This delicious meringue berry trifle is so easy to put together and makes the perfect summer dessert! Easy to take on picnics or summer BBQs too!
Summer Simplicity Series
Although summer hasn’t quite officially arrived, I am totally in summer mode. Today I’m joining Krista from The Happy Housie for her seasonal simplicity summer series. Each week this month, we’ll be sharing our favorite summer ideas to help you celebrate summer in style. We’re kicking it off today with our favorite summer recipes, so get ready for some delicious summer treats. You can find all of the summer recipes at the end of the post – don’t miss out!
Meringue Berry Trifle
I’m definitely a summer girl at heart. I love the weather, I love the laid back vibe, and I LOVE the food! It’s always so nice to have access to so many fresh fruits and vegetables, and I always look forward to berry season. This berry trifle is easy to put together and makes a fun summer dessert. You could use any berries you would like but I love the combination of strawberries and raspberries.
Berry Meringue Trifle
This delicious berry meringue trifle is the perfect spring or summer dessert recipe. Light and tasty, and easy to whip up for a summer picnic or BBQ.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box vanilla cake mix {Will also need ingredients to prepare cake that are listed on the box}
- 8-9 drops red food coloring
Mascarpone Filling
- 2 cups mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Berry Topping
- 2 cups strawberries, chopped
- 2 cups raspberries
- extra berries for garnish
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 4-inch store-bought meringues {You can also use about 12 small meringue cookies}
Instructions
For Cake
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Prepare the cake mix as directed on the packaging. Add 8-9 drops of red food coloring and stir. Pour cake mix into a 9x12 cake pan and bake according to the package directions. Allow to cool.
For Mascarpone Filling
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Beat together the mascarpone, icing sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.
For Berry Mixture
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Combine the berries, sugar, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Lightly smash the berries with a fork to release the juices.
To Assemble the Trifles
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Cut up the cake into small bite-sized cubes.
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Break the meringues into small pieces.
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Add some cake pieces to the bottom of a mason jar. Add a couple of spoonfuls {approximately 1/3rd cup} of the mascarpone filling followed by a small handful of the meringue pieces and then the berries {approximately 1/4-1/3 cup}. Repeat the layering until you reach the top of the jar. Top with a small dollop of the mascarpone mixture and garnish with fresh berries.
These meringue berry trifles are so delicious and make a nice, light summer dessert. The mason jars make them easily portable for picnics in the park or an evening out at the lake. They were a big hit with the whole family and we’ll definitely be making them at least a few more times this summer.
I hope you get a chance to make them and you love them as much as we do!
More Summer Recipes
If you’re looking for more summer recipes, check out these delicious ideas from some of my favorite blogging friends. They all look so yummy – I can’t wait to try them all!
The Happy Housie // Sincerely, Marie Designs // Home.Made.Lovely //Inspiration for Moms
Maison de Pax // On Sutton Place // The DIY Mommy // Duke Manor Farm
TIDBITS // In My Own Style // Two Twenty One // Finding Silver Pennies
Satori Design for Living // Nina Hendrick Design Co. // Summer Adams // A Pretty Life
Town and Country Living // Rooms FOR Rent Blog // Clean and Scentsible // Craftberry Bush
These look absolutely incredible, Jenn! My family would go cuckoo if I pulled out something like this! I should try it, just to see! Pinned to remember, and thanks so much for joining in on this hop, friend!
These trifles look perfect and I love how portable they are too. Yum! x
I love summer desserts too…especially delicious ones like this! I love that they have meringues in them…so good!
Jenn- can I have seconds!! 🙂 looks so delish and refreshing. perfect for summer snack
Delish for summer! Yum!
One of my favorites!
Jen,
These look so amazing. Pinned. Congrats on being featured at Over The Moon linky party.
Hugs,
Bev
Thanks so much! I appreciate you hosting!
Such a perfect summer dessert!
These look great. Thanks for sharing on Fiesta Friday!
Thanks! They’re definitely one of my summer go-tos!
This will be a very special summer treat! Hope you are having a good week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Thanks for hosting!
Mmmmm – summer in a jar!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for dinner party!
Yum, yum, yum!!
Thank you for sharing these yummy looking summer desserts at our Create, Bake, Grow & Gather party this week Jenn. I’m delighted to be featuring the recipe at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
This looks and sounds wonderful! Will definitely give it a try!
This is EXACTLY my kind of pudding. What a fabulous idea to have them for picnics! Genius in fact! This is perfect Summer food done brilliantly.Thank you so much for bringing them to #FiestaFriday
This is like a trifle in a jar. Beautiful. Thank you for bringing it to FF.
I hope you get a chance to try it! Thanks so much for hosting. 🙂
What size mason jar did you use for these. It seems like something nice and fast to throw together!
They’re just the standard 16 oz jars. Enjoy!