Description
A festive and delicious Red, White, and Blue Trifle perfect for celebrations and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups vanilla pudding
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 pound blueberries
- 1 pound pound cake, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup whipped topping (optional for garnish)
- Fresh mint leaves (optional for garnish)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, prepare the vanilla pudding according to package instructions and set aside to chill for about 15 minutes.
- In another bowl, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the chilled vanilla pudding until well combined.
- In a large trifle dish or individual cups, layer half of the pound cake cubes at the bottom.
- Add half of the sliced strawberries and half of the blueberries on top of the cake layer.
- Spoon half of the pudding mixture over the fruit layer.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining pound cake, strawberries, blueberries, and pudding mixture.
- Top with whipped topping if desired and garnish with fresh mint leaves.
- Chill the trifle in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
Notes
- For a lighter version, substitute the heavy cream with Greek yogurt for the whipped topping.
- You can add a layer of lemon curd for an extra zing or use different berries based on seasonal availability.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg