Monday, May 17, 2021

Strawberry Lemon Parfaits

 

This year for Mother's Day I wanted to make something light and summer inspired for our dessert.  Nothing meets those two qualifications more than lemon and strawberries! 

I found a great recipe over at Pretty.Simple.Sweet and it did not disappoint.  Now, her recipe includes the recipe for making a homemade lemon curd which I did not make.  

What did I do?  I bought a butter pound cake in the freezer section of the store and cubed it up.  I used canned lemon pudding instead of making lemon curd.  (Lemon curd is wonderful but it also needs time, which I didn't have HA!).  I DID make homemade whipped cream!!  

Just layer the cake, lemon pudding, whipped cream, and strawberries in as many layers as your glass dish/cup/glass will hold.  It was SOOOOO good!  

This could also be made as a full size parfait in a glass bowl to take to a summer picnic or pot luck.