Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle
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Need a quick dessert that is sure to impress? Our Strawberry Cheese Cake Trifle is an entirely no-bake dessert that looks amazing when presented. Your friends, family, or other eventgoers will think you are a professional when they see the aesthetic, colorful layers this trifle creates.
Be sure to create this masterpiece in a beautiful see-through glass dish so that everyone will marvel at your skills.
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Your friends will think you spend hours on this delectable dessert, when in reality this show stopper is ready in just 25 minutes start to finish. Want to know the secret to quick, easy and amazing? Ready made ingredients. No one needs to know that the hardest part about making this dessert is opening the packages.
The most effort you’ll put into this great recipe is whisking together the pudding mix. Everything goes together to create an amazingly smooth cheese cake filling. Your skills will come in when it’s time to create nicely edged layers that present nicely in your glass dish.
This is a great option for summer get togethers, tea parties, or even for just after dinner because you want something quick and easy. If you are a beginner cook, don’t let fancy words like “trifle” scare you off. This just means a dessert that is made into layers. You can handle that, no problem.
Another great aspect of this dessert is that it can easily be modified for those who need less sugar. Use sugar free or reduced sugar options on the listed ingredients, and you’ve got a low sugar dessert that still tastes great.
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Why I love Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle?
- Easy layered dessert
- Made with real strawberries
- Easy no bake dessert
- Perfect for spring or summer entertaining
Is cheesecake better baked or unbaked?
You will find it is a personal preference in terms of if you prefer cheesecake as a no bake, or a baked. No bake will have a lot more of an airy and fluffy texture.
Baked can have a more dense texture that is velvety and ultra creamy.
Why do you put sour cream in cheesecake?
Sour cream in cheesecake is a great way to enhance the texture and the flavor of the cheesecake. Sour cream does offer a tangy component to the cheesecake.
Do you add eggs to cheesecake triffle?
This is a no-bake cheesecake triffle so you will not add eggs to this trifle. Whip this up in no time without a baked cheesecake filling.
How to serve Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle?
Serve this dessert up after dinner or as a dessert for a party or event. You would even find this is a great dessert for a baby shower, wedding rehearsal or more. Whip up this cheesecake trifle and enjoy all the flavors and color it brings.
Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle Cooking Tips:
- Aim to add all the same ingredients in to create even layers of flavors in each single-serve cup.
- Dice up the strawberries making sure you are using the ripe and fresh portions of the strawberries. Toss out any berries that are not ripe.
- Cover each trifle with plastic wrap or place a lid on top of it.
Variations of Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle:
- Instead of strawberries use other fruit. Blueberries, raspberries, etc.
- You can use pie filling of any flavor for the fruit portion.
- If you do not want to use shortbread you can use angel food cake or a regular white cake.
- Instead of vanilla pudding use cheesecake flavored, chocolate, etc.
- Make homemade whipped cream instead of Cool Whip.
Ingredients:
- Cream cheese softened
- Sour cream
- Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Cold milk
- Tub cool whip topping defrosted
- Shortbread cookies crushed into crumbs
- Melted butter
- Strawberry pie filling
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
How To Make Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle:
Crush the cookies into crumbs and combine in a mixing bowl with the butter.
In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and sour cream.
Blend together until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and the mix until smooth.
Blend the pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
Fold the cool whip into the cream cheese and pudding mixture.
Mix everything together.
Place ⅓ of the cookie crumb mixture into the bottom of a clear service bowl or dish.
Top with ⅓ of the cream cheese mixture.
Add ⅓ of the strawberry pie filling to the top.
Repeat the layers as mentioned above two more times.
Garnish with fresh strawberries on top and chill before serving if desired.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle
Ingredients
- 8 oz. Cream cheese softened
- 8 oz. Sour cream
- 1 Package instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ C. Cold milk
- 1 Tub cool whip topping defrosted
- 1 Package shortbread cookies crushed into crumbs
- ¼ C. Melted butter
- 2 Cans of strawberry pie filling
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
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Instructions
- Crush the cookies into crumbs and combine in a mixing bowl with the butter.
- In a mixing bowl, blend together the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and the mix until smooth.
- Blend the pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
- Fold the cool whip into the cream cheese and pudding mixture.
- Place ⅓ of the cookie crumb mixture into the bottom of a clear service bowl or dish.
- Top with ⅓ of the cream cheese mixture.
- Add ⅓ of the strawberry pie filling to the top.
- Repeat the layers as mentioned above two more times.
- Garnish with fresh strawberries on top and chill before serving if desired.
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How to Store Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle?
Store any of your leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container. These will store for 2-3 days in the fridge. You will find as the berries break down they will release juice.
How to reheat Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle?
This is a cold dessert so you will not want to warm it up.
Can I make ahead Strawberry Cheesecake Triffle?
Yes go right ahead and make this up the day before you plan to serve it up. Just keep it in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
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