Patriotic Cheesecake Berry Parfaits, a perfect dessert for summer and cookouts with extreme layers of yumminess. The parfait starts with a spoonful of leftover cheesecake, fresh berries, yogurt, and berry jelly. Don't forget to top it off with a generous spoonful of granola. Did I mention these are extreme?
Are you looking for an easy and quick no bake dessert for the summer? Well, try these Extreme Patriotic Cheesecake Parfaits.
I used some leftover cheesecake I had in the refrigerator to spoon into the bottom of the jars. The cheesecake was store bought, but homemade would be fabulous also. I put the spoonful of cheesecake at the bottom to create that anticipation of extreme yumminess.
Then I followed with a layer of fresh berries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. So good.
I like to spoon a little of your favorite berry jelly; blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, or raspberry over the fruit to add a little more sweetness to the taste. This can be optional if you prefer, but I recommend keeping with the extreme yumminess.
The next layer is a dollop of your favorite unflavored greek yogurt. For this recipe and parfaits in general, it is better to use greek yogurt versus regular yogurt.
Top it off with a few more berries or sweetened granola. We add red, white, and blue nonpareils sprinkles for a patriotic flair.
The Extreme Patriotic Cheesecake Parfaits hold up real well for five days in the refrigerator. We enjoy these all summer long.
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR EXTREME PATRIOTIC CHEESECAKE PARFAITS
- Small jars 6-8 oz. each (or juice glasses)
- Small store bought or homemade cheesecake
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh raspberries
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh blackberries
- Greek yogurt
- Blackberry jelly
- Blueberry jelly
- Strawberry jelly
- Raspberry jelly
- Sweetened granola
HOW TO MAKE EXTREME PATRIOTIC CHEESECAKE PARFAITS
- Layer the parfaits starting with the cheesecake. Scoop two tablespoons of cheesecake grabbing the graham crust also and place it in the bottom of each of the glass jars.
- Arrange on top of the cheesecake a layer of berries. Place a blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, and slice of strawberry evenly across. (The amount of each one is up to you. I usually do 1 blackberry, 2 blueberries, 2 raspberries, and a slice or two of the strawberries.)
- Spoon a tablespoon of jelly over the layer of fruit. (I spooned 4 each of the blackberry, 4 each of the blueberry, 4 each of the raspberry, and 4 each of the strawberry.
- Spoon two tablespoons of greek yogurt over the jelly layer.
- Top off the parfait with more berries and jelly or a generous spoonful of granola. This is optional.
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