Rinse and pat the berries dry. Slice the strawberries then add sliced strawberries and blueberries to a bowl. Toss with 1/4 cup of sugar and refrigerate while preparing the waffle cones.
In separate bowls, microwave the red and blue candy melts according to the package instructions.
Once the candy melts are ready, dip the rims of each of the waffle cones in red or blue chocolate about 1 inches down from the top. You only need a thin layer of chocolate - just enough for the sprinkles to stick to.
Dip the cones immediately into the sprinkles. This needs to be done immediately after the cone has been dipped in the chocolate. If you wait too long, the sprinkles won't stick.
Set the cones upright in several glasses (cups) or ice cream cone holder and place in the refrigerator to harden.
To make the cheesecake whipped cream: pour the cold heavy cream into a bowl and beat on high for about 5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. This is easiest with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer.
Then add powdered sugar, pudding mix and vanilla extract to the bowl and continue beating until fully combined, fluffy and stiff. Add this whipped cream into a piping bag and cut the tip off or use a large 1A Wilton piping tip.
To assemble the waffle cones: Pipe about an inch layer of whipped cream into the bottom of each cone.
Then, remove the berries from the refrigerator. Drain any excess juice from the berries. Using a slotted spoon, scoop about ¼ cup of berries into each cone, filling to the top.
Add a dollop of the whipped cream on top and a cherry. Make sure to drain and pat the cherries dry because they tend to have a lot of excess liquid.
Serve these right away or keep in the refrigerator (standing upright) until ready to eat.
Notes
Make sure you are using instant pudding and it is going in dry, do not prepare.
You can use vanilla or white chocolate pudding as well.
These can be made for any holidays, so decorate and switch up the fruit as. you wish.
Use your favorite red, white and blue sprinkles.
Make sure you use waffle cones, they ensure everything gets held in.
Just use a ziploc bag with the tip cut off if you don't have a piping bag.