This trifle with lemon and raspberries is a delicious summer dessert to serve to guests.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 18 |
| Yield: | 1 large trifle |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 large lemon, zested
- 3 (6 ounce) containers fresh raspberries
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
- 4 tablespoons lemon curd
- 4 cups prepared vanilla pudding
- 1 (16 ounce) prepared pound cake, cut into cubes
Instructions
- Stir sugar and water for simple syrup together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, about 20 minutes, then stir in lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Toss raspberries in a bowl with 2 tablespoons simple syrup. Set aside about 3 ounces berries for top of trifle.
- Gently fold together whipped topping and lemon curd. Add to the vanilla pudding and fold until incorporated.
- In a large trifle bowl, layer 1/3 of the pound cake cubes. Spoon a couple teaspoons simple syrup over the cake layer, then add 1/3 of the berries and 1/3 of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers twice more, then scatter reserved berries on top.
- You really can’t mess this recipe up. Change up the berries or amount of lemon to your taste. Warning: Do not add of all the simple syrup; it will make it too soggy.
- I buy the pound cake in the freezer section. The lemon curd comes from a jar found in the baking aisle but you could make your own.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of simple syrup. The actual amount consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 290 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 198 mg |
| Sugars | 35 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made this on Father’s Day, family enjoyed it very much. I will use more lemon next time and swap out the vanilla pudding for cheesecake flavor for a more tart taste. This is a tasty, refreshing summer treat.