Celebrate July 4th with a Luscious Red, White, and Blue Dessert

Prepare a colorful strawberry, blueberry, and coconut dessert to celebrate Independence Day or any day you want a healthful treat. You're sure to see smiles on the faces of family and guests as you look round your dinner or picnic table, if you serve it. This three ingredient recipe is a snap to assemble. Just follow the steps below.

Ingredients:

1 Quart Organic Strawberries or about 16 oz. of berries that are lightly washed in cool water and hulled (see links below)

1 Quart Organic Blueberries or about 16 oz. that are washed in cool water

1 Cup unsweetened shredded coconut (either fine or coarsely shredded)

Read what Molly Watson @ http://about.com says about washing and hulling strawberries.

How to wash strawberries

How to hull strawberries

4 hulled strawberries

What to Do:

1. Wash and hull strawberries and wash blueberries as described above. Place them in a medium-sized glass bowl and mix them together.

2. Sprinkle the berries with coconut flakes.

3. Insert serving spoons into bowl and place on your holiday table or portion out into individual dessert dishes for a more formal touch.

Strawberries and blueberries contain many healthful elements. They are high in vitamin C and phytonutrients and have no cholesterol. The shredded coconut provides fiber, iron, and healthy fat that satisfies and staves off hunger. 

Look at the links below for additional nutrition facts from Driscolls.com

Nutrition facts about strawberries

Nutrition facts about blueberries

Serve this color rich dessert to celebrate our nation’s birthday on July 4^th or on any day you want to have fun topping off your meal with a red, white, and blue dessert.

Before you go, please ask yourself how often you serve summer berries, those you find at a farmer's market, pick in a home garden, or purchase at a local shop. Produce loses nutrients the longer you keep it, so please serve within a day or two of purchase. What are your favorite ways to serve strawberries and blueberries? Please share about that by leaving a comment on this blog. I'd love to learn about your favorite recipes and concerns.

Here's the quotation for today from Jordin Sparks:

"I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie' in it!"

Read more at Brainyquotes.com

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