How to Make a Peppermint Trifle

Trifles are such a fun and beautiful dessert. I love making them for special occasions. This Peppermint Trifle is the fourth trifle recipe I’ve shared. It goes along with my Strawberry Trifle, Peanut Butter Cup Trifle and my Chocolate Toffee Trifle. I was asked to bring the dessert for our Schultz Thanksgiving celebration and right away I knew it was time to create a new trifle recipe!

This trifle has 3 easy layers a layer of chocolate cake, a layer of chocolate pudding, and a layer of peppermint mousse. When I am bring a trifle to an event, I don’t assemble it until just before time to serve. This worked out in my sister-in-law’s favor for Thanksgiving because she can’t eat the cake portion of the trifle. She did get a small bowl of the pudding and mousse to enjoy instead.

How to make a Peppermint Trifle

I recommend making the cake and pudding the day before, or at least early in the morning so that they have time to cool/set up.

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Peppermint Trifle

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

3 hrs

Total Time

3 hrs 15 mins

 

This Peppermint Trifle is easy to make, delicious to eat, and beautiful to look at!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Cake Layer

• 1 Chocolate Cake Mix I used Pillsbury Moist Supreme Chocolate Premium Cake Mix
• Eggs & Oil as suggested on box

Pudding Layer

• 3.3 oz Jell-o Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
• Milk as required on the box

Mousse Layer

• 3.3 oz Jello-Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
• 8 oz Cool Whip defrosted
• 1/4 cup Butter softened
• 4 oz Cream Cheese softened
• 1/2 cup Confectioner's Sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Peppermint Extract
• 8 Candy Canes crushed

Decoration

• 4 Candy Canes crushed

Instructions

Cake Layer

1. Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the box.
2. Bake in a 13x9" pan
3. Allow to cool completely

Pudding Layer

1. Prepare the pudding according to the directions on the box.
2. Allow to set up in the fridge, in a covered bowl, for at least 2 hours.

Mousse Layer

1. Crush 8 candy canes (I did this in my Nutri Ninja Nutri Bowl)
2. In a bowl beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
3. Mix in the powdered sugar.
4. Carefully fold in the Cool Whip.
5. In a separate bowl whisk together the pudding, milk, vanilla and peppermint extracts.
6. Fold in the crushed candy canes.
7. Gently fold the pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
8. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
9. Crush 4 more candy canes.

Assemble right before serving

1. Cut the cake into 1" cubes.
2. Place a layer of cake on the bottom of the trifle dish.
3. Next layer half of the mousse on top of the cake.
4. Next layer all of the chocolate pudding.
5. Make another layer of cake cubes.
6. Top that with the rest of the mousse.
7. Sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top.

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