Strawberry Raspberry Shortcake in a Jar
Summer is here! Summer is here!
And you know what that means, right?
Right??
Oh…c’mon.
I know you know the answer to this!
It’s picnic season!
It has been ages since I have gone on a legitimate picnic. Husband and I have fallen on some hard times recently. As my faithful followers know I graduated last June with my MBA. I had been in school turning my AA into a BA, took 6 weeks off and then went right into an MBA. I had high hopes for myself. Once I graduated, things started to hurt worse with my body. Husband was working through his last year of clinical’s and he wrapped that up this past April. Graduated early in May and then took his first set of board exams. He takes the next one next Tuesday. We had hoped he was going to be offered a full-time position from his externship, but he was not one of the lucky 3. Because we both felt he was going to get this job (he is in the top of his class) we mutually decided that I would just stick to the writing projects that brought me joy like my blogs and my published works. I knew better than to count my chickens before they hatched. Now, I am making money of this site, but it is not enough to live on and the way the sponsors pay, sometimes they are 120 days out.
It’s been hard here. So, we’ve had to really watch our grocery budget and we really haven’t had any extra to eat out or have a date night.
We really needed one.
Hidden back in the corner of the office closet was this cute little backpack meant for a nice little picnic in the park. (UPDATE: I have had quite a few folks message me asking me where they could find a pack like this. I am not sure where this particular pack came from but I did find one on Amazon for a steal!)
I had a lightbulb moment.
We have some nice little parks nearby and there is one fun spot right next to some water. A little river runs through the town next door.
The weather is beautiful here this time of year, so why not take advantage of it?
So, we did. We made our own date night and had a picnic in the park. But, no picnic is complete without a dessert, right?
I wanted a dessert that was light and refreshing and would compliment our cheese, grapes, salted chocolate, blueberry wine (ssshhhhh, yes we took wine to the park,) salad, and sandwiches. We had been talking about strawberry shortcake for some time. We had just purchased some strawberries and raspberries. So, sounded like a perfect combination.
You will need wide mouth jars for this project.
All I did was layer a shortcake, some cut up strawberries then drop in a few raspberries. I repeated this process until the jar was filled.
I was able to get 3 of those little cakes in there.
I made 2 of these because husband felt he was going to eat one all to himself. Let me tell you, that did not happen.
I’ll just tell you we did not pop open the second jar on our picnic!
Strawberry Raspberry Shortcake in a Jar
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 package of 6 shortcakes
- 2 widemouth jars
- whipped cream
Instructions
- Place a shortcake at the bottom of each jar.
- Place a few strawberries and a few raspberries on top of the shortcake.
- At another shortcake on top of the berries.
- Repeat until jar is full. You should be able to get 3 shortcakes in each jar.
- Seal the jar.
- When you are ready to eat, add the whipped cream if desired.
What’s your favorite summertime dessert?
So cute! Makes me want to go on a picnic.
These would be perfect to bring along on a picnic. I want to try some.
I don’t particularly like summer because it’s super humid here, but I LOVE your Strawberry-raspberry Shortacke 🙂
It looks delicious!!
Winnie, I grew up in the southern part of the US. It is very dry, hot and humid there, too. So I can understand.
Thanks for sharing this recipe. What a cute and delicious idea. I love your picnic backpack too!
Thank you. It is slowly becoming my new favorite thing. Now if only the rain would clear so we can have another!
I love how convenient food in a jar is, and I love strawberry shortcake. This may be the perfect summer dessert!
I am obsessed with food in jars! Yum!
P.S. – I found your blog through the social media challenge from #SITSblogging!
They sure do seem to make things better and its nice that I already have so many around since I do a lot of canning. Hello fellow #SITSsister !
I would have to add some cream or syrup to moisten the cakes. That’s my favorite part… when it all juices together!
This looks so yummy – and easy! I’m definitely going to try this in the next week.
Those shortcake jars are so cute. I love that it’s a totally transportable dessert and already in single servings!
Thank you. You could also use the shorter jars for different portion sizes.
I love fun desserts in a mason jar! They’re just so fun and fresh. I’ve never thought of having raspberry shortcake though, that sounds delish!
I don’t think I’ve had shortcake since I was a kid. I’m waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue. 🙂
It had been a while for me too. I think next time I am going to make homemade shortcakes. I think those will travel well. But the store bought ones work in a pinch.
