Cherries in the Snow Trifle! " Fourth of July Version"

Submitted by Koechin Chef

"I have made this for many years at Christmas time, but this year I am going to add fresh Blueberries for a 4th of July Red-White and Blue Dessert. With little flags in the top! :-)"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 c
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 angel food cake
• 2 (8 ounce) bars reduced-fat cream cheese
• 2 (12 ounce) containers Cool Whip, thawed
• 2 (20 ounce) cans cherry pie filling
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1⁄4 cup cherry brandy (optional)
• 1 pint blueberries (optional)

directions

1. Tear up the angelfood cake. You want 8 cups. (I carefully tear the outside brown edges of.).
2. Beat the soft cream cheese with 1 teaspoons Almond extract.
3. Fold in the Cool Whip.
4. Combine the cherry pie filling with half the cherry brandy (Kirschwasser) if using.
5. To assemble: In your triffle dish 3 layers of each.
6. 1/3rd aprox. of the Angel Food pieces. Sprinkle with some opt. cherry brandy.
7. Next a layer of cherry pie filling.
8. Next 1/3rd of the cream cheese mixture. Cover with blueberries.
9. Repeat 2 more times.
10. I decorate the top with some saved out cherries in the center with a ring of blueberries around them. And a few small flags in the center. Refrigerate several hour or overnight.
11. You can make this more figure friendly by using. sugar free angel food Cake,sugar free Cool- Whip, and More Fruit Pie Filling! :-0.

Reviews

[Dannygirl]

My Stepmother makes this at every potluck. Very yummy! She makes it without the brandy or blueberries and she makes the full-fat version;). I've never gotten the recipe, thanks!