Easy Lemon Trifle Recipe
Spring, are you out there somewhere? We have a tasty dessert for you.
This easy lemon trifle recipe is perfect for welcoming warmer weather should it choose to make an appearance.
In any case, weather won’t stop us from enjoying the light and fluffy layers of this lemon trifle.
Lemon Oreo Trifle Recipe
You can make this dessert ahead of time, but keep in mind the cookies won’t be as crunchy should you do so.
The pudding and whipped topping will soften the cookies, but it still tastes great.
Trifles are a hit at gatherings. I get frequent requests to bring this trifle recipe to parties.
I can’t wait to see if they like the lemon trifle recipe, too. Lemon, to me, always tastes so light and refreshing.
I love lemon desserts during spring and summer. These gluten free lemon bars are also a lovely addition to the dessert table. You must also try these lemonade pie cookies with a sugar cookie crust!
This parfait will be a hit at BBQ parties, pool parties, graduation parties, and any other time there are guests to impress.
The yellow color is ideal for a baby shower dessert, too!
You could even put some pink or blue sprinkles in the middle of this trifle if you’re doing a gender reveal. Just a thought.
Making trifles is fun, and it’s such an easy dessert option. Just get some kind of cake, your favorite cookies, whipped topping, and pudding.
Cut up the cake. Make the pudding. Crush the cookies. Layer into your fancy dessert dish in this order — cake, pudding, Cool Whip, cookies.
Continue layering in that order until the dish is full. Serve spoonfuls of all the layers and watch guests fall in love with your beautiful dessert.
It’s almost too easy and extremely difficult to mess up. That’s my kind of dessert!
Prefer chocolate? Try this delicious chocolate cherry trifle recipe!
Make those trifles look fancy even though they are impossibly easy to make! Display all the layers in this gorgeous trifle bowl.
Lemon Dessert Recipes:
- Lemon Oreo no-bake cheesecake for two.
- Lemon Oreo banana bread recipe.
- Orange and Lemon loaded cookie recipe.
- Lemonade popsicles for an easy refreshing summer treat.
Easy Lemon Trifle Recipe
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 6.8 oz lemon instant pudding two 3.4 oz packages
- 4 cup milk
- 10 whole lemon sandwich cookies
- 5 whole lemon sandwich cookies
- 14 oz angel food cake prepared, from the bakery
- 8 oz whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- Mix milk and pudding together with a whisk until no lumps remain. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to thicken.6.8 oz lemon instant pudding, 4 cup milk
- Place 10 cookies into a resealable bag and use a rolling pin to crush them.10 whole lemon sandwich cookies
- Cut the angel food cake into 1″ pieces using a bread knife.14 oz angel food cake
- Place half of the cake into the bottom of a trifle bowl.
- Add half of the pudding and half of the whipped topping.8 oz whipped topping
- Sprinkle with half of the crushed cookies.
- Repeat the three layers.
- Once you finish with the whipped topping, add remaining whole cookies to the top of the bowl. Sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies.5 whole lemon sandwich cookies
- Refrigerate 4 hours before serving.
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Notes
Nutrition
If the trifle turns out too lemony for you, there are a few things you can do.
- Use vanilla pudding instead of lemon.
- Replace the lemon Oreos with Golden Oreos.
- Alternate layers with vanilla and lemon.
Does this easy lemon trifle recipe sound tasty to you?
This dessert does look so tasty! I enjoy anything with lemon and this would be super and different to make!
This dessert does look so tasty! I enjoy anything with lemon and this would be super and different to make!
Maybe add blueberries?
Yum! Yes, that sounds delicious. Great idea! 🙂
This will work perfectly for the holidays. Can I use pound cake instead of angel food cake?
For sure! Pound cake is not as light in texture, of course, but should still be delicious. These trifles are very versatile, and you can switch up most of the ingredients. Hope you love it!