This Summer Berry Trifle recipe is light, refreshing, and will taste amazing on a hot summer day. If you are looking for a no-bake dessert for your summer parties, then this is the recipe for you.
The best thing about this mixed berry trifle recipe is that you don’t have to turn on the oven and heat up the house, yet you will still end up with a creamy and sweet dessert that even the picky eaters will love.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This recipe only requires five ingredients, and all of them are easy to find at your local market.
- You don’t have to turn on the oven or spend hours in the kitchen if you don’t want to.
- A light and cool dessert that is perfect for holiday cookouts.
🛒Ingredients
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- angel food cake, cubed
- strawberries, diced
- blueberries
- sugar
- frozen whipped topping, thawed
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🔪 How to Make Summer Berry Trifle
Stir together the strawberries, blueberries, and sugar until combined.
Add a layer of angel food cake to the bottom of each jar.
Top with a layer of frozen whipped topping, then a layer of berries.
Repeat the three layers again in each jar, ending with berries on top.
Serve immediately or place a lid on the jars and chill until ready to serve.
Hint: Be careful to keep this summer dessert cool, don’t let it get warm or the whipped topping will melt.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Angel Food Cake – I used a store-bought cake for this recipe, but if you prefer you can use a homemade cake instead.
- Berries- I used strawberries and blueberries because they are in season and delicious. But, you can also use raspberries or any other fresh berries that you enjoy.
- Whipped Cream – Instead of using whipped topping, you can use stabilized whipped cream instead. Just make sure that you use a stabilized whipped cream.
Do you like mixed berry recipes? You may also enjoy this Mixed Berry Muffins recipe.
🥄 Equipment
- knife and cutting board
- 8 – eight-ounce glass jars
🥫 Storage
This recipe is best served fresh. However, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
💭 Tips
- In place of the whipped topping, you can use sweetened cream cheese or even custard if you want a richer dessert.
- I recommend using fresh berries for this recipe, if you are using frozen make sure that you thaw and drain them first. Frozen berries can make this dessert a little watery.
- If you are serving this for the 4th of July or other summer holidays, don’t let jars sit out in the heat. This will cause the whipped topping to break down and become runny.
- Using homemade angel food cake or pound cake? Make sure that you allow it to cool completely before you assemble this recipe.
- You can make this in a glass trifle bowl instead of eight small glasses.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this dessert recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
I start with a layer of angel food cake, then a layer of whipped topping, and then the berries. Repeat until the jar is full. For me, it was two layers per jar.
Yes, you can make this recipe the day before. Just store it in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Yes, real whipped cream can be used, but it is more likely to break down and become runny or separate than whipped topping. So, if you are using real whipped cream I recommend assembling as you serve them.
No, I don’t recommend adding a hot custard to a trifle it will cause the cake to break down and become soggy.
I prefer to use angel food cake or sponge cake. But, you can use pound cake if that is what you prefer.
🍽 More Berry Dessert Recipes
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🧾Summer Berry Trifle Recipe
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Summer Mixed Berry Trifle
Equipment
- knife and cutting board
- 8 eight-ounce glass jars
Ingredients
- 1 angel food cake cubed
- 1 pound strawberries diced
- 1 pint blueberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- Stir together the strawberries, blueberries and sugar until combined.
- Add a layer of angel food cake in the bottom each jar.
- Top with a layer of frozen whipped topping, then a layer of berries.
- Repeat the three layers again in each jar, ending with berries on top.
- Serve immediately or place a lid on the jars and chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- In place of the whipped topping, you can use sweetened cream cheese or even custard if you want a richer dessert.
- I recommend using fresh berries for this recipe, if you are using frozen make sure that you thaw and drain them first. Frozen berries can make this dessert a little watery.
- If you are serving this for the 4th of July or other summer holidays, don’t let jars sit out in the heat. This will cause the whipped topping to break down and become runny.
- Using homemade angel food cake or pound cake? Make sure that you allow it to cool completely before you assemble this recipe.
- You can make this in a glass trifle bowl instead of eight small glasses.
Nutrition
This recipe was updated with new pictures and recipe improvements on 5/21/2022.