Three Trifle Recipes You Have to Try

By Lily F
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Trifle is a traditional British dessert that is seriously indulgent – combining alcohol-soaked sponge cake with cream, jelly, and tinned fruit, this pudding means business. If you’re cooking for a crowd and would like to have a go, check out these three recipes.

Mango and Clementine Trifle

Ingredients (to serve 8):

  • 10 sponge fingers (store-bought or homemade)
  • 1 cup of jelly
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • 1 tin of mango puree
  • 1 tin of clementine or orange pieces
  • ¼ cup of cherry brandy

Instructions:

  1. You will need a large serving bowl, preferably glass so that all of the layers of the trifle can be seen.
  2. Soak the sponge fingers in the brandy for 5 minutes, then remove from the alcohol and place in the bottom of the bowl.
  3. Layer over some of the jelly, some of the cream, and then some of the clementine slices. Top with the mango puree.
  4. Repeat this layering process until you’ve used up all of your ingredients.

Cherry and Chocolate Trifle

Ingredients (to serve 8):

  • 10 sponge fingers (store-bought or homemade)
  • 1 cup of jelly
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • ½ cup of chopped cherries
  • ½ cup of chopped dark chocolate
  • ¼ cup of cherry brandy

Instructions:

  1. Soak the sponge fingers in the brandy for 5 minutes, then remove from the alcohol and place in the bottom of the bowl.
  2. Melt the chocolate until it is completely liquid and smooth.
  3. Layer over some of the jelly, some of the cream, and then some of the cherries. Swirl some of the melted chocolate over the fruit.
  4. Repeat this layering process until you’ve used up all of your ingredients.

Peach and Raspberry Trifle

Ingredients (to serve 8):

  • 10 sponge fingers (store-bought or homemade)
  • 1 cup of jelly
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • ½ cup of chopped raspberries
  • ½ cup of peach slices
  • ¼ cup of cherry brandy

Instructions:

  1. Soak the sponge fingers in the brandy for 5 minutes, then remove from the alcohol and place in the bottom of the bowl.
  2. Layer over some of the jelly, some of the cream, and then some of the peach slices and raspberries.
  3. Repeat this layering process until you’ve used up all of your ingredients.