Beat the summer heat with this chilled Strawberry Trifle Dessert.
A couple of months ago my grandfather passed away. It was a very sad time, but we know he is in heaven with Jesus running, dancing, and eating all of the things he loved.
Our weekend spent with all of the family celebrating his life would have made him happy because we had so much delicious food. All of his friends from church brought meal after meal and dessert after dessert. There was one dessert I tried that I thought to myself I could recreate this and so was born this Strawberry Trifle Dessert.
I knew I would have to go out and buy a trifle dish
and I was pretty excited about it. I always love to add a new dish to my collection of photo props. And now I’m constantly dreaming up more trifle like desserts I can make. Maybe recreate the one from Friends
? I kid because if you remember Rachel made half an english trifle and half a shepherds pie. I’m not sure who the Joey in my family would be that would love it.
When you’re trying to beat the summer heat a cool dessert is the way to go. That’s why you want to combine delicious cake with some cold cool whip and fresh berries and you have yourself the perfect summer dessert.
- 1 Angel Food cake
- 2 cartons strawberries
- 2 cartons of cool whip
- Cut the angel food cake into squares
- Slice the strawberries in halves or fourths depending on how big they are
- Began with a layer of angel food cake using half of the cut up squares
- Top with half of the cut up strawberries
- Top with 1 carton of cool whip
- Repeat layers
- Chill in the refrigerator and then serve
I love how easy this dessert was to make and it’s perfect to serve to friends and family. I took it over to my sisters and we enjoyed it after a dinner of fajitas. I love having options for chilled desserts in the hot summer months. The summer heat is just starting to roll in here, I’m not sure I’m ready. Do you have any favorite chilled summer desserts?
Here are some of my other favorite trifle desserts!
I make a similar trifle but add a few things, of course! I add a layer of instant sugar free vanilla pudding. I also add bananas and/or blueberries. You can also do it with chocolate pudding and bananas. The strawberry/blueberry combo is great for 4th of July and Labor Day! The dietician at the hospital I worked at introduced me to this dish and its never ending variations.
I am a bit frightened of your response but I must ask before I goof up. I want to make a trifle dessert for a party with homebaked angle food cake, and layering that includes vanilla pudding and bananas. The party is more than an hour away travel time. My trifle is (almost) as beautiful as yours normally, and after a fete of haggis, Scottish reels and rich food (Burns night) a triffle would be perfect. My frightenning question is, ‘will I arrive with a dish of mush’? I think so because I whip my own cream. I am thinking that the smart choice is separate all of my ingrediates and substitute cool whip for freshly whipped cream (which breaks my heart). What do you think? Is travel with a trifle possible? Thanks for your photo and idea of the cool whip and ideas in general .
Cordially,
JB
Hi JB,
I’ve never tried to travel with this dish before but I’d think you could travel with the ingredients and then put it together when you arrive and be ok. It’s super quick to throw together! Hope you enjoy!
Emily