A great dessert doesn’t always have to go straight to the waistline. Our angel food cake parfaits with homemade blackberry sauce gives you the sweet, vanilla satisfaction of cake with the tart zing of berries—all at a fraction of the calories from regular cake!

We used angel food cake in this recipe because it’s only 72 calories per serving! You can buy fresh angel food cake at your local grocery store for about $4. All you have to do is cut it into cubes.

Voila! A chic dessert that tastes great is easier than you think. Your guests will certainly enjoy the great flavor and appreciate the lack of guilt later!

Two cups of angel food cake layered with blackberries, topped with whipped cream and fresh berries.

Angel Food Cake Parfaits Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Our angel food cake parfaits with homemade sauce and blackberry whipped cream gives sweet satisfaction with a fraction of the calories!
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Ingredients
 

Yield: 8 -10 servings
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blackberry sauce

blackberry whipped cream

  • 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
  • 6 Tbsp blackberry sauce
  • 2 - 3 boxes instant vanilla pudding, prepared

assembly

  • 1 6 oz packages raspberries
  • 2 6 oz packages blackberries
  • 1 angel food cake
  • fresh mint

Instructions
 

blackberry sauce

  • Add blackberries to small saucepan over medium heat and stir in water and sugar. Cook blackberries until they start to break down then turn heat to low. Simmer sauce 7 minutes.
  • Strain blackberry sauce, squeeze as much juice out as possible using a spatula then cool in refrigerator.

blackberry whipped cream

  • Chill the bowl and whisk attachment of a stand mixer in the freezer. Add the cream to the chilled bowl and whisk until nearly stiff. Remove 1/3 of cream and set aside for garnish. Add 6 Tbsp blackberry sauce to remaining cream and whisk into stiff peaks.
  • Add fresh blackberries to the blackberry sauce then add blackberry sauce to whipped cream and continue beating until stiff then put in piping bag.

assembly

  • To each serving dish, add blackberry sauce and 4 blackberries. Next, add angel food cake pieces (torn from the cake) and drizzle with a bit more sauce.
  • Pipe or spoon a layer of pudding followed by a layer of blackberry whipped cream. Repeat layers, adding a few fresh raspberries to the berry layer. Garnish with whipped cream, fresh berries and a sprig of mint. Yum!

Notes

The cylindrical shape of angel food cake pans helps the cake bake fast and evenly!
Author: Cheryl Najafi
Course: Dessert
Calories: 529kcal, Carbohydrates: 79g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 82mg, Sodium: 724mg, Potassium: 285mg, Fiber: 8g, Sugar: 46g
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Angel food cake with blackberries recipe