This berries and cream dessert parfait I made in honor of the 4th of July is exactly as technical as I get when it comes to desserts. I hope to one day be better at my domestic pursuits but as of now this is what you get when you arrive to any sort of get together hosted by yours truly. That and my experimental summer cocktails, but more on that later. I’d seen all these recipes on Pinterest, a lot of them being a bit overboard for me, so I finally gave one a try. Honestly, I like being festive 4th of July but I am not the go-all-out type of person. As evidenced by my minty green placemats. You have to draw the line somewhere. Anyway, this is basically berries and a slightly fancier version of cool whip (which somehow makes all the difference), but I’ve already gone back to the store to get more.
Side note: I’ve been trying on some new editing in Lightroom. So yes, it’s well known to me that my photos have been all over the place lately. But, the slightly purple hue of the f1 filter on VSCO that I use for Instagram as my muse, I’m doing a little experimenting with this week’s photos. Why not?
Find the instructions for this little treat below…
4th of July Layered Mason Jar Berries
1. Gather your berries, one small farmers market crate (very technical, I know!) of raspberries or strawberries, and one of blueberries.
2. Make the cream by combining half a container of cool whip with a few spoonfuls of plain yogurt and vanilla extract to taste (start out with 1/2 tsp and increase). There’s an exact recipe for the cream on BHG but I just guessed and it tasted amazing. Mix together thoroughly.
3. Layer ingredients! I loved the delicious, messy look of this one on Thistlewood Farms, but to get the perfect layering that’s all over Pinterest would probably require freezing the parfait for a few minutes in between layers to firm. The cream isn’t quite firm enough with the yogurt mixed in.
4. Add a spoon and scoop right out.
Seriously. This was amazing. I don’t know if you can tell, but the mason jar I used for my first try at this was *huge* and I totally ate it all in one day. This would be really cute in small jars or glasses to give out as a dessert this weekend. Or you could go the shooter route, but who wants to stop at a few bites? Or if dinner is taking too long, you can distract guests with it!
Any plans for the 4th? Let me know if you try this.
