canada day three berry trifle
Desserts
Canada Day Three Berry Trifle
Trifle is my favourite dessert and I have been making it for decades, probably not the same way twice! A good dessert to make when you are doing other things and can walk away and come back to it as you have time. Reserve a few pieces of each fruit for garnish.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed angel food cake
- 1 (3 ounce) package raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as jell-o®)
- 3 cups boiling water, divided
- 3 cups cold water, divided
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix, divided
- 4 cups milk, divided
- 1 (3 ounce) package cherry-flavored gelatin mix (such as jell-o®)
- 2 cups pitted and halved fresh cherries
- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as jell-o®)
- 2 cups halved fresh strawberries
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- ¼ cup fresh raspberries, cherries, and strawberries for garnish
Directions
- Place cake cubes in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Stir raspberry gelatin and 1 cup boiling water together in a large measuring cup until dissolved; stir in 1 cup cold water. Pour raspberry gelatin mixture over cake cubes; press down. Spread raspberries evenly over top of gelatin; place trifle in refrigerator to chill until set, about 45 minutes.
- Whisk 1 package pudding mix and 2 cups cold milk together in a bowl for 2 minutes. Spread pudding over raspberries in trifle bowl; return trifle to refrigerator to chill until pudding sets, about 45 minutes.
- Stir cherry gelatin and 1 cup boiling water together in a large measuring cup until dissolved; stir in 1 cup cold water. Pour cherry gelatin over pudding in trifle bowl; spread cherries over gelatin. Return trifle to refrigerator to chill until gelatin sets, about 45 minutes.
- Whisk remaining package pudding mix and 2 cups cold milk together in a bowl for 2 minutes. Spread pudding over trifle; chill until pudding sets, about 45 minutes.
- Stir strawberry gelatin and 1 cup boiling water together in a large measuring cup; stir in 1 cup cold water. Pour strawberry gelatin over pudding; spread strawberries over gelatin. Return trifle to refrigerator to chill until completely set, about 1 hour.
- Spread whipped topping over trifle; garnish the top with reserved berries.
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