Berry Trifle Recipe with Angel Food Cake

Berry Trifle Recipe with angel food cake is sure to please all your guests for any celebration. This is a Weight Watchers friendly dessert with only 5 points. Served in mason jars, the trifles look cute on any buffet table.

These are a favorite patriotic dessert and 4th of July Food that's even great to give as a take home dessert at the end of a party. 

Serving a traditional trifle, like my Patriotic Berry Trifle, at a summer get-together can sometimes be difficult for your guests to enjoy.

However, if you serve this classic recipe inside a cute mason jar, you turn this beautiful red, white, and blue berry trifle recipe into a portable treat perfect for any outdoor get-together this summer.

This dessert also works great if some of your guests have to leave early. You can send them home with something sweet to eat! 

Looking for more Easy Desserts using mason jars? Try my Cheesecake Pudding Parfait, Pumpkin Mason Jar Dessert or my Oreo Cheesecake Pudding. Yum!

Table of Contents

• Helpful Tip
• Helpful Kitchen Tools
• Ingredients
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Top Tip
• Prep Ahead Tips
• Storage Tips
• Serving Tips
• Before You Begin!
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Ingredients

The recipe ingredients are for ONE pint-sized mason jar. Increase the ingredients depending on how many people you are serving. 

• One slice of angel food cake, cut into bite-size pieces; either homemade or store-bought.
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Whipped Topping or Fresh Whipped Cream

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Break apart or slice the cake into chunks being careful not to make them too big so they don't fit in the mason jar.

Step 2: Add the angel food cake pieces to the bottom of each mason jar followed by the berries and then whipped topping. 

Prep Ahead Tips

• This recipe takes a shortcut by using pre-made angel food cake, but you can definitely make it homemade if you prefer. 
• Each jar has 5 Weight Watchers points if fat free whipped topping is used.
• A good rule of thumb is to make one jar per person but the "Italian" in me always makes enough for leftovers. So I would make two jars per guest. 
• Wash your berries a few hours before putting the jars together.
• Make sure the berries are completely dry before adding the whipped topping so there's no chance of the berries bleeding into the white of the whipped topping. 
• I used pint size mason jars for this recipe.

Storage Tips

• Serve immediately after you've finished adding all the ingredients to the mason jars or store in the refrigerator to serve later in the day. 
• If you plan on serving the berry trifle later in the day, cover them with the mason jar lids and rings. 

Serving Tips

• To serve the berry trifles, place the jars on a cute tray on the dessert buffet table for your guests to help themselves to. Don't forget to tie a cute ribbon around the top of each mason jar. 
• It's fun to have your guests open the mason jar and start enjoying the delicious treat!
• Have an empty bowl nearby for the guests to place the lids and rings in after they've opened up the desserts. 
• Berry Trifle served in mason jars will store in the refrigerator for up to one day as they are best enjoyed the same day as you prepare them. 

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