Easy Berry Angel Delight

Super easy Berry Angel Delight dessert! This make-ahead dessert is the best for a crowd. Great for picnics, potlucks or your 4th of July party! This is a family favorite and a must-have at all of our gatherings. You’ll love how easy it is to make and you can even make it the night before your event! You can easily cut this recipe in half as well.

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You will need:

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin

1 ½  cups cold water

1 cup sugar

2 cups sliced or diced fresh strawberries or frozen

½  cup strawberry preserves

2  tubs of 8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed (or 1(16 oz.) tub) plus more if you want to decorate the top.

8-10 cups angel food cake cut into cubes, homemade or store-bought.

Assorted fresh berries for garnish.

9×13 dish

Directions for Strawberry Angel Dessert:

In small pan, combine gelatin and cold water and let stand 5 minutes to soften. 

Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves.

Remove from heat and add sugar, stir until dissolved.

Dice strawberries.

Stir the strawberries and jam in the gelatin and chill in the refrigerator until partially thickened.

Fold in whipped topping.

Cut angel food cake into cubes.

Place cake cubes in mixing bowl.

Pour mixture over cake.  Fold together gently.

Pour into an ungreased 9×13 dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Before serving, decorate with more Cool Whip if desired.

Garnish top with berries right before serving.

This is THE BEST dessert, everyone will ask you for the recipe. It’s so light and refreshing on a hot summer’s day and will be the hit of the party. A great patriotic dessert too. Mix it up with blackberries or just stick to one berry like strawberries. You can even spoon it into individual dishes! You can easily cut this recipe in half as well and use a square dish.

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Yield: 15

Easy Berry Angel Delight

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Super easy Berry Angel Delight! This make ahead dessert is perfect for picnics, potlucks or your 4th of July party!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Refrigeration Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1 ½ cups cold water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups sliced or diced fresh strawberries or frozen
• ½ cup strawberry preserves
• 2 tubs of 8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed (or 1(16 oz.) tub) plus more for garnish if desired
• 8-10 cups angel food cake cut into cubes, homemade or store-bought
• Assorted fresh berries for garnish
• 9x13 dish

Instructions

1. In small pan, combine gelatin and cold water and let stand 5 minutes to soften. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves.
2. Remove from heat and add sugar, stir until dissolved.
3. Dice strawberries.
4. Stir the strawberries and jam into the gelatin mixture and chill in the refrigerator until partially thickened.
5. Fold in whipped topping.
6. Cut angel food cake into bite size cubes.
7. Place cake cubes in mixing bowl and pour mixture over cake. Fold together gently.
8. Pour into an ungreased 9x13 dish.
9. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
10. Before serving, pipe on Cool Whip to decorate top.
11. Add assorted berries on top right before serving.