cheery cherry trifle

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The Villages, FL
Updated on Mar 13, 2016

This is a beautiful dessert and so appropriate for Christmas or Valentines Day. All ingredients can be replaced by sugar free and fat free ingredients.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Refrigerate/Freeze
yield 12 people

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces boiling water; 1 1/2 cups
  • 8 ounces cherry jello
  • 12 ounces cold water; 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 can cherry pie filling; 21 ounces
  • 1 - angel food cake cubed
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 2 packages vanilla instant pudding4-serving eacj
  • 1 package cool whip, thawed; 8 ounces

How To Make cheery cherry trifle

  • Step 1
    Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl and stir until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water and cherry pie filling.
  • Step 2
    Refrigerate about and hour or until slightly thickened. (Gelatin is consistency of unbeaten egg whites.) Place cake cubes in 3-quart serving bowl.
  • Step 3
    Spoon jello mixture over cake. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound.
  • Step 4
    Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 1 minute. Gently stir in 2 cups of whipped topping. Spoon over gelatin mixture.
  • Step 5
    Refrigerate 2 hours or until set. Top with remaining whipped topping. Garnish with toasted sliced almonds. Keep refrigerated.

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Ingredient: Dairy
Culture: American

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