Best Summer Fruit Trifle Recipes

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SUMMER FRUIT TRIFLE



Summer Fruit Trifle image

This simple, light dessert is great for picnics or barbecues. I made it for a cookout recently and it didn't last long. You can easily substitute different fruit based on what you have on hand.

Provided by K.Glavin

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Trifle Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 (10 inch) prepared angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (32 fluid ounce) container vanilla yogurt
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed

Steps:

  • Cover the bottom of a large bowl with 1/3 of the angel food cake cubes. Generously cover the cake with 1 1/3 cups yogurt. Spread 1 1/3 cups of the strawberry slices and blueberries on top of the yogurt. Repeat twice with the remaining cake cubes, yogurt, and berries. Serve immediately or chill until needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.6 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 4.5 mg, Fat 1.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 311.4 mg, Sugar 16.7 g

SUMMER FRUIT AND MERINGUE TRIFLE



Summer Fruit and Meringue Trifle image

Provided by Kimberly Boyce

Categories     Cake     Milk/Cream     Berry     Egg     Dessert     Nectarine     Peach     Vanilla     Summer     Chill     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/3 cups whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 1/3 cups chilled whipping cream
1 5-ounce container mini vanilla meringue cookies
1 pound ripe yellow nectarines, halved, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 cup peach preserves, divided
1 pound ripe yellow peaches, halved, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
3 5.6-ounce containers boysenberries or blackberries, plus additional for garnish
1/2 cup boysenberry preserves

Steps:

  • Using electric mixer, beat yolks in medium bowl to blend. Add sugar and beat on high speed until thick and pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in cornstarch.
  • Place milk in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into milk; add bean. Bring mixture to boil. Gradually whisk hot milk into yolk mixture. Return mixture to same pan. Cook over medium heat until very thick and center of mixture is bubbling, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes. Remove pastry cream from heat. Whisk 1 minute. Strain into large bowl. Place sheet of plastic wrap directly onto surface. Chill until cold, at least 3 hours. (Pastry cream can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
  • Whip cream in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Whisk pastry cream to loosen. Fold 1 cup whipped cream into pastry cream. Fold in remaining whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate while preparing fruit.
  • Place meringues in large resealable plastic bag and seal. Coarsely crush meringues with mallet, leaving some large pieces (there should be about 6 cups). Place nectarines in another large bowl. Fold 1/2 cup peach preserves into nectarines. Place peaches in another large bowl. Fold remaining 1/2 cup peach preserves into peaches. Place 3 containers boysenberries in another large bowl; fold in boysenberry preserves. Spread 2 cups crushed meringues over bottom of 14-cup trifle dish. Spoon nectarines over meringues. Spread 13/4 cups pastry cream over fruit. Cover fruit with 2 cups crushed meringues. Spoon boysenberry mixture over meringues. Spread 13/4 cups pastry cream over fruit. Cover fruit with 2 cups crushed meringues. Spoon peach mixture over meringues. Place remaining cream in large dollop in center of trifle. Decorate top with additional berries. Refrigerate at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours.

SUMMER FRUIT TRIFLE



SUMMER FRUIT TRIFLE image

Categories     Cake     Dessert

Yield 12 - 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 ounces cream cheese, room temp
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups chilled whipping cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 nectarines, halved, thinly slices
2 1/2 pint baskets raspberries
1 1/2 pint basket blueberries
1 tsp. cinnamon
6 tablespoons apricot jam
3 tablespoons dark run
1 1/2 (about) 12 ounce pound cakes, cut into 1/2-inch slices

Steps:

  • Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl until light. Gradually beat in cream. Add vanilla; beat until medium-stiff peaks form. Put 2/3 cup mixture in pastry bag and refrigerate. Set aside the rest. Combine fruit, 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in another large bowl. Mix jam and run in small bowl to blend. Arrange enough cake slices in bottom of 3 quart trifle disk to cover. Brush with 3 tablespoons jam mixture. Top with 2 cups of fruit. Top with half of cream cheese mixture in bowl. Top with another layor of cake, brush with 3 tablespoons jam mixture and top with 2 cups fruit and remaining cream cheese mixture. Cover with anopther layer of cake, brush with remaining jam mixture, top with remaining fruit. Cover and chikll at least 3 or up to 8 hours. Pipe cream cheese mixture in pastry bag atop edge of trifle and serve.

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