What's in your favorite trifle?

[Pea-n-Me]

I was thinking of making one with vanilla wafers, bananas, vanilla pudding and Cool Whip for a gathering tomorrow. I might add some strawberries and blueberries for color (yes? no?).

My favorite trifle for fall is gingerbread.

I like making them because they're hard to mess up, yet everyone always loves them.

What do you like in yours?

 

[princess momma]

I like poundcake with whipped cream and berries. And I like chocolate cake with chocolate pudding and whipped cream. This is my favorite: http://www.recipezaar.com/Easy-Strawberry-Cheesecake-Trifle-131055

I've never had a gingerbread trifle. That sounds really good. What do you layer it with?

 

[JessicaR]

I like the banana and pudding idea!

I really love a great trifle! Here are my two favorites.

Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Ingredients
2 (14-ounce) packages gingerbread mix
1 (5.1-ounce) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (30-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping
1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional
Directions
Bake the gingerbread according to the package directions; cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare the pudding and set aside to cool. Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar, and cardamom into the pudding. Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding, and whipped topping. Sprinkle of the top with crushed gingersnaps, if desired. Refrigerate overnight. Trifle can be layered in a punch bowl.

Raspberry-Lemon Trifle

Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup water

Curd
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Fruit and topping
4 1/2-pint baskets fresh raspberries
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar


1 16-ounce frozen pound cake, thawed


2 cups chilled whipping cream
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PreparationFor syrup:
Combine sugar, lemon juice, and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 minute. Cover and chill.

For curd:
Whisk eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Add butter and lemon peel. Stir over medium heat until curd thickens to pudding consistency, about 10 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of curd. Chill until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead.)

For fruit and topping:
Combine 2 baskets raspberries and 1/4 cup sugar in bowl. Mash berries coarsely with fork. Let stand until juices form, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

Cut cake crosswise into 8 pieces. Cut each piece into 3 strips. Line bottom of 3-quart trifle bowl with 8 cake strips, trimming to fit. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons syrup; spread with 2/3 cup curd, then half of mashed berries. Repeat layering. Top with remaining cake, syrup, and curd. Cover; chill overnight.

Beat cream and 3 tablespoons sugar in bowl until peaks form; spread over trifle. Mound remaining berries in center.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Those sound good.

I like to keep things very simple, if possible.

And I love using all the fresh fruits of summer.

I've never had a gingerbread trifle. That sounds really good. What do you layer it with?

gingerbread
vanilla pudding
whipped cream
crushed gingersnaps on top

Bowl is usually scraped clean. (I never used pumpin filling but that sounds good, too.)

I would love to do something with lemon.

I did look through some of the trifle recipes online but I wondered what others use as well. I know there are so many good cooks with unique ideas out there.

 

[Imzadi]

I love chocolate pudding, chocolate syrup, raspberry preserves & fresh raspberries, and whipped cream trifle. I put in lady fingers instead of pound cake to keep it light.

 

[clarabelle]

It is really heavy -but I have made one with brownies, peanut butter pudding, and crushed peanut butter cups

 

[Disney Doll]

To yours, i would add some strawberries and blueberries for color.

I love a chocolate trifle!

 

[clarabelle]

Peanut Butter Cup Trifle


Ingredients
1 (21.4-ounce) package deluxe peanut butter brownie mix or chocolate-peanut butter brownie mix
1 (5.1-ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
3 cups milk
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream, whipped and divided
2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped peanut butter cup candies, divided
Garnish: additional peanut butter cup candies, sliced
Preparation
Line a 13" x 9" x 2" pan with a large sheet of aluminum foil, allowing foil to extend 2" out of both ends of dish.

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions, using packets included in package. Bake according to package directions in prepared pan. Cool completely.

Lift foil out of pan. Invert brownies onto a cutting board; remove foil. Cut brownies into 3/4" pieces, using a sharp knife.

