4th of July Fruit Parfait

This simple, yummy recipe filled with fruit that is PERFECTLY ripe right now, appeared in our local paper this week. PRETTY, refreshing, and VERY patriotic looking.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6  tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice (fresh)
• 2  cups blueberries (fresh, sprinkled with sugar)
• 2  cups strawberries (fresh, or red raspberries sprinkled with sugar)
•  fresh mint leaves (to garnish) or  lemon balm (to garnish)

Directions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, place the cream cheese, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Whip with an electric mixer until fluffy. Slowly add whipping cream, a little at a time, and continue beating until the cream is incorporated and the mixture is fluffy.
2. Into tall wine glasses or champagne flutes, spoon some blueberries into the glass, then a dollop of whipped cream mixture. Add some strawberries or raspberries, then another dollop of whipped cream. Continue until glass is full, then garnish with mint leaves or lemon balm.