Easy Mini Trifles for Your Holiday Table
Easy Mini Trifles for Your Holiday Table are festive, no‑fuss layered desserts served in individual portions. With cake or cookie bases, creamy fillings, and seasonal fruit and toppings, these little trifles look elegant but come together quickly and make a beautiful addition to any gathering.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6–8 mini trifles
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering / No Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Base layer options: Pound cake, sponge cake, or brownies (cubed) • Crushed cookies (ginger snaps, Oreos, shortbread)
- Filling options: Whipped cream or stabilized whipped topping • Vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, or mascarpone • Lightly sweetened cream cheese filling
- Fruit options: Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) • Cherries (fresh, canned, or pie filling) • Pomegranate seeds
- Toppings: Chocolate shavings • Crushed peppermint • Crumbled cookies • Caramel or chocolate sauce
Instructions
- Prepare your components by cubing cake or crushing cookies, whipping the cream or pudding, and slicing/readying the fruit.
- In small dessert cups or jars, start with a layer of cake cubes or cookie crumbs.
- Add a layer of cream or pudding, spreading evenly over the base.
- Add a layer of fruit, then repeat the layering until the cup is nearly full.
- Finish with a dollop of whipped cream and a festive topping such as crushed peppermint or chocolate curls.
- Chill the mini trifles in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving to let the layers set.
Notes
- You can use store‑bought cake, cookies, and pudding to skip baking and speed things up.
- For a chocolate peppermint version, use brownies, chocolate pudding, and peppermint whipped cream.
- For a fruity version, swap in lemon curd, vanilla cake, and mixed berries.
- Assemble the day before if desired; keep the final whipped cream and toppings fresh until right before serving.
- Use clear jars or glasses to showcase the layers—makes them look extra festive.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini trifle
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
