Chocolate Raspberry Trifle

Imagine your taste buds experiencing the smooth creaminess of chocolate pudding, cream cheese mixed with Cool Whip, and the always tasty Oreo Cookie. Now imagine the POP of raspberry mixed in. It’s a party in your mouth with special guest Chocolate Raspberry Trifle.

This delicious Chocolate Raspberry Trifle has everything you need in a dessert. It comes in one container (called a trifle dish), the taste is amazing, and it looks even more amazing. When I serve trifles at my local rescue mission, the dinner guests don’t even care what it is. They see it and they want it. LOL!  And I’m happy to serve it to them, because I know without a doubt they will enjoy it.

Making a Trifle

Start by making the chocolate pudding and letting it set up a bit in the refrigerator. Then, work your way up the trifle dish. In other words, make the bottom layer first, so let’s do that. The bottom layer (and middle, and top layer) is a mixture of cream cheese, sugar, and Cool Whip. Once these items have been blended together, put 1/3 of that mixture on the bottom of your trifle dish.

Layer a Trifle

Next, open one of the two cans of Raspberry Cake and Pastry Filling and stir it up a bit so that it spreads easier. I drop it in by small spoonfuls, because it doesn’t spread well. Then, using a food processor or blender, turn those delicious Oreo cookies in small chunks or crumbs and reserve approx. 1/4 cup for topping. Put half of the Oreo crumbs in the trifle over the raspberry filling. Ok, one more to go. Bring out the pudding from the frig and put half of it in the trifle over the Oreos.

 

Now all that’s left is to repeat. Put in 1/3 of the cream cheese layer, the second can of raspberry filling, the second half of the Oreo crumbs, and the second half of the chocolate pudding. The topping is the last 1/3 of the cream cheese layer, plus the reserved Oreo crumbs. Decorate with fresh raspberries if you have them; the red and white colors look beautiful with the chocolate.

Don’t sweat the small stuff

I tend to mix up the order of the layers on a regular basis, but don’t worry about it. Just act like you meant to layer it that way, nobody will know the difference. LOL! And keep some clear glasses or goblets handy in case your trifle dish is a little smaller than the recipe calls for. You can easily make minis in the goblets, which look pretty great, too.

Looking for other trifle recipes? Try this Strawberry Kiwi Trifle or this Harvest Dirt Trifle in the fall. Trifles dishes are so pretty to use, I hope you enjoy these recipes. God bless you and happy baking.

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