THE ONE WITH RACHEL'S THANKSGIVING TRIFLE

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Swapping cookies, coconut and candy for the "beef sauteed with peas and onions" (ha!) makes this Friends-inspired dish a bit more palatable than Rachel's version.

Provided by Heather Baird : Sprinkle Bakes : Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 3h35m

Yield 12 to 14 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups heavy cream
One 13-ounce package chocolate fudge sandwich cookies
1/4 cup shaved coconut
2 to 3 tablespoons round green candy-coated chocolate pieces
Two 3-ounce packages soft ladyfingers
3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 1/4 cups whole raspberries
1 large banana, sliced into rounds

Steps:

For the custard layer: Combine the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl and whisk until combined. Set aside.
Combine the whole milk and vanilla extract in a saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Cook until the milk is steaming but not boiling. Add the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens. Remove the custard to a large bowl. Cover the surface of the custard with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
For the whipped cream layer: Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the "beef" layer: Pulse the cookies in the bowl of a food processor until they form coarse clumps of crumbs. Place the crumbs in a bowl and stir in the shaved coconut and candy pieces.
For the assembly: Line the bottom edge of a 4-quart trifle dish with a single upright row of ladyfingers. Line the bottom of the dish with more ladyfingers; lay them down flat so they overlap and cover the bottom completely.
Stir the raspberry jam until loosened and pourable. Spoon the jam over the ladyfingers, covering them completely. Pour half of the cooled custard over the jam layer and spread it to the edges of the dish. Add an even layer of fresh raspberries on top of the custard. Arrange a layer of ladyfingers (8 to 10) over the raspberries.
Spoon the cookie crumb "beef" layer over the ladyfingers and spread to the edges of the dish. Spoon the remaining custard over the cookie crumbs using an offset spatula. Top the custard with a single layer of bananas. Cover the bananas with the whipped cream and swirl decoratively using an offset spatula. Refrigerate the trifle for 1 1/2 hours. Serve chilled.