By: Lauren McRae

This Blueberry Strawberry Trifle recipe is sure to be a crowd favorite this Fourth of July weekend with its layers of red, white, and blue ingredients. A healthy spin on a classic trifle recipe that usually contains vanilla cake and pudding, this recipe calls for lighter options – angel food cake and 2% Greek yogurt.

The directions for this recipe calls for all the ingredients to be combined into one medium-sized serving bowl and then distributed into smaller, separate portions like the picture above. Try this festive Fourth of July trifle suggested by Vanessa Lennie, MS, RDN, LDN, Oncology Nutrition: 

Ingredients:

• 2 pints strawberries, sliced
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract (instead of sugar)
• 4 cups of 2% vanilla Greek yogurt
• Angel food cake, cubed
• 2 pints of fresh blueberries
• 2 cups of whipped cream (regular or fat-free)

Directions:

1. Add sliced strawberries to a medium bowl. Add vanilla extract and stir to combine.
2. Assemble the trifle in layers by adding ½ of the vanilla Greek yogurt to the bottom of the trifle bowl, followed by ½ of the angel food cake cubes, ⅓ of the strawberries and blueberries, and ½ of the whipped cream. Repeat with another layer of the vanilla Greek Yogurt, angel food cake, strawberries and blueberries and whipped cream.
3. Top with the final ⅓ of the strawberries and blueberries just prior to serving.

This recipe was adapted from addapinch.com.