July 4th Desserts

As the fourth of July is quickly approaching,  I wanted share some quick and easy, but most of all delicious, treats with you. Tthe first and my favorite is a trifle made with angel food cake and lemon curd that is just delicious.  Just ask the men and woman of the Dover Fire Department.   Jim, Mr. MCYM called to say the bowl is empty!

INGREDIENTS
1 store bought angel food cake (depending on the size of your bowl you might need two)
2  (8 ounce) blocks of cream cheese (you can use low fat)
2  (10 ounce) jars of store bought lemon curd
Blueberries
Strawberries
Blackberries
1 (8 ounce) container of low-fat cool whip

DIRECTIONS
Wash your berries, slice strawberries and mix all fruits together in a bowl, set aside.
Cube the angel food cake into 1 inch pieces.
Combine lemon curd and cream cheese together, mix with a blender until smooth.

To assemble layer using your trifle bowl with the angel food cake covering the bottom of the bowl, next spoon the lemon curd mixture over the cake and spreading to cover all of the cake, add a layer of the mixed berries, repeat layer, cake, curd, berries. For the last layer top with remaining cake, spread all of the cool whip over the cake and finish with the last of your berries!
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My next treat for you that I think is just adorable and  is so simple. Simply melt the white chocolate, dunk your strawberries three quarters of the way and sprinkle with blue sugar crystals.

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My last, but not least, is a delicious crunchy, sweet treat and it is done the same way as the berries. Dip the pretzels rods three quarters of the way, let the excess chocolate drip off and sprinkle with red, white and blue candy decorations.

I hope everyone has a wonderful, flavorful and, most of all, safe Fourth of July !

Enjoy,