I love the 4th of July. When I was younger we use to have a family reunion up the path at my Grandparents house. It was always so much fun. Lots of good food and we saw cousins that we didn’t see all that often. I remember Grandpa Peters always bought small bottles of Seymour Pop. Then we would have sparklers and watch the fireworks that were shot off.
This week I am going to post some fun and easy treats or things to do for your 4th of July. I hope everyone has nice weather and can spend the day outside! Today recipe is courtesy of Blueberry Council’s consumer website. You can find a ton of great recipes there. I hope you Enjoy it!
Star-Spangled Blueberry Parfaits
Ingredients
- 1 loaf (10-¾ ounces) frozen lowfat pound cake
- ¼ cup red currant jelly or other red fruit jam
- 2 containers (6 ounces each) lowfat vanilla yogurt
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
- With a serrated knife, cut 14 slices, ¼-inch thick, from pound cake
- Return remaining cake to the freezer for another use
- Spread 7 of the slices with jelly
- Top with plain slices
- Trim off and discard crusts
- With a 1-¼ inch star or other shape cookie cutter, cut a shape from four sandwiches
- Set stars aside
- Cut sandwich trimmings and remaining whole sandwiches into ¾-inch squares
- Into four 8-ounce parfait or wine glasses, place half the cake squares, half the blueberries, and 1-½ containers yogurt, dividing equally
- Top with the remaining cake squares and blueberries
- Spoon dollops of the remaining yogurt on top of each parfait
- Top each with a star and serve
Quick notes
* Small cookie cutters can be found at most craft stores or go to www.surlatable.com
Number of servings (yield): 4
