As has become a tradition around here, this weekend I made a trifle for dessert after Easter dinner. And although I am a big fan of chocolate (that might be an understatement) I again opted for a lighter, fruity version. There's just something about a nice, fruit-filled dessert after a heavy dinner that I find refreshing. Besides, it's Spring! Whoop-whoop for warm weather and fresh fruit galore!
I was also inspired by some lemon cookies I still had leftover from this post and thought strawberry would be a nice flavor combination with the lemon.
I didn't want the lemon flavoring to be too overpowering, so I mixed one package of vanilla pudding with one package of lemon pudding and I really liked the result. However, if you want more of a lemon flavor then you can just use two boxes of lemon pudding.
In a traditional trifle the cake layers are soaked in some type of liquor, but we don't drink so instead I poured some homemade strawberry syrup over the chunks of strawberry cake.
The crunch of the crushed lemon creme cookies was a really nice contrast both texture-wise and flavor-wise with the pudding and the cake layers.
What's your favorite dessert for Easter dinner?
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Looks like your the trifle queen!! Love it! :) And the perfect fresh dessert for spring!
ReplyDeleteHaha Kassi, thanks. :)
DeleteI love a fresh fruit dessert especially after a big meal. This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I love dessert but sometimes you're just so full after a big holiday meal. I think there's always room for trifle though. ;)
DeleteThis trifle looks delicious! I agree that a lighter, fruity dessert is the way to go after a big, heavy meal... but don't tell my chocoholic self that I said so!
ReplyDeleteI know Kailei, I feel like such a traitor to my best friend, chocolate. :)
DeleteThis combo sounds amazing! Lemon and berries pair so well together!
ReplyDeleteThey really are a great flavor combo!
DeleteWow! There are so many! These look really tasty. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, there are quite a few. :) I make trifles once, maybe twice, a year and always at Easter, I don't know why!
DeleteOmg this looks amazing!! I must try this ASAP. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your sweet comment!
DeleteI'm loving the various truffles in this post. They look delicious -- especially the strawberry one!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteOh yum, this trifle looks amazing! I love that it's made with Strawberries! It's very pretty to look at, too! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashleigh! Strawberries are a fruit that all my kids love so it's perfect. :)
DeleteOooh trifles are my absolute favourite so this post is AMAZING! My mom makes an incredible pear trifle that you would love!
ReplyDeleteOhh... pear trifle sounds so good!n I love pears! Thanks for the idea!
DeleteI've never made a trifle but you've inspired me! These look so good. Especially the one with the peeps! So cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kerry, you should definitely make one, so fun and yummy (and simple!).
DeleteOh.my.word! And now I want trifle!! I still remember the first time I had trifle, it wasn't too long ago, but long enough, I fell in love.
ReplyDeleteI need to make one.
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