Patriotic Pudding Parfaits
By Yankee Magazine|Jun 28 2015|
These cold, creamy, and sweet Fourth of July treats are as pretty as they are tasty when you make them in clear-sided cups.
Read more about these festive summer treats.
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4 Parfaits
Ingredients
1 pint strawberries
1 pint blueberries
2 cups vanilla pudding
8 graham crackers or other thin cookie
whipped cream
sprinkles
Instructions
Wash the berries, then hull and slice the strawberries into blueberry-sized pieces.
Place a graham cracker in the bottom of each cup (break them to fit as needed), then top with a generous spoonful of pudding.
Add an even layer of strawberries, then blueberries.
Begin again with the graham cracker, ending with the berries.
Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Top with whipped cream and sprinkles before serving.
What a wonderful dessert to end the festivities of Independence Day! I made instant pudding the day before, and the ingredients and assembly of this dessert were so easy. The graham crackers softened, and the combination of the flavors was delicious. I even made my own whipped cream!