Hooray for desserts that are made the day ahead of serving! Just pull this trifle out of the fridge, and guests can dig in.
Lemon-Pear Gingerbread Trifle
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 13 hr 55 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 box (14.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gingerbread Cake & Cookie Mix
- 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
- 1 egg
- 2 cans (15 oz each) sliced pears
- 1 can (15.75 oz) lemon pie filling
- 2 cups whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir gingerbread mix, water and egg with fork until blended. Stir vigorously about 2 minutes until well mixed. Pour into pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step2Meanwhile, drain pears into 2-cup glass measuring cup, reserving 3/4 cup pear liquid. Add 1/2 cup of the pie filling to pear liquid. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until heated; stir with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate pears and remaining pie filling.
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Step3Prick top of warm cake in several places with fork. Pour warm lemon sauce over cake; spread evenly. Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4Cut cake into 1 1/2-inch squares. In large bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until thickened. Slowly beat in remaining pie filling; continue beating until thickened. Place 1/3 of the cake cubes in bottom of 2-quart clear glass bowl. Spread with 1/3 of the cream mixture. Arrange 1/3 of the pears on cream mixture. Repeat layers twice with cake, cream mixture and pears. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours.
Nutrition
370
Calories
17g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
51g
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 210mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 51g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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