Best 16 Cherry Trifle Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Slice the chocolate pound cake and make jam sandwiches with the cherry jam, and layer the bottom of a large wide trifle bowl. Pour over the cherry brandy so that the cake soaks it up, and then top with the drained cherries. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to macerate while you make the custard.
• Melt the chocolate on low to medium heat in the microwave, checking after 2 minutes, though it will probably need 4 minutes. Or you can place it in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once the chocolate is melted, ser aside while you get on with the custard.
• In a saucepan warm the milk and cream. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl. Pour the warm milk and cream into the bowl whisking it into the yolks and sugar mixture. Stir in the melted chocolate, scraping the sides well with a rubber spatula to get all of it in, and pour the custard back into the rinsed saucepan. Cook over a medium heat until the custard thickens, stirring all the time. Make sure it doesn't boil, as it will split and curdle. Keep a sink full of cold water so that if you get scared you can plunge the bottom of the custard pan into the cold water and
• whisk like mad, which will avert possible crisis.
• The custard will get darker as it cooks and the flecks of chocolate will melt once the custard has thickened. And you do need this thick, so don't panic so much that you stop cooking while it is still runny. Admittedly, it continues to thicken as it cools and also when it's chilling in the refrigerator. Once it is ready, pour into a bowl to cool and cover the top of the custard with cling wrap to prevent a skin from forming.
• When the custard is cold, pour and spread it over the chocolate cake layer in the trifle bowl, and leave in the refrigerator to set, covered in plastic wrap overnight.
• When you are ready to decorate, softly whip the cream for the topping and spread it gently over the layer of custard. Grate the chocolate over the top.

CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1-3/4 cups of milk and pudding mix. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. In another large bowl, beat the whipped topping mix, vanilla and remaining milk until stiff peaks form., Cut cake into 1/2-in. cubes; place half in a 3-qt. glass bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cherry juice. Top with half of the pie filling, half of the pudding and 1/4 cup of chocolate syrup. Repeat layers. Top with whipped topping and remaining syrup. Sprinkle with coconut and almonds. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

PAULA DEEN'S CHERRY CHEESE TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk.
• Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Stir in 1/2 of whipped topping and almond extract; set aside.
• Tear angel food cake into 1 inch pieces.
• Place 1/3 of cake pieces in bottom of a trifle bowl.
• Spoon 1/3 of cream cheese filling over cake, and top with 1/3 of pie filling.
• Repeat layers twice more.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over top of trifle, sealing to edges.
• Garnish with additional pie filling and sliced almonds if desired.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set., Place half of the cake cubes in a 4-qt. trifle or glass bowl. Top with half each of the pudding, pie filling, pineapple and whipped topping. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate leftovers.

SUNNY'S NUNYA BUSINESS CHOCOLATE, CHERRY AND WHIP TRIFLE

Steps:

• For the whipped layer: In a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, blend the cream cheese, sugar and soft drink mix powder until smooth. Scrape down the insides of the bowl intermittently to fully mix. Add the whipped topping and mix until one color, scraping down the sides to incorporate. Gently fold in the chopped cherries.
• For the cake layer: Add the reserved cherry water and almond extract to a spray bottle and shake to combine (see Cook's Note).
• Layer the bottom of a trifle dish with one layer of the chocolate cake treats. Spray the cake layer with a few nice spritzes of the cherry water mixture; this shouldn't make them dripping wet--just moist with a light saturation (think about how you use cooking spray). Top the cake layer with half of the whipped layer, then repeat with another cake layer, cherry water spritz and whipped layer. Top with the almonds.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with ice cream or sorbet.

HEAVENLY CHERRY ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Place cake cubes in large bowl. Sprinkle with liqueur if desired; let stand 30 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cream cheese; beat until blended. Reserve 2 tablespoons whipped topping; fold remaining topping into cheese mixture. Stir topping mixture and pecans into cake cubes; mix well. Spoon cake mixture into a pretty glass or crystal bowl. Spread cherry filling evenly over top. Or, if desired, layer one-half cake mixture and cherry filling; repeat layers.) Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Garnish servings with reserved topping.

CHERRY ANGEL TRIFLE

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in water; refrigerate for 15 minutes. Place half of the cake cubes in a 3-qt. trifle or serving bowl; top with half of the gelatin and pie filling. Repeat layers. Top with whipped topping. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

LEMON AND CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream until soft peaks form. Layer lemon curd, cherries, cake pieces or wafers, and whipped cream in tall glasses. Cover with plastic wrap; chill in refrigerator up to 2 hours. Serve; garnish each trifle with a fresh cherry.

CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Cut or break apart angel food cake into pieces and place half the pieces in a large, clear, glass bowl.
• 2. Prepared pudding according to package directions. Then mix in sour cream, blending well.
• 3. Pour half of mixture over cake pieces.
• 4. Repeat steps, making a second layer and top with cherry pie filling.
• 5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 6. NOTE: As pictured, I used two cans of pie filling, making a second layer of cherry because my husband loves cherry pie filling, but the original recipe only called for 1 can on top.

