Red White and Blueberry Parfait with Meringue Stars
Meringue stars with strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream make this Red White and Blueberry Parfait with Meringue Stars a perfect July 4 dessert! 
I love the 4th of July holiday! And isn’t it nice how the red white and blue color scheme is here just as the matching berries arrive!
A few years back, I made Blueberry Strawberry Parfait USA with berries and mascarpone cream. Then I added skewers of blueberries and star shaped watermelon. So much fun!
Red White and Blueberry Parfait with Meringue Stars
Now I wondered. How do I top that—and still stay with my current goal of food that is delicious and easy?
So this year, I decided on another parfait but skipped the mascarpone cream mixture and used plain whipped cream. You could even go with a spray can.
Then, since I’ve done so much with meringue recently, I decided to make my stars out of meringue. If meringue sounds hard, let me tell you it really isn’t. Just beat up a few ingredients, pipe out some basic stars and bake.
Fill piping bag
Meringue stars
The meringue recipe makes more than you need for the dessert, so cut it in half if you don’t want extras. But we had so much fun eating the leftovers—with whipped cream or plain like cookies, that I decided to keep the bigger quantities.
Assemble parfaits
When it was done, I debated about what to call the dish. Technically a parfait is a layered dessert and this is more freeform. It also bears resemblance to an Eton Mess–whipped cream, fruit and meringue all tossed together. Since I didn’t stir my pretty berries and stars into a mess, I figured parfait was closer.
From above
Despite its simplicity, my Red White and Blueberry Parfait with Meringue Stars turned out to be a major hit. I think there were actually tears shed when the last star disappeared.
But easy enough to do again. Soon!
- • 2 egg whites
- • 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar (optional)
- • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1 pint strawberries, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2-3 cups whipped cream (homemade or spray can)
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until soft peaks form. Add the vanilla, then gradually add the sugar and beat on high speed until the egg whites form very stiff peaks.
- With a large star-shaped pastry tip, pipe meringue stars onto the parchment.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the meringues are dry and crisp but not browned. Turn off the heat and allow the meringues to sit while the oven cools another 45 minutes if possible. Remove meringues and allow to cool completely.
- To assemble parfaits, put a dollap of whipped cream into a brandy glass or other serving container. Top with blueberries, sliced strawberries and 2-3 meringue stars. Add another dollap of whipped cream, then more berries and stars.
- Serve immediately.
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It’s like a pavlova parfait! This is such a great idea. I am adding it to the must make list.
This looks delicious Inger…it reminds me of Eaton Mess that I had during our outing in the Cotswolds.
Thanks Karen. It is similar to Eaton Mess–just a little less messy 🙂
Great idea for the coming 4th of July…simple and gorgeous…thanks for the idea Inger.
I hope you are having a fantastic week!
this looks beautiful and delicious Inger!
It was really good Gloria–thanks!
This is brilliant, Inger – the crunch of the meringues is the perfect a accompaniment to the billowy whipped cream and macerated fruit. For a minute there, you had me scared though… I thought next week was the 4th of July and I was wondering where June had gone!
Usually I am super late on holiday posts and I always feel guilty that no one will be able to make it since I haven’t given them enough time!
I love that you used meringue for the stars. Such a fantastic idea! This looks refreshing and perfect for the 4th!
Thanks Teri! It was fun and I am looking forward to making it again.
I love this! The meringue are just like stars! Great idea!
I always struggle with the white in red white and blue desserts (unless they have frosting), so I was glad this worked out!
What a fabulous and elegant dessert! It’s so pretty!
I like that it can go elegant or casual too–how many desserts do that!
I love the meringue stars. What a fun idea!
Thanks–I had a lot of fun with this!
Wonderful idea using the Meringue as the white in this parfait. Just gorgeous.
Thanks Wendy–and it tastes even better than it looks!