Start your day with a balanced combination of sweet, nutty, creamy and crunchy. This light, yet satisfying, Papaya Coconut Bionico comes together fast and makes breakfast nutritious and fragrant while giving it just the right amount of sweetness!

Pouring yogurt on top of chopped papaya with granola

January comes with the excitement of new resolutions for the New Year. I like challenging myself to try new things, learn new skills, and improve my life. I bet you do, too.

I've written in the past about how much easier it is to start with one small resolution, until it becomes a habit, then moving on to another, and maybe trying one new resolution per month throughout the year.

Well, my first microresolution for January 2019, then, is to start each day with a nutritious breakfast. Checkout my first go-to breakfast for January: Papaya Coconut Bionico.

Bionico, known in some parts of México as energético, describes a popular Mexican fruit cocktail topped with granola, coconut, nuts and a vanilla sweet cream, usually made with sweetened condensed milk. My recipe is lighter and faster, though.

My version swaps out the sweetened condensed milk for plain yogurt, deliciously sweetened with honey, and flavored with vanilla extract.

yogurt & vanilla cream pouring from a spoon.

Bionicos often involve a mix of several fruits like cantaloupe, strawberries, bananas, honeydew and papaya. I chose to use just papaya for this one, because I love papaya and I can usually find it any time of year.

Plus, I wanted to suggest this simplified recipe to make it easier for hurried mornings.

If you make this Papaya Coconut Bionico, be sure to snap a photo and share it with us on social media using the #mamalatinatipsrecipes hashtag. I’d love to see it and have a chance to share it as well.

Papaya Coconut Bionico

4 Servings

1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups papaya, chopped into cubes
6 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
12 pecans, chopped
3 tablespoons granola

Mix together plain yogurt, sugar, and vanilla extract with a spoon. Set aside.

Place chopped papaya in a platter or bowl. Add coconut and carefully combine them.

Sprinkle with pecans and granola to taste.

chopped papaya with coconut and chopped pecans.

Pour the sweet yogurt mixture on top and serve immediately.

The perfect start to our day and our year. Happy New Year.

Buen provecho!

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Papaya Coconut Bionico

Start your day with a balanced combination of sweet, nutty, creamy and crunchy. This light, yet satisfying, Papaya Coconut Bionico comes together fast and makes breakfast nutritious, fragrant and with just the right amount of sweetness!

Prep Time7

Cook Time8

Total Time15

Servings: 4 biónicos

Ingredients

1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups papaya chopped in cubes
6 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
12 pecans chopped
3 tablespoons granola

Instructions

Mix together plain yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract with a spoon. Set aside.
Place chopped papaya in a platter or bowl. Add coconut and carefully combine them.
Sprinkle with pecans and granola to taste.
Pour the sweet yogurt mixture on top and serve immediately.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: how to make a fruit bionico, Mexican fruit cocktail, what is a fruit bionico

Author: Silvia Martinez

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Silvia started bilingual website Mama Latina Tips in 2009 to connect and share her stories, recipes and culture with readers. Silvia loves dancing, cooking, watching movies, reading, throwing Mexican parties and spending time with family and friends. Silvia is the winner of The Great American Recipe.

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