Best Cranberry Chocolate Trifle Recipes

CRANBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

Steps:

• For custard, in a large heavy saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in white chocolate and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard; cool to room temperature., In a small bowl, whisk cranberry sauce and raspberry liqueur until smooth., In a 3-qt. trifle or glass bowl, layer half of the cake cubes, half of the cranberry mixture and half of the custard; repeat layers. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours., To serve, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon over top.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CUSTARD & CRANBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare white chocolate custard recipe: In a large heavy saucepan, stir sugar, cornstarch and salt with a wire whisk until mixed together. Gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils; reduce heat and cook for 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Gradually stir about half of the hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Slowly pour egg mixture back into milk mixture, stirring rapidly to prevent lumping. Cook, stirring constantly, until custard just begins to bubble. Remove from heat.
• Stir in chocolate and vanilla until melted and smooth. To keep a skin from forming over the top, press plastic wrap directly onto the top of the hot custard. Cool to room temperature without stirring, then in refrigerator about 1 hour.
• Prepare dessert as follows: Cut pound cake into small cubes.
• In small bowl, with fork, stir together cranberry-raspberry sauce and liquor until smooth.
• In a 3-quart clear glass bowl, place about half of the cake chunks.
• Remove 2 tbsp cranberry-raspberry sauce; cover and set aside. Spoon about half of the remaining sauce mixture over cake, and top with about half of the white chocolate custard.
• Repeat layers with remaining cake, sauce mixture, and custard. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• To serve, in small bowl, whip heavy cream, confectioner's sugar and vanilla just until stiff peaks form. Reserve about 1 cup whipped cream; spread remaining cream over trifle.
• Spoon reserved cranberry sauce mixture into small decorating tube (or a small plastic bag with a small slit in corner) and pipe in a desired design on top of whipped cream. Draw a sharp knife tip across lines to feather the design.
• Spoon reserved whipped cream into decorating bag with a star tip and pipe around edges of trifle. Garnish with nuts.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make Compote: Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until cranberries pop, about 5 minutes. Let cool. (Can be prepared one day ahead; cover and refrigerate).
• Make Pudding: Bring 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and cocoa to simmer over medium-low heat. Remove from heat. In a bowl, whisk remaining 1/2 c milk with cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla and salt. Slowly add hot milk to egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return to pan and whisk over medium-high heat until pudding boils. Lower heat and whisk until pudding becomes very thick, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips and stir until melted. Pour into a bowl, cover surface with plastic wrap and chill for 4 hours or overnight.
• Make Trifle: Set aside 3/4 c of the compote. Whip cream until stiff peaks form, reserving 1 1/2 cups. Fold remaining cream gently into chocolate pudding. Cover bottom of the trifle bowl with ladyfingers. Add 1/4 c orange juice; spread 1/3 of compote over ladyfingers; cover with 1/3 of pudding. Repeat layering twice more. Spread reserved cream on top. Spoon reserved compote into center of bowl. Garnish with zest and grated chocolate. Chill 1 hour before serving.

CHOCOLATE, CRANBERRY AND GINGER TRIFLE

Steps:

• For filling:
• Combine first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in crystallized ginger. Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• For pudding:
• Bring milk to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Using electric mixer, beat yolks and sugar in medium bowl until very thick, about 3 minutes. Add cornstarch; beat to blend. Gradually beat in hot milk. Return mixture to saucepan; whisk over medium heat until pudding thickens and comes to boil, about 3 minutes (pudding will be very thick). Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and mixture is smooth. Mix in Grand Marnier. Transfer to medium bowl. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding. Chill until cold, about 3 hours. (Filling and pudding can be made 1 day ahead. Chill.)
• Mix crystallized ginger into pudding. Beat cream in large bowl until firm peaks form. Set aside 1 1/2 cups whipped cream. Fold remaining whipped cream into pudding in 2 additions.
• For assembly:
• Cover bottom of 8-inch-diameter, 3-quart trifle bowl with single layer of cake pieces, turning crusts away from sides of bowl. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier. Spread 1 cup cranberry filling over cake to sides of bowl. Spread 1 1/4 cups pudding over cranberry filling to sides of bowl. Repeat layering 2 more times (reserve remaining chocolate pudding for another use).
• Spread 1 1/2 cups whipped cream over trifle, building up whipped cream edges slightly. Spoon remaining filling atop whipped cream (but not atop whipped cream edges). Cover; chill at least 4 hours. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Chill.)