Sweetheart Trifle
"If you're a peanut butter and chocolate lover, this fantastic trifle is for you," assures Lorie Cooper of Chatham, Ontario. "It's a hit every time I serve it. I always have requests for the recipe."
Ingredients
- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
- 1 package (10 ounces) peanut butter chips
- 4-1/4 cups cold milk, divided
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 packages (5.9 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 4 Nestlé Crunch candy bars (1.55 ounces each), crumbled
Reviews
This is one of my favorite trifle recipes, the only think I do different is to double the peanut butter sauce!! Easy and delicious.
We LOVE this. Have made it for several years, and for many family events. We use Heath bars instead of the crunch bars - love the way the toffee adds to it. Our son wants it for his graduation party this June, and we're going to use Reese's Pieces instead of the candy bars - more colorful, more fun. Thanks for the tip about packing it in...we usually make it in a very large punch bowl, so it's not been an issue before.
My family requests this dessert for every family gathering=)...WONDERFUL
This was awesome! Everyone loved it!! I used chopped up Reese's PB cups instead of the heath bars.
I kept the recipe the same with the exception of using two peanut butter chip bags plus 1 cup of cream and two whipped toppings containers. Helped the cause of needing more peanut butter with each delicious bite. It is a crowd favorite and request at all football functions!
First of all, I did not taste very much peanut butter in this. It's a shame, because that would have taken this from good to excellent for me.Also the directions should tell you to pack down the cake. If you just crumble it into a 4-qt trifle bowl, it will not all fit.
I frequently take this to church potlucks. It fits into a large Tupperware bowl just fine. If I want to use my trifle bowl, I half the recipe.
I really liked the peanut butter sauce, but I think I would try making it with vanilla pudding and brownie mix instead of cake mix next time. Just my personal preferences...
Super Rich... definitely a Chocolate/Peanut butter Lover's Dream! As mentioned by a previous reviewer, you must pack the cake down or it will not all fit. Instead of the nestle bars, I chopped up Reeses Peanut Butter cups! Great recipe!
I could only use half the cake, but my trifle dish may not have been 4 quarts. Still, it tasted very good and had an pretty presentation.