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Autumn Trifle

Posted by Tari Pie on Nov 08, 2010

Many a moon ago, I received a Trifle bowl for my birthday. I’d been coveting this bowl for a long while and couldn’t wait to make a trifle. However, my birthday falls in the early Autumn, and a traditional trifle seemed unseasonal. (I do prefer to cook with the seasons.) Thanksgiving was coming up and I always try to have a new dessert along with the traditional. This was a hit with the adults. Kids – not so much.

Ingredients

Gingerbread using the recipe submitted here:
Gingerbread | TasteFresno

1/3 to 1/2 cup Cognac (depending on taste)

13 oz jar of Swedish Cranberry Jam (I buy the Cost Plus brand)

Pumpkin Mousse using the recipe submitted here:
Pumpkin Mousse | TasteFresno

Instructions

Bake the Gingerbread and make the Mousse the day before. The Gingerbread will work better if it is a day old.

In a trifle bowl:

Layer a third of the Gingerbread. Using a squeeze bottle drizzle a third of the Cognac over the Gingerbread. Spread a third of the Jam over the Boozed Gingerbread. Top with a third of the Mousse.

Repeat until all is used up except a dollop of Jam to decorate the top.
Chill approximately 4 hours.

2 Comments

Comments

fpudude10 | Mon, 2010-11-08 14:57

This was so good!

Tari Pie | Wed, 2010-11-10 13:01

I made this for a party last Friday and had some today (Wednesday) for breakfast. It retained it's moisture and the flavors intensified. I think it may have been even better after a couple of days.