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6 individual fruit trifles.

Individual Summer Dessert Trifles

Meg van der Kruik
Build an easy trifle recipe with California berries and stone fruit. Layer cake, compote, and cream in glasses for the prettiest dessert at the party.
Servings and prep time will vary based on how many glasses of dessert trifles you are assembling and how large or small they are.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Assembly time 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Servings 6 servings
Calories 468 kcal

Equipment

  • 4 clear serving glasses wine glasses, juice cups, coupe glasses are all great choices.

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 TBSP sweet compote like our sweet blueberry compote, or jam of choice, divided.
  • 2 1/2 cups prepared fruit like apricots, berries, etc. Halved or quartered depending on size.
  • 2 cups small cubes of prepard and cooled cake of choice
  • 8 TBSP fruit curd blueberry, strawberry, and lemon fruit curds are all great choices.
  • 12 TBSP citrus-laced whipped cream *recipe in notes below.
  • 1 orange zest removed and juice reserved for another use.
  • 2 TBSP honey whipped; for drizzling when served

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all ingredients ahead. To assemble the trifles, start by dividing compote or jam equally in the bottom of each serving glass. Into each, divide and layer the cut fruit and cake pieces equally. Drizzle in the fruit curd equally over fruit and cake in each serving glass, then drizzle each with the whipped honey until none remains, allowing these to settle into the trifle naturally. Divide the citrus-laced whipped cream over the top of each serving glass. Garnish with citrus zest if desired.

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Notes

Citrus-laced Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 TBSP powdered sugar
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 2 TBSP orange juice
Add the heavy whipping cream to a large mixing bowl, if using a handheld mixer, or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Begin to whip the cream on medium-to high speed. 
As the cream begins to thicken and whip up, add in the powdered sugar, zest, and orange juice. Whip until the cream has reached soft peaks that stand up on their own. Be careful not to overwhip the cream.
If making a few hours ahead of serving, transfer the whipped cream to the fridge in a covered container so that it can hold its structure.

Nutrition

Calories: 468kcalCarbohydrates: 99gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 580mgPotassium: 202mgFiber: 3gSugar: 70gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 3mg
Keyword berries, blueberry compote, dessert, stone fruit, trifle
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