Bananatrifle Recipes

Steps:

• Whisk milk and pudding together in a large bowl for 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple. Fold in whipped topping.
• Place 1/3 of the pound cake cubes in a trifle bowl or other large glass bowl. Pour 1/3 of the pudding mixture on top. Line the side of the bowl with sliced strawberries. Place remaining strawberries over the pudding.
• Cover strawberries with 1/3 of the pound cake cubes. Pour 1/3 of the pudding mixture on top. Line the bowl with banana slices this time. Place remaining bananas over the pudding. Cover bananas with remaining pound cake cubes. Spread remaining pudding on top.
• Drizzle chocolate syrup all over the pudding, going in different directions. Sprinkle walnuts over chocolate. Make lengthwise cuts into the large strawberry, keeping the stem end intact. Fan out slices and place on top of the trifle. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and gelatin; stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in strawberries; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mix. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes; set aside. Toss bananas with lemon juice; drain and set aside. , Place half of the cake cubes in a trifle bowl or 3-qt. serving bowl. Layer with half of the pudding, bananas, strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with additional fruit if desired.

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• Prepare pudding with milk according to package directions. In a trifle bowl or other glass serving dish, layer half the cake pieces, half the pudding, half the bananas, half the strawberries and half the whipped topping. Repeat layers. Cover and chill in refrigerator 4 hours before serving.

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• In a large bowl, beat 1 package cream cheese and 1 can condensed milk until blended. Beat in Kahlua, 1/2 cup milk and chocolate pudding mixes until thickened, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 carton whipped topping, then chocolate graham crackers. Set aside., In another large bowl, beat remaining cream cheese and condensed milk until blended. Beat in the remaining 2 cups milk and the banana pudding mixes until thickened, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 carton whipped topping, vanilla wafers and bananas., Spread chocolate pudding mixture in the bottom of a 6- or 7-qt. trifle bowl or glass bowl. Layer with 1-1/2 cups whipped topping and banana pudding mixture; top with remaining 1-1/2 cups whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Garnish with additional wafers, crushed chocolate graham crackers and sliced bananas before serving.

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• Slice the bananas and set them aside in a mixing bowl. Combine the butter and sugars in a measuring cup and heat in the microwave until soft.
• Beat the mixture until smooth, then heat 1-2 minutes more on high until it bubbles. (Longer will caramelize it, which can also be good.).
• Add the rum (watch for the alcohol to boil off) and mix thoroughly. Pour over the bananas and refrigerate until cool. (Overnight is good.).
• Bake the cake according to package directions. Pan doesn't matter.
• Slice the cake into 1" cubes. (This is easier to do if it's already slightly dry.).
• Mix the lemon juice into the yogurt, stirring thoroughly to get it nice and creamy.
• Cook the bananas in the microwave for a few minutes; they should be soft but not mushy. Pour off and reserve the cooking liquid.
• Assembly time! Layer cake, bananas, and yogurt into a nice glass casserole or bowl. I usually do 2 full sets of layers, with a third layer of cake on top. Pour the reserved cooking liquid on top and top with the remaining yogurt.
• If you've got an extra fresh banana lying around slice it and arrange it on top; sprinkle cinnamon or powdered nuts if you like. Serve chilled.

Steps:

• Prepare a large glass bowl or a trifle bowl.
• In a large bowl beat the vanilla pudding and milk for 2 minutes; add in the condensed milk until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla, then fold in the Cool Whip topping.
• Layer wafers, sliced bananas and pudding mixture in the large glass bowl.
• Chill until serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add in condensed milk , dry pudding mix, cold milk, and vanilla and mix until completely combined and smooth.
• Fold in half of the Cool Whip.
• Line the bottom of a trifle bowl with vanilla wafers.
• Top wafers with a layer of sliced bananas.
• Spread half of pudding mixture on top of bananas.
• Repeat layers with remaining vanilla wafers, sliced bananas, and pudding.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip on top.
• If desired, sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers on top.
• Chill for 2 hours before serving.

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• Make the pudding according to package instructions. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the whiskey.
• Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks, adding the powdered sugar a little at a time. Stir in the vanilla. Whisk the mascarpone to make it light and fluffy. Fold it into the whipped cream. Fold in the remaining 1 tablespoon whiskey.
• In a trifle dish or punch bowl, place a single layer of banana bread cubes and zucchini bread cubes into the bottom of the bowl. Drizzle over some of the whiskey to moisten the bread. Spread half the pie squares over the top. Evenly spread half the pudding on top, and then a layer of half the whipped cream. Top with half the caramel sauce. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, topping the whole thing with the chopped pecans. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

Steps:

• Whisk pudding mix with milk until smooth. Stir in chopped bananas; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Make sure not to over-beat, or cream will become lumpy and butter-like.
• Layer half the pound cake cubes, half the pudding, half the whipped cream, and half the crushed vanilla wafers in a trifle bowl. Repeat with the remaining cake, pudding, and whipped cream, and top with the remaining crushed wafers. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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• Prepare the cake and make sure it's completely cooled before assembling the dessert. Cut the cake into bite-sized pieces. Prepare the pudding mix. In a trifle dish (or large salad bowl) preferably a clear bowl cause it looks so pretty. Break up the bite-size pieces, using half the cake for the first layer. Top the cake pieces with half of the pudding, half of the bananas, half of the strawberries, half of the pineapple, half of the Cool Whip, half the Maraschino cherries, half of the chocolate syrup and half of the nuts. Repeat all these steps with the remaining ingredients in the same order. Chill until ready to serve. *Hint: Don't allow the pudding to set completely before assembling because you want it to work it's way in between the cake pieces before it firmly sets.

Steps:

• Make pudding mix in large bowl as directed on package for pudding, using 2 cups milk.
• Layer half of the bread cubes, pudding, banana slices and whipped topping in 2-quart serving bowl; repeat.
• Cover and refrigerate until serving but no longer than 24 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.

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• Whisk mild and pudding for 2 minutes in a large bowl. Stir in pineapple.
• Place half of the angel food cake in a large glass bowl, preferrably a trifle bowl.
• Spread 1/3 of the pudding mixture on top.
• Cover with strawberriesHeat fudge topping according to microwave directions on the jar, just until pourable.
• Pour half of the topping over previous layer.
• Layer remaining cake cubes on top of the hot fudge layer.
• Spread another 1/3 of the pudding mixture, top with sliced bananas; cover with remaining 1/3 of pudding mixture.
• Spread whipped topping over all.
• Drizzle with hot fudge topping and sprinkle with pecans.
• Chill until serving. Garnish with strawberries and bananas just before serving.

Steps:

• Make pudding mix in large bowl as directed on package for pudding, using 2 cups milk.
• Layer half of the bread cubes, pudding, banana slices and whipped topping in 2-quart serving bowl. Repeat layers. Store covered in refrigerator.

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• Combine first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan; whisk in milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat egg yolks until thick and pale.
• Gradually stir one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Layer one-third of wafers in a 16-cup trifle bowl.
• Combine bourbon and rum; brush over wafers.
• Top with one-third of banana.
• Spoon one-third of custard over banana, and sprinkle with 1/3 cup crushed candy bar.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Beat cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Spread whipped cream over trifle, and sprinkle with remaining crushed candy bar.
• Cover and chill 3 hours.

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• Mix the cream with 1 tbsp Baileys, and set aside. