trifle

Celebrate the season one spoonful at a time with 6 jolly trifle recipes! 🎁🍓

Ingredients

❤️ Christmas

6 ounces red gelatin (strawberry or raspberry flavor)

1 cup boiling water

1 cup cold water

1 large sponge cake, cut into cubes (store-bought or homemade)

½ cup cranberry juice, or sweet sherry for an alcohol version

6.8 ounces vanilla or white chocolate instant pudding mix (two 3.4-ounce packages)

4 cups cold whole milk

½ cup powdered sugar, divided in half between the pudding layer and the heavy cream layer

2 cups fresh strawberries (washed, hulled, and sliced)

2 cups fresh raspberries

16 ounces raspberry jam, or preserves

2 cups heavy cream

¼ cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

A few fresh mint leaves, for garnish

❤️ Coca-Cola

20 ounces crushed pineapple, drained but juice reserved

15 ounces pitted dark sweet cherries in heavy syrup, drained but juice reserved

6 ounces cherry flavored gelatin (two 3-ounce packages)

8 ounces Coca Cola, I used the glass bottle Coca Cola

1 cup chopped walnuts

8 ounces thawed whipped topping

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Garnish

Maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry

❤️ Nutter Butter

2 ½ cups whole milk cold

5.1- ounce box of instant banana cream pudding

8- ounce container of whipped topping thawed, divided in half

32 16-ounce package Nutter Butter brand cookies, plus an additional 3-4 more cookies for crumbling on top for garnish

3½-4 cups fresh banana slices peel and slice the bananas into approximately ¼-inch thick pieces (from 3-4 large ripe bananas)

¼ cup creamy peanut butter just barely warmed so that it can be drizzled

❤️ Chocolate

15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix (baked according to package directions for a 9 x 13-inch pan)

7.8 ounces instant chocolate pudding (two 3.9 ounces boxes)

4 cups milk

12 ounces frozen Cool Whip whipped topping, slightly thawed

5 to 6 Heath candy bars, crushed into small chunks and divided

❤️ Pumpkin

Spice Cake

15.25 ounces spice cake mix

1 cup water

3 large eggs, room temperature

½ cup vegetable oil

Pumpkin Layer

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

¾ cup powdered sugar, sifted

15 ounces pumpkin puree (not pie filling)

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Whipped Topping

16 ounces whipped topping, thawed (two 8-ounce containers)

1 cup chopped toffee bits (Divide ⅓ cup and ⅓ cup for layers and ⅓ cup for garnish)

❤️ Strawberry Cheesecake

1 strawberry cake, use a cake mix and bake in a 9×13 baking dish for ease, cooled completely

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3.4 ounces cheesecake pudding mix (unprepared)

3½ cups heavy whipping cream, divided into 1½ cups and 2 cups

¾ cup powdered sugar, divided into ½ cup and ¼ cup

2 pounds fresh strawberries, stems removed and sliced