For an easy dessert that serves a crowd, you can't go wrong with trifle. Mix it up with the variation below and enjoy it your way.
Tropical Trifle
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 4 hr 35 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1 round angel food cake (16 oz), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple tidbits, well drained
- 2 kiwifruit, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 ripe mango, seed removed, peeled and cut into cubes
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, cut in half
- 1/4 cup shredded or flaked coconut
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, beat milk and pudding mix with wire whisk 2 minutes. Stir in orange peel. Let stand 5 minutes.
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Step2In 3 1/2-quart trifle bowl, place half of cake cubes. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the liqueur. Spoon 1 cup of the pudding over cake. Layer with pineapple, kiwifruit and remaining cake cubes. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon liqueur. Spoon remaining pudding over cake. Layer with mango and strawberries. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours.
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Step3Sprinkle coconut in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium-low heat 6 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until light brown. Cool completely; cover and set aside.
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Step4Just before serving, sprinkle trifle with toasted coconut. Spoon down to bottom of dish to scoop out servings.
Nutrition
270
Calories
2g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
45g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (1 Cup)
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 510mg
- 21%
- Potassium
- 370mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 45g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 70%
- 70%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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