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Chocolate Pineapple Trifle Recipe

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We have this dessert every Christmas Day. Sometimes I'll serve individual helpings in stemmed goblets for an elegant holiday look. -Gloria Vrabel, Webster, Massachusetts

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Chocolate Pineapple Trifle Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 10-12 Servings

30 35 65

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
4 cups cold milk, divided
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (5.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons rum extract
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Pineapple chunks and grated chocolate, optional

Directions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions. Cool completely. Meanwhile, for pineapple pudding, combine sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan. Gradually whisk in 2 cups of milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir 1/2 cup hot mixture into the eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat; stir in pineapple and vanilla. Pour into a bowl; press a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap on top of pudding. Refrigerate, without stirring, until cooled. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Chill.
To assemble, cut cooled cake into 1-in. cubes. Place a third of the cake in a 3-1/2-qt. trifle dish. Combine water and rum extract; drizzle a third over the cake. Top with pineapple pudding, a third of the cake and a third of the rum mixture. Layer with the chocolate pudding and remaining cake and rum mixture. Cover and chill.
Just before serving, in a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over cake. Garnish with pineapple and grated chocolate if desired. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 471 calories, 19 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 119 mg cholesterol, 556 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Pineapple Trifle in Reminisce November/December 2003, p49

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Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2010 by tkarinas

Chocolate pineapple trifle is so delicious, it's a keeper and one we'll be making any time we have the ingredients. It's so good, we want to make it as often as we can, and put the recipe in my recipe box.