Strawberry Vanilla Trifle

Creamy and oh so good. I make this amount for a group, but you could easily half the recipe. This trifle is best refrigerated several hours or overnight before serving.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 537 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (16 ounce) container whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), divided
• 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
• 2 quarts fresh strawberries, thinly sliced
• 1 (10 ounce) angel food cake, cut into bite-sized pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cream cheese and vanilla pudding mix in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add large container of whipped topping; beat on high speed until thoroughly combined. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar.

Step 2

Stir water and cornstarch together in a saucepan. Set over medium heat. Pour in remaining 1 cup sugar, strawberry-flavored gelatin mix, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat; let cool for 5 minutes. Fold in strawberries.

Step 3

Spread 3/4 inch of the cream cheese mixture in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top with half of the cake pieces. Add half of the strawberry gelatin mixture. Repeat layers.

Step 4

Fold small container of whipped topping into the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over the top of the trifle. Place trifle in the refrigerator.