Description
Caramel Apple Trifle combines the perfect symphony of textures and flavors in beautiful layers displayed in a glass bowl. Packed with autumn’s best flavors, this dessert is perfect for entertaining and feeding a crowd!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (10.75-ounce or 304-gram) frozen classic pound cakes
- 4 cups cold whole milk
- 2 boxes (3.4-ounce or 96-gram) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cans (21-ounce or 595-gram) apple pie filling
- 1 container (8-ounce or 226-gram) thawed whipped topping
- 1 jar (12.25-ounce or 347-gram) caramel sundae topping
- 1 cup chopped pecans, divided in half
Instructions
- Slice both frozen pound cakes into bite-size cubes. (You may end up with some extra cubes, depending on the size of your trifle bowl.)
- Add the cold milk to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Sprinkle both packages of instant pudding mix over the milk. Use a handheld mixer on medium-low speed or a whisk, and beat the milk and pudding mix together until the pudding begins to thicken.
- Line the bottom of a trifle bowl with a layer of the cubed pound cake (My trifle bowl was 3 quarts).
- Spread ½ of the pudding mix over the bottom layer of pound cake.
- Spoon 1 of the cans of apple pie filling over the pudding layer.
- Evenly drizzle ½ of the caramel sundae topping over the apple pie filling.
- Sprinkle ½ cup of the chopped pecans over the caramel layer. Repeat the pound cake, pudding, and apple pie filling layers. Do not add the remaining caramel and chopped pecans just yet. Cover the trifle and chill for 3 hours.
- Just before serving, spoon the entire container of thawed whipped topping on top of the apple pie filling. Drizzle with the remaining caramel topping and sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans.
Notes
- My trifle bowl was 3 quarts. You may end up with extra cake cubes, depending on the size of your trifle bowl.
- For convenience, I used store-bought ingredients, but feel free to make homemade components if preferred.
- For the prettiest presentation, be sure to press some cake pieces against the side of the glass bowl so they’re visible.
- The trifle gets even better after sitting overnight as the flavors meld!
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Chill Time: 3 hours | Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes