Star Spangled Berry Parfaits  

What You Need: 

4 C of fresh blueberries, divided 

1/2 C sugar 

2 T of lemon juice 

1 qt. vanilla ice cream, slightly softened 

1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed 

2 C frozen whipped topping, thawed 

1 C of fresh raspberries 

How to Make It: 

Place 3 C of the blueberries in a saucepan. 

Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the top of the berries. 

Pour the lemon juice into the saucepan and place the pan over medium heat. 

Mash the berries with a potato masher while the mixture begins to simmer. 

Allow the mashed berry mixture to simmer 5 minutes. 

Pour the heated mixture into the blender and puree until smooth. 

Pour the puree into a measuring cup and refrigerate for 2 hours. 

Fold the chilled puree into the ice cream and blend together well. 

Place the ice cream into a container and freezer for 3 hours or until firm. 

Place the thawed strawberries into the blender and puree until smooth. 

Place 1 T of the strawberry puree into the bottom of dessert cups. 

Add a scoop of the ice cream to each cup. 

Top with 1 T of the whipped topping. 

Sprinkle with the remaining blueberries and the raspberries. 

Makes 16 servings 

Preparation Time:  approximately 15 minutes 

Chilling and Freezing Time:  approximately 5 hours 

Total Time:  approximately 5 hours 15 minutes 

The blueberry puree will give your ice cream a blue-purple tint.  These parfaits can be layered.  Just add a few blueberries and raspberries over the first layer then repeat each layer again and top with a T of the whipped topping.