Angel Triple Berry Trifle takes the best berries summer has to offer and makes them into this creamy, beautiful dessert. Fast and easy, its so delicious!
Easy Berry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
One of the best things about Summer is all of the Berries freshly available. The abundance of most all fresh produce makes Summer a cooks dream. We love making this recipe as well as our STRAWBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE.
However, it is not a cooks dream to slave over a hot stove in 95 degree weather! This Angel Triple Berry Trifle is my favorite cool summer dessert. No slaving, No stove!
How to make this Berry Trifle the Easy way
I am a huge proponent of scratch made cooking but sometimes, the easy route is the best route.
For this recipe, I pick up a bakery fresh angel food cake to use. I know, it feels like cheating.
Feel free to make your own to use in this recipe but I don’t consider it cheating to save a little time and precious cool air in my kitchen!
How to Make It
~ Ingredients ~
- 1 & ½ cup milk
- 1 cup of vanilla greek yogurt
- 1 small box French Vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 & ½ cup whipped cream
- 1 Angel Food Cake, cut into cubes
- 2 cups Sliced Fresh Strawberries
- 2 cups Blueberries
- 2 cups Blackberries
~ Method ~
Using a hand mixer, blend pudding mix and milk until smooth and thick. Set aside. In a separate bowl, use the hand mixer to beat the cream cheese, yogurt,sour cream and honey until smooth.
Mix the pudding in with the cream cheese mixture to combine. Gently fold in whipped cream just until combined. Do not overmix.
Layer in a trifle bowl or large clear bowl
Angel Food cake piece
Pudding and cream mixture
Berries
- Repeat layers two more times finally topping with cream and berries.
- Refrigerate
Tips and Tricks
Will the Cake get soggy?
If you make this the day before, the custard will soften the cake but it will not get soggy. It really is better made the day before.
How Long will it keep?
This will keep in a covered dish in the refrigerator for about 4 or 5 days.
How can I make it a bit sweeter?
You can make a simple fruit syrup by heating preserves or jam a bit and pouring over the berries. This works well if your berries are still a bit tart.
Can I make this ahead?
You can! Like most trifles, this gets better the longer it sits. Make it, cover it tightly and refrigerate up to two days before serving.
Can I use frozen berries?
Yes. Trifles like this are perfect year round. To use frozen berries, thaw completely and prepare as normal.
Can I freeze it?
The simple answer is no. Because of the custard, cake and berries, if frozen, the dessert would take on too much moisture and end up being soggy.
Can I use other fruit?
You sure can. Other berries like raspberries or grapes are a perfect fit. If you use more porous fruits like apples or bananas, be aware they will brown.
Can I use another type of cake?
Yes, I love making this with our BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE. Pound cake has a similar texture to angel food and will hold up really well to the custard and berries.
Why is this the perfect dessert?
It is simple. That is the answer. It’s perfect served right away and just gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.
I also think it is good using other kinds of cake. Goodness knows, I have broken my share of cakes. One thing I do is NEVER throw a broken cake out. I simply use it to make a trifle! No sense crying over broken cake, right?
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Angel Triple Berry Trifle
Ingredients
- 1 small box French Vanilla pudding mix
- 1.5 cup Milk
- 1 cup Vanilla greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1.5 cup Whipped cream
- 1 Angel Food Cake cut into cubes
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries sliced
- 2 cups Blueberries
- 2 cups Blackberries
Instructions
- Using a hand mixer, blend pudding mix and milk until smooth and thick. Set aside. In a separate bowl, use the hand mixer to beat the cream cheese, yogurt,sour cream and honey until smooth.
- Mix the pudding in with the cream cheese mixture to combine. Gently fold in whipped cream just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Layer in a trifle bowl or large clear bowl as follows
-Angel Food cake pieces
-Pudding and cream mixture
-Berries - Repeat layers two more times finally topping with cream and berries.
- Refrigerate
Notes
karly
Yum! Looks delicious!
Brooke Burks
It is soo good! Thank you!
Sarah
Looks amazing -and easy! Can't wait to try this!
Brooke Burks
Thanks Sarah!
sharyn
I really hate sponge cake, could I use pound cake or something else?
Brooke Burks
Yes. We actually discuss other cake options inside of the post!