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Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts

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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.

These are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com

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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. These are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com

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: Slicing the pound cake for these Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com You can pick your desired thickness.  We then used both star and flower cookie cutters to cut out the base for our dessert bites. Cutting the Bottoms for the Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com 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 are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com 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 are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com 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? These are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com 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!

These are all so delicious! Berry Trifle-Inspired Desserts {with Three Variations} | RealLifeAtHome.com

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About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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  7. Julie Wood says

    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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  11. Natalie says

    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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  19. Kelly D says

    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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  25. Jessie C. says

    My favorite way is to make sure I always have floss and toothbrush in my purse, I floss and brush my teeth after meals.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  31. Margaret Smith says

    Love your recipe ideas.
    I make sure to brush my teeth twice daily and to floss daily.
    Thanks so much.

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  37. Amy Tong says

    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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  39. Erika says

    Encouraging my daughter to brush after breakfast helps me remember, too. We have a better, fresher day that way! 🙂

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  60. Gina M says

    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! 🙂

    Thanks for the chance to win!
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  77. Margie says

    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.

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  81. angie says

    I brush daily with Trader Joe’s brand natural peppermint toothpaste and then rinse with Act cinnamon fluoride rinse (per my dentist bleh).

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  98. Betty C says

    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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  100. Dawn Monroe says

    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.

    Reply

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