Chocolate Lovers Trifle

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For the last year, I’ve been trying to own who I am: a lover of chocolate, an introvert, and an overwhelmed mom of 3.

I’ve loved cooking for as long as I can remember. Nothing makes me happier than the look of satisfaction when my family and friends try my recipes.

With kids, it’s become harder and harder to make fancy desserts and meals to show off and take to family parties, holidays, and get-togethers.

Buying a store-bought dessert is easy, but it doesn’t feel personal, and I know I can make something more delicious.

I’ve been trying shortcuts to make it easier… and guess what? it works! You can still be the busy overwhelmed mom and make a fancy dessert with the right tools.

Check out my easy Chocolate Lovers Trifle below with a bunch of hacks I use to make it simple.

What is a trifle?

A trifle is a layered dessert that traditionally has layers of fruit, cake, and jelly. Today trifles come in all forms for many different tastes and occasions.

What is the best way to layer a trifle?

There really is no right or wrong way to layer a trifle. I love trifles because they are creative and a little bit like putting together a puzzle.

You can layer anything you want from cake, cookies, pudding, mousse, ice cream, whipped cream, and more! 

You can cut up pieces of cake and try to fit them into a perfect layer, pipe the liquid layers in with a piping bag to make it look fancier, and decorate the top however you’d like. 

Trifles are my favorite dessert to make just because they are so fun to put together.

How can I elevate my trifle in a simple way?

You can elevate your trifle by decorating the top to make it look fancier. I love keeping it simple with AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate since grating chocolate is so hard.

AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate is so good because they make it using genuine recipes from the 1700s and use real spices like vanilla, orange peel, and cinnamon.

This gives their chocolate a unique taste that early American chocolate makers were able to create with these spices from around the world!

It’s so easy to sprinkle the shavings on top of a trifle for a simple and elevated look.

You can also use AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate to replace semi-sweet chocolate 1:1 in any recipe.

How do I make a Chocolate Lover’s Trifle?

Ingredients:

• 3 8 oz containers of whipped cream
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 8oz package of chocolate pudding prepared
• 1 package of brownies prepared according to box instructions
• Crushed chocolate cookies
• AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate (Purchase on Amazon)

Instructions:

1. Mix 8oz of whipped cream with powdered sugar and cocoa powder until combined to make an easy mousse.
   
2. In a trifle dish layer mousse, crushed cookies, chocolate pudding, brownies (cut up and arranged within the circle, and whipped cream.
   
3. You can try to make the layers look pretty on the outside with the way you pipe or layer the wet ingredients and dry ingredients. 
   
4. Sprinkle top with AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate to make the dessert look pretty! Perfect for a party or holiday get together.

Can trifle be refrigerated?

Yes! Surprisingly the crushed cookies and brownies in this trifle hold up very well in the refrigerator.

You don’t need to worry about them getting soggy and can make and refrigerate the day before you need to serve.

Yield: 12 servings

Chocolate Lovers Trifle

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This Chocolate Lovers Trifle is simple to put together for an elevated dessert. Serve at any family party or get together. Holidays, potlucks, birthdays! This is the perfect dessert for anyone who loves chocolate.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 8 oz containers of whipped cream
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 8oz package of chocolate pudding prepared
• 1 package of brownies prepared according to box instructions
• Crushed chocolate cookies
• AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate (Purchase on Amazon)

Instructions

1. Mix 8oz of whipped cream with powdered sugar and cocoa powder until combined to make an easy mousse. 
2. In a trifle dish layer mousse, crushed cookies, chocolate pudding, brownies (cut up and arranged within the circle, and whipped cream. 
3. You can try to make the layers look pretty on the outside with the way you pipe or layer the wet ingredients and dry ingredients.  
4. Sprinkle top with AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate to make the dessert look pretty! Perfect for a party or holiday get together.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 226Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 3g