Picnic Berry Parfait

With Spring comes warm days and picnics – and a perfect treat that kids will love is a Spring Berry Fruit Parfait. This is one of our favorite frozen treat picnic recipes from the Picnic Source.com. Picnics are one of the best ways to spend time with family – and one of the only ways that can trump the distractions of everyday life ( including cell phones, Facebook and video games ).   For those with a bit of romance in them – a picnic is a hard to top first date – and with a little planning can make a great memory and first impression.

Although it is easy to plan a picnic with commercially produced foods – there is just something special about preparing the eats yourself.  Maybe it’s that we rarely get to eat country fresh meals anymore – or it’s just that things taste better outside – and berries are one of those things that just go hand in hand with a picnic on a clean, warm Spring afternoon.

With that said, this ultra-simple dessert treat is filled with sliced strawberries, raspberries and blue berries, crushed peanuts and a dash of brown sugar.  The banana yogurt brings out the flavor of the fruit, and is a Spring picnic treat that will be a sure hit with kids and adults – even those that aren’t crazy about yogurt.

The use of low fat / zero fat Banana yogurt mixed in with the fresh berries is equal to any high calorie ice cream cone for flavor and taste – but without the calories despite the use of brown sugar.

If you use slurpee cups or a similar container these wonderful Spring treats can be easily transported and will stay fresh for several hours during a picnic on a warm Spring day if kept in a chill bag or cooler.  An optional way to make these is to layer them with yogurt / fruit / yogurt etc.