Description
This easy red, white, and blue trifle layers fresh fruit, yogurt, and berry syrup in a clear bowl for a refreshing and visually stunning summer dessert. Minimal cooking required.
Ingredients
- 1 purchased angel food cake, cut into bite-sized pieces, divided
- 32 ounces sweetened vanilla yogurt, divided
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced, or more for a larger bowl, divided
- 3/4 cup strawberry preserves
- 1 to 2 tablespoons water, or more as needed
- 2 cups blueberries, rinsed and dried
- 3/4 cup blueberry preserves
- Whole strawberries and blueberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place a layer of angel food cake pieces in the bottom of a small trifle dish or glass bowl. Spread a thin layer of yogurt over the cake layer.
- Add a single layer of sliced strawberries. Place strawberry preserves and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on High until the preserves liquefy (1 to 2 minutes). Stir and add up to 1 tablespoon more water if needed to make a syrup. Drizzle a portion of strawberry syrup over the strawberry layer.
- Add another single layer of cake pieces and spread with yogurt. Sprinkle with blueberries.
- Place blueberry preserves and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on High until the preserves melt (about 1 minute). Stir and add up to 1 tablespoon more water if needed to make a syrup. Drizzle a portion of blueberry syrup over the blueberries.
- Add another layer of cake pieces; spread with yogurt, add a layer of strawberries, and drizzle with strawberry syrup. Add a layer of cake; spread with yogurt, sprinkle with blueberries, and drizzle with blueberry syrup. Spread with a final layer of yogurt.
- Garnish with fresh strawberry slices, whole berries, and blueberries, and drizzle with any remaining syrup.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator.
Notes
- If you are using a straight-sided trifle bowl, the amount of each ingredient per layer will be evenly divided. If using a bowl with slanted sides, lower layers will require less of each ingredient than the upper layers.
- To make a fruit syrup for the fresh fruit, melt a little fruit preserves or jelly in the microwave and combine with a bit of water.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 54g
- Sodium: 222mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 79g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
