Red, White, And Blue Trifle

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Whether for the Fourth of July or Memorial Day, this patriotic trifle is the ultimate dessert.

Red White and Blue Trifle - Southern Living
Photo:

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Active Time:
13 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 13 mins
Servings:
12

A red, white, and blue trifle is creamy, sweet, and fruity all at once. With store-bought angel food cake, fresh blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, and instant white chocolate pudding, this layered dessert comes together in minutes and needs only a few hours of chilling before it's ready to serve to your party crowd.

White chocolate pudding mix gives you a more white-colored pudding; vanilla tends to be more beige or light yellow. You can substitute if you prefer the flavor of vanilla. While the dessert chills, the pudding soaks into the cake a little bit but does not make it soggy, bringing the entire dessert together for the perfect patriotic picnic treat.

This recipe uses regular instant pudding mix, not sugar-free. Sugar-free mixes come in smaller boxes but make the same amount of pudding as the regular mix. If you swap puddings, use two boxes of sugar-free pudding; do not go by the weight of the boxes.

Ingredients

  • 2 (3.3-oz. each) boxes white chocolate instant pudding mix

  • 3 cups whole milk

  • 1/2 (8-oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

  • 12 oz. angel food cake, cubed (from 1 prepared angel food cake)

  • 2 cups sliced strawberries, divided

  • 2 cups raspberries, divided

  • 2 1/2 cups blueberries, divided

Directions

  1. Pour pudding mix into a large bowl; gradually whisk in milk. Continue whisking until mixture starts to thicken, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.

  2. Arrange half of cake cubes in the bottom of a trifle dish. Top with 1 cup strawberries, 1 cup raspberries, and half of pudding. Arrange remaining half of cake cubes in dish; top with 2 cups blueberries and remaining pudding mix. Arrange remaining 1/2 cup blueberries over pudding, in the center; arrange remaining 1 cup each strawberries and raspberries around the edges.

  3. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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