4th of July Light Parfait Dessert

An easy, light red, white, and blue parfait dessert perfect for 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day celebrations. If you’re looking for an easy 4th of July parfait dessert for a picnic or backyard party, this recipe is a simple and festive choice. These Fourth of July parfaits are made as a layered parfait with berries, creating a light berry parfait dessert that’s quick to assemble and perfect for kids to help make for your holiday celebration.

Pick Your Own Cherries for the 4th of July

4th of July is peak season for pick-your-own cherries, and visiting our local farm is a tradition we look forward to each year. Pick-your-own farms are a fun activity for kids and older family members alike, and cherry season usually starts just before the holiday. Even now, the trees are still full of ripe cherries, making it a great time to go.   We visit our local farm here in Ohio, at Monroe’s Orchard, established in 1938.

For an easy 4th of July dessert, all you need are some pretty glasses and a layer Red, White, & Blue.  Angel food cake from the store, or made from a cake mix lines the bottom, fresh-picked and pitted cherries next, and blueberries on the top.  And if you are like our family you have to top it off with Redi whip topping. You could also use white cake and raspberries, whatever your family enjoys.

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This year at the farm we purchased the best ever cherry pitter. It took all the work out of pitting the cherries and is unbelievably fast. Check out the pitter here. 

How We Celebrate the 4th of July in Our Town

Like many towns across the U.S., ours hosts a big 4th of July parade filled with fair food, inflatable slides, and community groups marching down Main Street. Local baseball and softball teams, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, dance teams, and my personal favorite—the VFW, along with active and retired military—are always part of the lineup. The kids love spotting the police and fire trucks, especially when candy is tossed from the floats.

We sit on the lawn of my church, I grew up in, that is in the center of town, and then we all come home for a huge picnic. Barbeque and salad, watermelon, and this year, my easy parfait dessert.

As you can see, the idea was a hit; my husband didn’t even want to wait for photos before digging into the dessert. Luckily, we picked eight pounds of fresh cherries, so there will be plenty more parfaits to enjoy during our picnic on the deck after the parade.

Supplies Needed:

• Parfait Glasses (used in the pictures)
• Cherrie Pitter (the best we ever used by far)
• Redi Whip

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