This strawberry trifle is our 4th dessert in our series of 5 summer desserts with 5 ingredients or less. You might have thought that just because this collection of summer desserts is mostly focused on easy and quick to make recipes, that none of them were going to be flamboyant. But this strawberry trifle is here to prove you wrong.

We wanted one of the desserts on this series to be suitable for a formal and special event. This is awesome for when you want to impress a particular person or a group of family or friends. A trifle is a dessert made in layers. It is usually a cold dessert, meaning that you don’t need an oven to make it.

The result for a trifle is usually a dessert that has layers of some sort of pound cake, fresh fruit and a kind of cream. This time here we bring you a strawberry trifle, with vanilla pudding and cream, and lemon pound cake.

The best thing to do in this case is to use an store-bought lemon pound cake. Or any other pound cake that is already made and ready to use. You could also use a yogurt pound cake. Now, if you would rather make the pound cake for this trifle at home, of course you can. Here you have our yogurt pound cake recipe. If you do go ahead and make it at home, you earn some extra points! As it will taste even better.

Now, as for the vanilla pudding part. We recommend using the brand you feel most comfortable with. There are several options, so just follow the instructions to make the instant vanilla pudding you buy and make sure to get the amount needed to make this triffle. Make sure it is a pudding and not a vanilla flavored jelly, this is an important point.

In this case, we make a trifle with strawberries, because they go very well with the vanilla flavor and the lemon pound cake. The best fruits to use here for this recipe are of course strawberries, but also, raspberries, blackberries or even blueberries. This time, we actually used some rapsberries to decorate the trifle.

If you like this recipe, you have to check out our 5 summer desserts with 5 ingredients or less series, you will love it!

Strawberry trifle

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Refrigeration Time: 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: English

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• (450 gr) fresh strawberries, rinsed
• 1 box (100 gr) instant vanilla pudding (Jell-o* preferably)
• 1 1/2 C (360 ml) whole milk, cold
• 1 C (240 ml) whipping cream

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Method

 

1. Remove the stems from the strawberries, cut them into slices and place them in a large bowl (reserve 3 whole strawberries to decorate at the end). Separately, cut the sponge cake into medium-sized cubes and set aside until needed.
2. In a large bowl, beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer or balloon whisk for 2-3 minutes until soft peaks form. Reserve 1 cup of the whipping cream for garnish at the end. Carefully add the remaining whipped cream to the bowl with the vanilla pudding and mix with a rubber spatula, taking care not to lose the fluffiness of the cream, until very smooth.
3. The trifle can be made in individual portions or in a single portion using a glass bowl of approximately 3 liters. A 33 cm x 22 cm rectangular deep baking pan will also work.
4. To assemble the trifle in a single serving, place one-third of the cubed sponge cake in the bottom of the bowl, then add one-third of the pudding mixture and spread it evenly with a spoon. Then add a third of the sliced strawberries on top until the pudding layer is covered.

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