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A Farm to Table Dessert You Can Feel Good About

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Summer is a time of year when fresh fruits and vegetables are in abundance at the market and in your garden. There is nothing like walking outdoors and picking a few tomatoes for a salad or a handful of blueberries and blackberries for a sweet treat.

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We are big-time fruititarians over here. A real word? Not sure, but that is what we call it. A generous serving of fresh fruit and veggies is always a good thing. Fresh fruit transformed into a sweet treat you can feel good about enjoying? Well, that is perfection.

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This lemon drizzled, fresh fruit topped cake will knock your socks off. And depending on what elements you use (angel food cake, whipped topping etc.), it can be made on the healthier side, and is customizable for whatever fruit you love.

I do have to warn you: if you have any left over, you might be tempted to enjoy it for breakfast as well.

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Fresh Fruit Lemon Drizzled Dessert (adapted from All Recipes)

Ingredients

Vanilla cake, Angel Food cake or Pound cake
Blueberries
Strawberries
Blackberries
Raspberries
Kiwi
(Or your choice of fresh fruit)
1 container frozen whipped topping (or make your own), thawed
2 Lemons
Powdered sugar

Here’s how to make it:

For ease of last-minute treat making, I am sharing a recipe using pre-made elements, such as cake and whipped topping. But you can, of course, use homemade recipes for cake and topping.

I used a vanilla cake with a few blueberries mixed right into the mix. They add a sprinkling of yum and are pretty when serving.

Top your cake of choice with dollops of frozen (now thawed) whipped topping. I like to have it just on the top, but if you want to frost the cake, go for it!

Then it is time to arrange your fruit. Start with layers of strawberries along the outer edge, working your way to the center. Next, come the kiwi slices. Top with an abundance of blueberries and dot with raspberries and blackberries.

Make your lemon glaze by mixing the juice of 2 lemons with 4 oz. of powdered sugar. Stir until smooth and drizzle over the top of your fruit. I like to use sparingly, but you can add as much as you would like. Serve immediately, or chill in the refrigerator for no more than 3 hours until you are ready to eat.

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Don’t forget to enjoy!

What is your favorite healthy option dessert? Let us know in the comments.

Courtney writes the blog French Country Cottage where she shares lifestyle and design inspiration and the ongoing renovations of her 1940’s cottage.


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