While summertime can be hot and humid (at least here in the Midwest), I also think of summertime as a bright and delicious part of the year. One of those reasons is surely because all of the beautiful produce that starts coming in to season during the summer. We decided to celebrate this time with a couple of variations on the same strawberry and blueberry laden trifle-inspired dessert. These berry desserts are also perfect for a red, white, and blue-inspired get-together.
Another reason that these berry trifle-inspired desserts are so great for summertime is because summer schedules can be so busy, and these can be thrown together in a very short amount of time and with no need for turning on that oven. Bonus!
Even though summer can be filled with busy schedules and lots of time on the go, it’s not a good excuse to ignore your health, including your teeth. Even desserts like these berry desserts are full of natural sugars, so after we talk about these tasty desserts we’ll share some ways to take care of your teeth, like with Aquafresh® toothpaste. Later on in the post, you’ll also have a chance to enter for a chance to win a $100 VISA gift card.
Ingredients Needed for These Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Pound Cake
- Whipped Cream
You can change these up to include some of your favorite berries. Also, you will have more stability with them if you use a whipped topping instead of real whipped cream. Our preference is for real whipped cream, however.
The First Variation: Berry Dessert Bites
We started making this variation first. Grab out your favorite cookie cutters and make some Berry Dessert Bites!
To begin, we thawed our pound cake completely. Then, I cut it in half for stability and put it up on that end to cut the pound cake in to slices like this: You can pick your desired thickness. We then used both star and flower cookie cutters to cut out the base for our dessert bites.
Don’t worry about all those leftover pieces of pound cake. Just set them aside because you’ll be using them later for another variation.
Once you have all of your pieces, you can assemble your berry dessert bites. We put some whipped cream on top of a pound cake piece and then put on a sliced strawberry followed by another shot of whipped cream and then a blueberry. Beautiful! These will need to be eaten shortly thereafter if you’re using real whipped cream. Whipped topping, however, will last longer.
The Second Variation: Miniature Berry Trifles
This is the part where we use up all those leftover pieces of pound cake that you have from making the first variation. Of course, if you want to skip right to this variation, you can just chop up your pound cake.
We thought miniature, single serving berry trifles would be so much fun! I love a regular trifle, but we also loved how this version insured that you would get all of the layers of the trifle.
We used short clear glasses and filled them with the pound cake pieces, a layer of sliced strawberries, a layer of whipped cream, a layer of blueberries, and then a small topping of a shot of whipped cream with a sliced strawberry on top. These were seriously delicious!
For this variation, you could substitute pound cake for angel food cake, if you prefer that.
The Third Variation: Berries and Cream Shooters
Okay, these don’t actually have to be shooters. They could be in just as big of a glass as we used for the mini trifles. But, the shooters are cute, aren’t they? This would be an especially good option to have for people who are trying to avoid sweets like cake or who can’t have them because of something like a gluten-free lifestyle.
For these, we simply ditched the pound cake and layered the two types of berries and whipped cream. It’s like summer in a glass!
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i avoid super sugary sodas at Summer BBQ’s by never leaving home without my trusty water bottle!
My favorite way to take care of my teeth in the summer is to make it a fun thing and use different types of tooth paste with different flavors .
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I try brushing my teeth after every meal.
I do the twice-a-day brushing routine. It’s served me well so far!
I brush 2 times a day, also after eating sugar, floss 2 times a day.
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I make sure to get a through cleaning every summer on vacation, and I brush and floss every day and use a good anti cavity rinse! And Aquafresh is my favorite toothpaste!
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I brush and floss…no special routine.
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I brush twice a day and floss once a day in the evening. I try to use toothpaste with fluoride and when I go to the dentist I get fluoride treatments. I also try to avoid a lot of acidic or sugary foods. I also occasionally use mouthwash with fluoride.
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My favorite way is to use the Colgate Optic White line.
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I am addicted to flossing so I do that at least once a day.
trying a different mouthwash
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My favorite way to take care of my teeth in the summer is to use flavors of toothpaste that I like, such as cinnamon.
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I try to floss regularly.
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My favorite way to take care of my teeth is by brushing them at least twice a day.
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My favorite way is to make sure I always have floss and toothbrush in my purse, I floss and brush my teeth after meals.
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I brush 2-3 times a day and floss at least once.
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I carry an extra toothbrush and toothpaste with me to keep my teeth healthy in the summer!
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Love your recipe ideas.
I make sure to brush my teeth twice daily and to floss daily.
Thanks so much.
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Thanks again
I brush twice daily and use dental floss.
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I have a routine and don’t deviate from that. I brush twice a day, floss, rinse..and stick to it.
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My favorite way to take care of my teeth this summer is to drink a glass of water after I eat sweet. At least that wash off the sweet from my teeth before my next brush, I guess.
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Encouraging my daughter to brush after breakfast helps me remember, too. We have a better, fresher day that way! 🙂
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I take good care of my teeth with daily brushing and flossing.
thank you
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I brush 2 times a day!
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I brush in the morning, mouthwash in the afternoon, and floss and brush at night.
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Brush after breakfast instead of just after you wake up!
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All these years and it’s still the same; brush twice a day and floss like mad!
I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/628764059903524864
I drink lots of water, especially after eating sweets all year long, not just in summer.
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I like the brush and floss after every meal.
thanks for the giveaway
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I use mouthwash and like to chew gum during the day.
I like to brush and floss regularly and drink lots of water.
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we brush regularly morning and night
i posted a tweet here:
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Cutting back a bit on the sugary snacks, loading up on fruit instead!
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I take care of my teeth in the summer by making sure that I floss regularly! So many great produce itme, like corn can get caught in the teeth! 🙂
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Floss daily with a fluoride floss.
I use a pre-wash and brush twice a day.
brushing after sweet summer treats is my preventive care.
I tweeted
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I carry floss with me in my purse.
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I brush twice a day and floss daily
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I like to buy the kids fun toothbrushes. truckredford(at)Gmail(Dot)com
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I brush my teeth twice a day and floss my teeth daily too.
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I make sure I brush and floss several times daily — especially since I love sweet hot and cold teas!
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I just keep up my normal brushing routine. I’m also trying to floss more.
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Good oral hygiene is a very serious thing for myself and my husband. We always brush twice a day, and keep up with our teeth.
We continue to avoid candy, juice, and other sugars that can erode teeth!
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I’ve been avoiding pop these past few weeks and my smile has already started looking better than ever
I brush daily with Trader Joe’s brand natural peppermint toothpaste and then rinse with Act cinnamon fluoride rinse (per my dentist bleh).
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/634800234686648320
I just stick to my normal routine by brushing twice daily and using my Waterpik Aquarius flosser.
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I don’t change my habits ; I brush twice a day, and I drink a lot of water.
My tweet https://twitter.com/AurelieRed/status/635059963203821568
i brush my teeth twice daily!
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brushing 2 times a day
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I oil pull with coconut oil- keeps ’em white and no tartar build up!
Brushing my teeth twice a day 🙂
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I brush and floss twice a day.
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By drinking more water and brushing my teeth daily
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I make sure I follow my regular routines. After all, I’m still getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. But I also carry a small bottle of anti-cavity rinse for those times when I’m away from home and really need to neutralize the effects of what I’ve eaten.
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I like to have my family brush regularly, drink a lot of water to wash away sugar and use a minty mouth wash during the summer.
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I take care of my teeth in the summer by avoiding sodas!
I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/643134109116575744