This strawberry trifle is layered with pound cake, a creamy pudding mixture, and fresh strawberries. This delicious no-bake dessert is easy to assemble and makes a beautiful presentation.
"This is my new favourite summer trifle recipe! So delicious and so easy! I imagine it works well with other berries too."
★★★★★-Jacqueline
Having a party or a get-together? Need an amazing no bake dessert, easy to make, and impressive? Well, you are in luck! This strawberry trifle is a fantastic dessert. It is similar to a strawberry shortcake, but creamier.
It is so easy to assemble, you almost feel guilty taking credit for making a "Homemade Dessert." But if you don't tell others how easy it is to make, I won't either. You can pretend you struggled all day in the kitchen to make this tasty delight.
I like to serve this in the summertime when the strawberries are ripe. However, this also makes a lovely Christmas dessert because of the beautiful red and white colors. I hope you like it as much as we do! Enjoy! Xoxo -Katie.
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Ingredient notes and substitutions
You will need the following simple ingredients to make this strawberry trifle:
- strawberries- Use fresh strawberries, not frozen. This is a strawberry trifle, but you could substitute or add blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries.
- instant vanilla pudding
- pound cake- You can make homemade pound cake or use a bakery made pound cake. The Sara Lee Pound Cake found in the frozen section of the grocery store works great also! I prefer vanilla, sour cream, or cream cheese pound cake for this recipe. You can also substitute with sponge cake or angel food cake.
- vanilla extract
- cool whip or whipped topping- You can substitute with homemade whipped cream.
- water
- sweetened condense milk
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Steps
Follow these easy steps to make strawberry trifle:
- Slice pound cake and strawberries. Set to the side.
- In a mixing bowl, combine instant vanilla pudding mix, water, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Mix in cool whip.
- Add half of the pound cake to trifle dish, large glass bowl, or punch bowl. Layer on half of the pudding mixture.
- Top pudding layer with sliced strawberries.
- Add last half of pound cake, and layer on remaining pudding mixture, then finish with sliced strawberries on top.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill 2 or more hours in the refrigerator before serving.
Strawberry tip
This recipe is creamy and sweet. Never sweeten the strawberries. You need their tartness to balance the sweetness of the cream and cake.
Serving tip
If you do not have a large punch bowl, you can serve this strawberry shortcake trifle in a 13x9 glass baking dish.
Can strawberry trifle be made the night before?
This strawberry trifle is at its best flavor and texture within the first 24 hours. Therefore, it can be made the night before.
However, after 24 hours, the strawberries and poundcake begin to break down and become mushy. It will last up to 3 days, but the longer it sits in the refrigerator, the more the trifle will soften and become soggy.
Please leave me a comment below if you make this strawberry shortcake trifle and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your dessert on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Strawberry Trifle with Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 pound cake
- 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ cup water
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces Cool Whip or whipped topping
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Slice pound cake and strawberries. Set to the side.1 pound cake, 2 pints fresh strawberries
- In a mixing bowl, combine instant vanilla pudding mix, water, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes.5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 ½ cup water, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix in cool whip or whipped topping.12 ounces Cool Whip or whipped topping
- Add half of the pound cake to trifle dish. Layer on half of the pudding mixture.
- Top with sliced strawberries.
- Add remaining half of pound cake, and layer on remaining pudding mixture, then finish with sliced strawberries on top.
- Chill 2 or more hours before serving.
Tammy says
Trifles are my summer go-to when I need a recipe for cookouts. It's fun and light and always a hit. Love this strawberry and cream one...favorite combo!
LaKita says
This strawberry trifle came together perfectly! It was so simple to make and taste absolutely delicious. Perfect summer recipe.
Pete says
I was looking for an easy no-bake recipe to bring to a potluck this weekend. This was perfect, strawberries in season, and everyone loved it!
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer says
I swear trifle desserts always taste best in the summer. This recipe was truly scrumptious and so easy to make!
Jacqueline Debono says
This is my new favourite summer trifle recipe! So delicious and so easy! I imagine it works well with other berries too.
Tracy says
This was delicious and so fun to make! My girls loved helping with it. Almost as much as they loved eating it!
Kathryn says
This is such a perfect summer dessert! Love all the layers and flavors. Thanks so much for sharing another awesome recipe!
Jessica says
Super! I am gathering my summertime potluck recipes to gear up for picnic season, and this is perfect! I haven't made a trifle before, but your step by steps explained it beautifully...thanks!!
Dennis Littley says
talk about delicious! I made this for dinner last night and everyone raved about how good it was!!
Chenée says
This trifle looks incredible! So light and perfect for summertime!
Kathi says
Thank you so much for posting this. My son and daughter, who now have their own families and are crazy for strawberries as I am, will love this. I made it this afternoon but cut the recipe down to two servings - since it's just me at home. It's in the fridge now sitting for it's 2 hour rest. I did take your advice and used Sarah Lee pound cake - but only used half - will save the other half for another day. Again - thanks for posting.
Freya says
I love strawberry trifle! I think I would use a plant-based custard as we don’t have pudding mix in the YK, but it would still taste great!
Liz says
Oh this trifle looks delicious! This sounds perfect for an Easter side dish or even for summer! Excited to give this recipe a try!
Allyssa says
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing strawberry cream shortcake recipe! Will surely have this again! It's really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
This looks so delicious Katie! Great for the summer but also for the holidays!