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Easy Chocolate Trifle Recipe

This easy Chocolate Trifle recipe is a great Christmas Day dessert and will take pride of place on your table.
Prep Time20 minutes
Chilling Time4 hours
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: Chocolate Trifle
Servings: 8 serves
Calories: 890kcal
Cost: $20

Equipment

  • 1 x 3 Litre Glass Bowl

Ingredients

  • 600 ml thickened cream
  • 395 grams sweetened condensed milk
  • 600 grams chocolate sponge roll you will need 2 x 400gram rolls.
  • 250 grams raspberries substitute with strawberries
  • 400 grams morello cherries
  • 500 mls vanilla custard either homemade or pre-made.
  • 140 grams Maltesers
  • 30 grams chocolate grated

Instructions

  • Cut the chocolate roll into 1cm pieces.
  • Place the cream and condensed milk into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until soft peaks form. Set aside until needed.
  • Arrange ⅓ of the chocolate roll slices over the base of a 3L serving bowl and sprinkle ⅓ of the raspberries and cherries over the top.
  • Top with ⅓ of the custard and ⅓ of the cream.
  • Repeat in the same order until your serving bowl is filled and a layer of cream is on the top.
  • Place your trifle into the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours, or overnight if possible.
  • Just prior to serving, decorate the top cream layer with the Maltesers, remaining raspberries and grated chocolate.

Notes

You can make this easy Chocolate Trifle recipe a day in advance
Adding sweetened condensed milk to the thickened cream helps to give it added sweetness. You can leave it out if you prefer, simply add 2 tablespoons of icing sugar in its place.
You will find Chocolate Sponge Rolls in the pre-made bakery aisle of your local supermarket. If you can't find the large 400gram rolls, you can use the mini rolls instead.
You really cannot go wrong with this recipe, as long as you have a layer of each delicious ingredient you really can't go wrong!  
I also suggest that you hold off decorating the Trifle until you are just about to serve it as the Maltesers can begin to soften in the cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 890kcal | Carbohydrates: 129g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 217mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 542mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 88g | Vitamin A: 1855IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 352mg | Iron: 3mg