4th of July Dessert Recipes - Star Spangled Berry Parfaits
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Star Spangled Berry Parfaits - The blueberry puree will give your ice cream a blue-purple tint. These parfaits can be layered. Just add a few blueberries and raspberries over the first layer then repeat each layer again and top with a T of the whipped topping.

Product: 4th of July Dessert Recipes for Kids
Category: Fourth of July Fun - Cooking Activities

Star Spangled Berry Parfaits

Ingredients:

• 4 C of fresh blueberries, divided
• 1/2 C sugar
• 2 T of lemon juice
• 1 qt. vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
• 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed
• 2 C frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 C of fresh raspberries

Preparation:

1. Place 3 C of the blueberries in a saucepan.
2. Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the top of the berries.
3. Pour the lemon juice into the saucepan and place the pan over medium heat.
4. Mash the berries with a potato masher while the mixture begins to simmer.
5. Allow the mashed berry mixture to simmer 5 minutes.
6. Pour the heated mixture into the blender an puree until smooth.
7. Pour the puree into a measuring cup and refrigerate for 2 hours.
8. Fold the chilled puree into the ice cream and blend together well.
9. Place the ice cream into a container and freezer for 3 hours or until firm.
10. Place the thawed strawberries into the blender and puree until smooth.
11. Place 1 T of the strawberry puree into the bottom of dessert cups.
12. Add a scoop of the ice cream to each cup.
13. Top with 1 T of the whipped topping.
14. Sprinkle with the remaining blueberries and the raspberries.

Makes 16 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Chilling and Freezing Time: approximately 5 hours
Total Time: approximately 5 hours 15 minutes

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