Combine vanilla pudding mix and milk in a large mixing bowl; beat at low speed of an electric mixer 2 minutes or until thickened. Add peanut butter and vanilla; beat until smooth. Gently fold in half of whipped cream. Set remaining whipped cream aside (about 1 cup).

Place half of brownies in bottom of a 3-quart trifle bowl; top with 1 1/4 cups chopped peanut butter cup candies and half of pudding. Repeat layers with remaining half of brownies, 1 1/4 cups peanut butter cup candies, and pudding. Pipe or spoon reserved whipped cream over trifle. Garnish, if desired.

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[mom2jennris]

I made a really good trifle not too long ago. It had devil's food cake, dark chocolate pudding, heath bar pieces and cool whip layered. The bowl was licked clean!

I need to try that gingerbread one.

 

[Sorsha]

My best friend made one for a 4th of July party this year that was sooooo good.

She layered Angel Food cake, fresh strawberries and blueberries, cheesecake filling (she used a tub of the Philadelphia ready-to-use cheesecake filling and whipped it with some cool whip to make it more spreadable) and real, honest-to-goodness whipped cream flavored with confectioner's sugar and vanilla.

It was to DIE for.

 

[Sorsha]

My best friend made one for a 4th of July party this year that was sooooo good.

She layered Angel Food cake, fresh strawberries and blueberries, cheesecake filling (she used a tub of the Philadelphia ready-to-use cheesecake filling and whipped it with some cool whip to make it more spreadable) and real, honest-to-goodness whipped cream flavored with confectioner's sugar and vanilla.

It was to DIE for.

 

[okeydokey]

Super easy one, layered with angel food cake, vanilla pudding, strawberries and blueberries or raspberries and then cool whip, or homemade whipped cream.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

My mom's (Which was a box mix, though I've done close to scratch before...)


Some type of jelly roll in the bottom of the trifle dish, jello--chill, whipped cream on top with sprinkles.

I think this is supposed to be an English trifle and the box mix we have used comes from the British food stores. She cheats on the jelly rolls and uses the Little Debbie Rolls, but any cake with jam would work.

I forgot the custard---DOH!!! But now I don't remember the order. Oh well! This is why I follow recipes. LOLT

I didn't know about all this yummy variations!

I had a friend who received a trifle dish as a wedding present. It was on a bookshelf with tons of coins in it. They had no idea what it was.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I made a really good trifle not too long ago. It had devil's food cake, dark chocolate pudding, heath bar pieces and cool whip layered. The bowl was licked clean!

I've made one like this, too.

But I also sprinkle some Kahlua onto the cake before crumbling.

So good.

These all sound yummy! (Anyone else craving trifle right now? )

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I think another secret to a good trifle is getting it good and cold!

 

[Sorsha]

These all sound yummy! (Anyone else craving trifle right now? )

YES!! And I think it quite mean of you guys to make me want trifle so badly when I have none of the ingredients to make one and I JUST went to the grocery store for the weekend's shopping this morning.
SIGH.

Will have to get the stuff for one next time I am out - a gingerbread one sounds really yummy.

 

[PaulaSB12]

at the bottom of the triffle (jelly) jello then custard no sponge at all (hate sponge in triffle) and then cream.

 

[JoanGirardi]

Brownie, chocolate pudding, chocolate cool whip, mini chocolate chips. Super easy, everyone loves it.

 

[lilysmommy]

Our favorite in the summer is lemon.

angel food cake cubed, lemon pie filling (the canned stuff works great - has a good tart lemon taste.), and cool whip. layer and top with candied lemon peel.

in the fall - definate love pumpkin.

 

[minnie56]

Sponge Cake cut into chunks and soaked in Sherry, Grand Marnier, Brandy--whatever is your fave. Traditionally-it's Sherry. My Mum used to put a little Jam on the cake too??

Then after a few hours...some fresh fruit. I like Strawberries or Raspberries.

Add some heavenly Custard..from scratch or Birds?

Top with lots of FRESH cream and a crumbled Chocolate Flake bar!

Bliss..