. In the morning all that's left is mixing the cream and assembling the jars.
- Cool the gelatin slightly before adding it to the sour cream - boiling-hot liquid can curdle it.
- Slice the bananas right before assembling so they don't brown. Strawberries, peaches or pears work nicely too.
- Use full-fat sour cream - the cream layer comes out silkier and holds its shape better.
FAQ
Can I eat it right away, or does it need to set?
You can dig in immediately - the dessert will be airy and the oats crunchy. Or chill the jars for a while: the gelatin sets and the layers firm up, almost like panna cotta. Delicious either way.
What can I use instead of sour cream?
Thick natural or Greek yogurt works well - the dessert turns out lighter with a pleasant tang. Adjust the sugar to taste in that case.





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