CHERRY-ALMOND TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make jam:
• Combine all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until jam is thick, stirring often, about 22 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Cover and chill up to 3 days.
• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom with parchment; butter parchment. Blend almond paste and sugar in processor until mixture resembles fine meal, about 1 minute. Add butter and vanilla and blend well, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Blend in eggs 1 at a time. Using on/off turns, blend in flour, baking powder and salt (do not overmix). Transfer batter to prepared pan. Place pan on baking sheet; bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is golden, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack. Cover; let stand at room temperature 1 day.
• Make custard:
• Whisk 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Beat in yolks and vanilla. Gradually whisk in half and half. Stir over medium heat until custard thickens and boils. Transfer to bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface; chill 1 day.
• Cut around pan sides to loosen cake; release pan sides. Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers; discard parchment. Spoon thin layer of custard over bottom of 3- to 3 1/2-quart trifle bowl. Trim 1 cake layer to fit, if necessary; place in bowl. Spread with 1/3 of custard. Mix chopped cherries into jam. Spoon 1/3 of jam mixture atop custard; spread to edge of bowl so that jam shows. Top with second cake layer, half of remaining custard and half of remaining jam mixture; spread to edge of bowl. Top with third cake layer. Spread with remaining custard, then jam mixture.
• Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip. Pipe cream in center of trifle. Pipe rosettes around edge; top rosettes with whole cherries. Sprinkle trifle with almonds. Cover; chill at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.

HEAVENLY CHERRY ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Place cake cubes in large bowl; let stand 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, combine sugar and cream cheese. Beat until blended. Fold whipped topping into cheese mixture.
• Stir topping mixture and pecans into cake cubes; combine well.
• Spread 1/2 cake mixture into trifle bowl. Spread 1/2 pie filling over cake mixture. Repeat layers.
• Refrigerate.

HEAVENLY CHERRY ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Place cubes in a large bowl. Sprinkle with liqueur and let stand for 30 minutes. In medium bowl combine confectioners sugar and cream cheese, beat until well blended. Reserve 2 Tbsp. whipped topping. Fold remaining topping into cheese mixture. Stir topping mixture and pecans into cake cubes. Spoon cake mixture into trifle dish or deep salad bowl. Spread cherry filling over top or alternate layers with cherries. Put 2 Tbsp. whipped topping on top. Chill at least 3 hours.

CHERRY AND BLUEBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a blender mix milk, pudding and cream cheese.
• Divide pound cake into 3.
• Place 1/3 cake in bottom of trifle and sprinkle with a third of the buttershots, place one third of the canned cherries, 1/3 blueberries, 1/3 pudding and 1/3 cool whip repeat 2 more times.
• Chill till ready to serve.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY TRIFLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Make pudding with the milk. Let chill a few hours.
• Cut up the chocolate pound cake and put half in a medium to large pretty glass bowl.
• Mix cherries and flavoring.
• After pudding has thickened, layer 1/2 the cherries over the cake in the bowl.
• Cover that with half of pudding.
• Cover that with half the whipped cream.
• Repeat layers. You may need more whipped cream to cover the whole bowl if you are more generous with the whipped cream.
• To step up the chocolate a notch you could use a package of mini chocolate chips to make one more layer on top of the whipped cream, for decoration.
• Chill for about a half hour or so, then serve.
• Doubled with everything but the cake, this overfilled a 9x13 pan, to estimate size. Cooking includes chill time.

CHERRY ALMOND TRIFLE

Steps:

• Line a half sheet pan (12" x 17") and a 9" x 15" with parchment. Marinate dried cherries in Amaretto for 3 - 4hrs. Make almond sponge. 1. In mixer bowl, gradually mix egg white with almond paste. 2. Whip yolks with 42.5g. sugar to ribbon. Add vanilla. Very slowly add yolks to almond mixture. 3. In another bowl whip whites to foam, then slowly add 100g. sugar and whip till stiff. 4. Fold the whites and yolks together, then sift on and fold in the flour. 5. Spread in paper-lined sheet pans. Bake at 425 for 8 minutes or till cake springs back. 6. While still warm, invert cake onto a kitchen towel, peel off parchment and roll up cake stating at a long side. Wrap roll in plastic wrap and cool till needed. Make custard. 1. Heat milk in a medium saucepan till hot but not boiling. 2. Whisk together yolks, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl. 3. Add milk to eggs whisking constantly, then return mixture back to saucepan and cook whisking until it thickens and reaches 170. 4. Strain into a clean bowl. Stir in butter and almond extract. Cover surface with wax paper and chill. Make Mascarpone Cream. 1. Boil simple syrup. Place yolks in a bain marie. Whisk in the simple syrup and continue whisking till thick and hot. 2. Cool in mixer on #2. 3. Add mascarpone and whisk till thick. Assemble trifle. 1. Unroll sponge and spread with cherry preserves. Re-roll sponge. Slice sponge into 1/2" slices. 2. Place some custard in bottom of a trifle dish. 3. Place slices around base of dish, cut sides toward the glass. Place additional slices on top of the other slices. 4. Add additional custard to dish and place pieces of remaining slices in the custard along with Amaretto cherries. 5. Pipe mascarpone cream decoratively over top with a large star tip. Chill.

HOT FUDGE AND CHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• PREPARE brownie mix according to package directions using oil, milk and eggs; cool completely. Cut pan of brownies in half; cut each half into quarters. Combine pudding mix, milk and sweetened condensed milk in medium bowl; mix until smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup whipped topping for garnish; mix remaining topping into pudding mixture.
• BREAK up half of the brownies, placing them into the bottom of a 14 cup trifle or glass bowl. Top with half of the filling. Place 2 tablespoons hot fudge topping into a resealable plastic bag; reserve for garnish. Heat topping according to the label directions; spoon all but reserved topping over filling. Reserve 7 cherries for garnish; spoon remaining cherry filling over fudge topping. Top with remaining brownies and filling.
• DOLLOP reserved whipped topping into center of trifle; mound with cherries. Heat bag of hot fudge topping in microwave on HIGH (100% power) 7 to 10 seconds. Cut a small corner off bag; drizzle topping over trifle. Sprinkle with decors or sprinkles. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.