I’m loving all the cute recipes in a jar that I have seen on the internet lately. Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorites too!
I just adore them. It reminds me of my grandmas house. She always had something in a jar. I love that you can find them all over now.
That looks delicious! What a great summertime treat!
It was very yummy!
OH that is cute an yummy. Such a great take along idea,.
Thanks so much Debbie.
Hands down it’s strawberry pie. I just wrote an article about a romantic picnic and mentioned those backpacks – such a great idea for a quick snack together!
I just love the picnic backpack idea! Makes it easier to travel (walk) with.
I have seen a lot of goodies served up in Mason (Kerr) jars, but this one takes the cake. (Pun intended). I have got to do this, soon. All I need is to get a couple packages of the cakes. I have the berries. Thank you for inspiring me. This will be my little surprise for everyone.
You are very welcome.
great idea! we have concerts every weds night in our town green all summer long and i’m always looking for fun new picnic ideas for dinner
That would be awesome. I know they have series like that in the summers at some of the surrounding towns.
Summer picnics are awesome! I haven’t done that in a while. I am inspired
I am glad you are inspired Veronica!
I love items in a jar! They are great for gift giving and just make life simple.
Jars are the best inventions ever!
I love the fact that they fit perfectly in a mason jar! I swear- everything looks good if you serve it out of a mason jar!
I agree. They fit perfectly. My luck, if I make homemade cakes they wont fit!
Yum! That looks yummy! And so easy to transport too!
This is such a fun idea!
Oh yummy,Thank you for sharing this.I would love this so would my family i have to try it :-).
That is a great way to travel with dessert! You could probably get all kinds of treats in there… cupcakes, fruit salad…
LOVE these! anything in a jar….my fav!
My husband would love this! He loves any dessert with raspberries in it 🙂
If you make it, I hope he enjoys it!
This looks really good! Perfect for summer and love that its in a jar – portable for day trips or picnics!
Jars make so many things better!
I love strawberry shortcake in the summer. Never thought to add in raspberries. I am so making these soon! Yum!
I love how perfectly portable they are. My husband would want one to himself, too, though his eyes are usually hungrier than his stomach. LOL
Isn’t that usually how it goes?
Such a great idea for travel! Looks cute too!
Thank you!
I am so going to try this for our next picnic/camping trip I think it would go over great!!
I hope everyone likes it!
I really want to eat this now. lol Im going to make it for sure.
Let me know how you like it!
This looks so good! Perfect for a picnic or trip to the park or zoo! Yum
I was just thinking I would like to get a bit bigger of a picnic tote or basket that accommodates more people. This one is only meant for 2. One for 4 would be great then we could use it for when we go to the zoo with kiddo. Much more fun then tossing stuff in the cooler and trying to remember silverware and plates.
Dates are absolutely necessary, so I’m so glad you were able to have one that accommodated your current situation. I need to remember this idea for my husband and I, since the date budget is pretty nil with 4 other mouths to feed. That looks like the perfect dessert for ANY night, but dropped in those adorable jars makes it even more fun (especially for a picnic)! Great idea!!
I think the jars made it seem so cute and fancy. Like we were going on a special adventure even if it was only a few miles up the road. I really enjoyed it and it was nice to just hang out and not have him picking up his phone every two seconds 😉
These are a WONDERFUL idea. Perfect for picnics or even cookouts that you are attending. I love it!
Thank you.
This is really cool and such a neat thing to do for summer. Thank you for sharing this with us. I am really craving this right about now.
You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
What a GREAT idea! I love this! So simple–yet insanely clever! So many possibilities. Thanks!
Welcome! Enjoy!
Those look amazing and I love how portable they are. I found you through a SITS Girls linky, and I’m so glad that I did!
Welcome #sitssister ! I am glad you liked it.
That is so cute and so simple! I am going to have to make some of these!
I hope you do and enjoy them as much as we did!
My favorite Summer dessert is probably a tossup between strawberry shortcake and ice cream! YUM! This looks so good, I love picnic stuff! This looks great! HUGS
Sounds yum!
That looks so good–a perfect 4th of July treat too! Thanks for the great recipe and for linking it up to Tasty Tuesdays at Creative K Kids. I pinned it to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board.
Someone mentioned adding blueberries for the red, white and blue effect.