It’s very simple to prepare this chocolate trifle. People wait in line for this dessert during church events.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 9 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package brownie mix
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup water, divided
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (1.5 ounce) bar chocolate candy
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
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- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square glass baking pan.
- Combine brownie mix, egg, 1/4 cup water, and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Stir until well-blended, about 50 strokes. Spread into the prepared pan.
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- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted 1 inch in from the edges comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 mintues.
- Cut cooled brownies into 1-inch squares and set aside.
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- Combine condensed milk, remaining 1/2 cup water, and pudding mix in a large bowl; mix until smooth. Fold in 8 ounces whipped topping until no streaks remain.
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- Place 1/2 of the brownies in a trifle bowl or glass serving dish. Top with 1/2 of the pudding mixture, then 1/2 of the 12-ounce container of whipped topping. Repeat layers. Shave chocolate on top for garnish.
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- Refrigerate 8 hours before serving.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 488 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 74 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 314 mg |
| Sugars | 31 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe was a success for me. Changes: We omitted the sweetened condensed milk and used REAL homemade whipped cream. Real whip cream is so delicious, so I recommend going for the real thing! I read another review that mentioned not liking the synthetic taste of the cool whip and instant pudding. I can relate as I prefer fresh ingredients too. I might try this with cooked pudding in the future. I don’t own a trifle container, so I used a pretty, glass salad bowl and had a bit left over to put in a small individual sized glass salad bowl. The chocolate trifle is rich and elegant, so we made small servings. I topped it off with a high quality salted carmel chocolate bar, broken in large pieces. PS: As one reviewer suggested, I mixed whipped cream with pudding for one of the layers.
This is a definite hit with the family! I just made the brownies according to the package the second time I made this and it worked just as well. I microplaned half of a Dove chocolate for the top and it looked so attractive. This is a new family favorite!
My husband loved this!!!
If in a rush I use chocolate chips on top instead of shaved chocolate.
Easy and fun to make. Never any leftovers!
My whole family loved this.
Everyone loves this. My son and my nephew always ask for it.
It did not look as pretty as I wanted, but tasted amazing!
Everyone loved this dessert and have asked for it again.
Made this for St. Patrick’s Day – collared the whipped topping green. My young grandchildren loved this dessert.
SOOOOOO YUMMY!!!!! I recommend it to anyone who LOVES this type of trifle!!
Took it too a family event. Was a hit! Very rich.
I made it and it is straight up to DIE FOR ! I added a small amount of fresh orange juice to the plain cool whip layers and topped with fresh orange rind, a small dusting of cocoa , and some chocolate curls from a Mirage chocolate bar. Fantastic !
Simple, easy to make dessert. I will probably cut the brownie pieces smaller next time.
It was very easy! My kids loved it!
This has been a family favorite for years. I add walnuts to the brownie mixture and more Cool Whip. I also add Heath bits in between layers and sprinkle on top. Soooo good!
Very easy to make and everyone loved it
I’ve made this trifle on numerous occasions. It’s a favorite dessert for large family gatherings. My trifle bowl is always empty at the end of dessert. A favorite for the chocolate lovers.
This recipe is good. However, I did change some things. One thing I did change was the whipping cream. Like other comments, I did my own whipping cream, which made the recipe overall taste better.
Good
This was fabulous and everybody raved about it! Big hit!!!