Candy Cane Trifle {Homemade Christmas Recipes

Around my house we love a good trifle. Christmas is no exception! Not to mention the perfect excuse for a good dessert. Typically we make a yummy brownie trifle, but this year I wanted to try something new and little more festive! So I came up with the

package candy cane Hershey Kisses

small boxes of cheesecake Jello pudding1 tsp vanilla extract16 oz Cool Whip4 cups of milk4 oz cream cheese (not shown)

Mix the Red Velvet cake mix according to the box directions.

Line a 9×13″ cake pan with aluminum foil and spray generously with cooking spray.Pour in the cake mix and spread evenly throughout the pan.Unwrap at least half of the candy cane Hershey Kisses and drop them on top of the cake mix.

Bake the cake according to the box directions.Allow to cool completely.When you cut into the cake, your Hershey Kisses will have dropped to the bottom.

The pudding:Add the 3 boxes of cheesecake Jello to 4 cups of cold milk in a large bowl. Whisk for two minutes then set aside for pudding to thicken (a couple of minutes). Beat in cream cheese and vanilla extract until there are no lumps. Gently fold in 2/3 of the Cool Whip mixing completely.

Candy canes:Unwrap the mini candy canes and chop them up in a food processor or blender. You want a semi-fine texture. No big chunks! We don’t want any cracked teeth when people bite into the trifle

Now its time to put together the trifle!Cut up (or crumble – I like to just break it up with my hands!) 1/3 of the cake into the bottom of a trifle bowl (or regular bowl – use what you have!).

Top the cake with approximately 1/3-1/2 of the pudding mixture.On top of the pudding, sprinkle 1/3-1/2 of the chopped candy canes.Repeat the process again!

Decorate the top of your trifle as you like with anyleftover candy canes and/or candy cane Hershey kisses.Note: You may want to wait to decorate immediately prior to presenting your trifle to your family because the candy canes and Kisses may bleed a bit.

Be sure you take a moment

admire your creation before it get devoured! 🙂

Yummy and festive, too!You can’t beat that. 😉Also, you can use any leftover ingredients to make a single layer of the trifle and send it to your coworkers (or your husband’s!). They’ll love you for it!