The Perfect Patriotic Dessert!

Ready for a dessert recipe that doesn't demolish all your hard work that you put in with your clean eating and exercise habits? One that everyone else at the BBQ will love too? Then, THIS is your recipe and the best part is... others won't even know it a 'heathy' version. 

Personally, I think this is SUCH a great recipe for Summertime because it is light, fluffy and refreshing! It is also filled with a lot of taste and minimal guilt! I've been making it for years now, and it is actually inspired by two recipes: one from a recipe on SkinnyMom.com and the other a recipe from a friend's mom. 

WARNING: you will want to eat numerous servings, so mentally prepare yourself for portion control and one serving if you aren't going on an all out splurge! 

Red, White, & Blue Triple Layer Trifle

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Makes 12 Servings

Ingredients

•   4 oz box Jell-O® Vanilla Fat Free/Sugar Free Pudding Dessert

•   1½ cups skim milk

•   1 pint fresh blueberries

•   1 pint fresh strawberries

•   2 bananas

•   8 oz container Cool Whip® Free Whipped Topping

•   1 light prepared angel food cake

Instructions

1.         Wash and drain blueberries and strawberries. Slice strawberries into small slices. Slice bananas into round slices.

2.         In a small bowl, mix Jell-O® Vanilla Fat Free/Sugar Free Pudding with 1½ cups   skim milk.

3.         Using a whisk, whisk together for 2 minutes until pudding starts to thicken.

4.         Slice/tear up prepared angel food cake into small cubes.

5.         Using a trifle dish or large bowl, layer ⅓ angel food cake cubes in the bottom of  dish.

6.         With a spatula add a layer of the Jell-O® pudding on top of the angel cake cubes. 

7.         Top pudding with a layer of sliced banana rounds.

8.         With a spatula add a thin layer of the Cool Whip® Free topping to cover the bananas and pudding.

9.         Top the Cool Whip® with a layer of sliced strawberries and blueberries (as show in the picture).

10.       Repeat all layers twice (steps 5-9), finishing with Cool Whip® Free topping and sliced strawberries and blueberries on top.

11.       Let set in refrigerator until serving.

Note ::: I most often use Vanilla Jell-O® pudding, but have also tried Cheesecake and Banana Cream flavors. Cheesecake was absolutely delicious in this dessert! If you love banana, I would recommend the Banana Cream as well! Whatever flavor you choose, just make sure the box is blue and the label says sugar-free and fat-free. Also, I will often buy 2 containers of Cool Whip® Free topping just in case I need it (depending on the surface area of the bowl I am using).