Delicious Triflin’ Trifle Dessert Recipe
This Trifle Dessert recipe is from my friend, Jill. I have no clue where she originally got it, but it’s easy to make and always a hit at parties!
She brought a huge tub of it on our last “girl’s weekend” and it got a little out of control… At around 3am there were about ten of us with spoons just digging in! It’s so addictive!
Delicious Trifle Dessert Recipe
The reason I call it the “Triflin’ Trifle” is because as Jill is making…or serving…or even talking about it, she is singing the line from the Destiny’s Child song, Bills, Bills, Bills: “You triflin’, good for nothing type of brother”. It’s quite hilarious. She also insists that you do the same while making it.
![trifle](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dessert-trifle.jpg)
All you need are four ingredients.
All of them can be easily swapped out, but here’s what I used: Pound Cake, Cool Whip, Keebler Deluxe Grahams and Chocolate and Vanilla store-brand pudding.
Usually Jill uses only chocolate pudding, but I ran out, so I used vanilla, too.
Make sure your pound cake is not frozen so you can easily cut it into bite-sized cubes.
They do not have to be perfect. Also crush up your graham crackers (or cookies) and set them aside.
![pound cake](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pound-cake.jpg)
![cake in trifle](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cake-pudding.jpg)
You can do this with any type of bowl, but obviously a trifle dish is the most attractive way to do it.
I have one from Pampered Chef that comes with a stand and lid. I love it!
Begin by putting the cake as your first layer. Follow with the pudding.
![trifle layers](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trifle-layers.jpg)
Keep on layering until your dish is full: Cake, pudding, Cool Whip, graham crackers, of course while singing. 😉
![trifle](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trifle.jpg)
I am no artist in the kitchen. I am quite sure that my finished product could have been way more attractive, but it sure tasted great!
![trifle](https://amagicalmess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trifle-320x320.jpg)
Delicious Triflin’ Trifle Dessert Recipe
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 16 oz Pound cake or angel food cake from the bakery
- 4 chocolate pudding Snack Packs
- 4 vanilla pudding Snack Packs
- 16 oz whipped topping
- 12.5 oz fudge covered graham crackers crushed
Instructions
- Cut cake into bite-sized pieces – set aside16 oz Pound cake
- Crush up graham crackers – set aside12.5 oz fudge covered graham crackers
- Begin layering your trifle4 chocolate pudding
- Start with cake
- Then pudding, Cool Whip, Graham Crackers16 oz whipped topping
- Continue until your dish is full
Nutrition
More recipes you should try:
- Easy lemon trifle recipe
- Chocolate trifle recipe
- 4th of July pudding parfait
- Banana pudding eclair cake
What would you put in your trifle?
This looks wonderful and I love your trifle dish. If you were to make the pudding from a box-how many little boxes do you think it would take?..lol
This looks delicious!!
This looks wonderful and I love your trifle dish. If you were to make the pudding from a box-how many little boxes do you think it would take?..lol
Thank you, Becky! Hmmm… one might be enough, but I would say 2 to be safe. You could always eat the rest! 😉
This looks delicious!!
It looks so yummy! thanks for sharing!
It looks so yummy! thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to make this. PS. Jewel brand… Midwesterner!… Dead giveaway.
That’s right – Chicago suburbs. 😉
Sounds wonderful. Having a party think I will give it a try