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Berry Parfaits

23.6.16 By Annie N

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd; these Berry Parfaits are simply scrumptious!

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

How have I never tried a parfait before?! After tasting these amazing Berry Parfaits, I can hardly believe it’s taken me over 25 years to make and try one.

Holy yum!!

Also? They are SO, unbelievably easy to make!

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

To make these Berry Parfaits, you will need a large selection of berries, cubes of white cake, (pound, Madeira, Victoria sponge…) natural yoghurt and double/heavy cream.

A large selection of berries = my kinda dessert!

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

I’ve seen quite a few parfait recipes with all cream, or all yoghurt and a few with half and half. I decided to go with both as I know that I can’t eat very creamy desserts as they make me feel ill.

(No clue why, it’s the same with milk; I have to have skimmed or nothing otherwise I’m seriously sick! BLEURGH! :()

I also wanted tang from the natural yoghurt because I adore it. It just adds depth to things; it’s fabulous!

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

As for the cake part of this recipe: you can use whatever you have to hand, be it homemade, or store bought.

I would normally make cakes myself, but this time round, for ease, I used a shop bought Madeira which is a fairly dense white cake. I’m not sure if you get Madeira in the US, but a pound cake would be a good alternative.

Just use something that is fairly substantial and not very light like an Angel cake.

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!

I left the cubes of cake out for a couple of hours to dry out a bit as this meant they were more stable for photos (didn’t crumble or soften too quickly) and they absorbed more of the juices from the fruit. You can use them as soon as you’ve cut them if you prefer.

I understand not everyone has to style and photograph their dessert!! 😀

All I did was place a layers of yoghurt mixture, fruit and a few cubes of cake into individual sized glass bowl/trifle bowls and repeated the layers to make these gorgeous parfaits.

After that all you have to do is swoon over the pretty layers before digging in. It’s really that simple!

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An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!
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Berry Parfaits

An easy, no bake Summer dessert marrying together yoghurt, cream, berries and cake! Easy to prep and perfect for a crowd!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Annie S

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (150g) diced fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup (125g) fresh raspberries
  • 1 cup (150g) fresh blueberries
  • 3 tbsp white sugar
  • ½ cup (120ml) double/heavy cream
  • 1 cup (250g) natural yoghurt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups white cake, such as a pound cake or Madeira, sliced into ½ inch cubes, around 115g
  • leaves Mint for garnishing optional

Instructions

  1. Place your diced strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and the sugar into a large bowl and stir until all the fruit is coated in sugar. Leave to one side.
  2. Place double cream into a medium sized bowl and whisk until soft peak. You want it to hold its shape, but not be very firm and stiff. Add in the natural yoghurt and vanilla extract and whisk until well combined and slightly thickened.
  3. Place 2-3tbsp of the yoghurt mixture into the bottom of an individual sized glass bowl/trifle bowl then top with 2tbsp of the fruit mixture and a few cubes of cake. Repeat the layers until the bowl is full. I repeated the layers twice, with a little extra fruit on top.
  4. Repeat for each individual glass until you have exhausted your supplies. Place a sprig of mint into the top of each parfait and serve.
  5. Note: You can make these a couple of hours ahead of time: make the parfaits and cover them in cling film before placing in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.

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Comments

  1. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    23.6.16 at 4:31 pm

    I love how easy these are! They look like the perfect summer dessert – the perfect balance between healthy and a bit naughty! 😉

  2. Lauren Everson says

    23.6.16 at 4:35 pm

    Your “sacrifice” of stale cake was well worth it – absolutely beautiful.

  3. Safira Adam says

    23.6.16 at 5:00 pm

    Love parfait! These looks delicious!

  4. Matt @ Plating Pixels says

    23.6.16 at 5:11 pm

    Yum! Wish I could make this my daily breakfast, then dessert, but that might not be the best idea?

  5. Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says

    23.6.16 at 5:15 pm

    This is the sort of dessert that makes me love having a berry patch over the summer hols. I cant wait to try them.

  6. Miz Helen says

    24.6.16 at 11:33 pm

    Your Berry Parfait will be perfect for summer! Have a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  7. Emily @ TwoPurpleCouches says

    3.7.16 at 8:08 pm

    This looks so perfect for summer – light and flavorful! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week.

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