4th of July Trifle (Easy, No-Bake Recipe)

A trifle bowl full of vanilla wafers and mixd berries.

4th of July Trifle (Easy, No-Bake Recipe)

This 4th of July Trifle is the perfect no-bake summer dessert! It's loaded with layers of fresh berries, homemade whipped cream, and sweet vanilla wafers for the perfect treat to cool off on a hot day. The red, white, and blue colors make it perfect for your Fourth of July or Memorial Day barbecues!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Southern

Prep Time 15

Total Time 4 15

Servings

Calories 443

Author Ashlyn Edwards | Belle of the Kitchen

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups raspberries
2 cups blueberries
2 cups blackberries

Instructions

In a medium sized bowl, beat the vanilla and heavy whipping cream together with an electric mixer over medium speed until the cream begins to form stiff peaks. Set the bowl aside.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until the ingredients are smooth and combined.
Add the whipped cream mixture to the cream cheese mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula until well combined.
Layer the bottom of a large trifle dish or clear glass bowl with vanilla wafers and top the cookies with half of the cream cheese filling.
Top the cream layer with a mixture of the fresh fruit followed by more wafers, the remaining cream cheese mixture, and more fruit.
Cover the trifle with plastic wrap and chill the dish for at least 3-4 hours before serving.

Notes

Use a chilled metal bowl for making the whipped cream. Before beating the heavy cream and vanilla extract together, chill your bowl in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. This helps the cream to set up quicker.
Switch up the fillings. Use store-bought pound cake or angel food cake chopped into 1-inch cubes in place of the vanilla wafers. You could also use ladyfingers or Lorna Doone style shortbread cookies instead.
Try different fruits like strawberries or grapes in places of the berries.
Use store bought whipped topping (like Cool Whip) in place of the homemade whipped cream (heavy cream + vanilla extract mixture) for a shortcut.
Make individual patriotic trifles instead. Feel free to use small glass cups, 1/2 pint mason jars, or plastic 9 oz cups and layer the ingredients to make individual desserts instead of a large trifle. This is how I like to make my Pumpkin Pie Cups.

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