Best Chocolate Berry Trifle With Toasted Almonds Recipes

EASY CHOCOLATE BERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Pour milk into large bowl & add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup whipped topping.
• Place half the brownie cubes into a 2 quart serving bowl or trifle dish. Top with half EACH of the pudding mixture, raspberries and remaining whipped topping. Repeat layers.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• OPTIONAL: Garnish with raspberries or fresh mint sprigs.

RASPBERRY, WHITE CHOCOLATE, AND ALMOND TRIFLE

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool to barely lukewarm, about 10 minutes. Beat 2 1/2 cups cream and 1/2 teaspoon extract in large bowl to soft peaks. Fold in white chocolate mixture.
• Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar melts. Mix in 3/4 teaspoon extract; remove syrup from heat. Quickly submerge 1 biscuit in syrup; shake excess back into pan. Place dipped biscuit in bottom of 14-cup trifle dish. Repeat with enough biscuits to cover bottom of dish.
• Spread 1/3 of melted jam over biscuits in dish. Top with 1/3 of partially thawed berries with juices. Spread 1/3 of whipped chocolate cream over. Repeat layering with dipped biscuits, melted jam, partially thawed berries, and whipped chocolate cream 2 more times. Mound fresh berries in center of trifle. Sprinkle almonds around edge. Cover and chill at least 5 hours and up to 24 hours.
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CHOCOLATE BERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Beat the pudding mix and milk with a whisk for 1-2 minutes till well blended.
• Gently stir in the whipped topping and mix well; set aside.
• Cut the cake into 12 slices and spread 6 slices with the strawberry jam.
• Place the other 6 slices on top of the jam slices so that it is like 6 sandwiches and then cut these into 1/2" cubes.
• Place half the cake cubes in a trifle dish or decorative bowl.
• Cover this layer with 1/2 cup raspberries and 1/2 cup strawberries sliced.
• Slice the banana on top of this layer.
• Top with 1 cup of the pudding mixture.
• Layer again with the cake cubes, 1/2 cup raspberries, 1/2 cup strawberries, and topping (no more banana).
• Garnish with 3-4 pretty strawberries or a few raspberries.
• Refrigerate for several hours.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare Jello Instant pudding according to directions using the 2 cups of milk. Set aside. In a clear glass bowl, cover bottom with a layer of Cool Whip. Pour amaretto into a shallow dish and dip both sides of almond toast into amaretto. Place almond toast pieces into Cool Whip, pushing down. Spoon on a layer of chocolate pudding over almond toast. Repeat layers until all toast is used. Top layer should be Cool Whip. Sprinkle Cool Whip with cocoa powder and then sprinkle with sliced almonds. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours before serving.
• 2. Note: The number of slices of toast in each layer will depend on the size of the bowl you use. Also, you may make this a truly low-cal recipe by using Jello Sugar Free Pudding, skim milk, and fat free Cool Whip! For non-alcoholic preparation, you may use strong coffee with almond extract added.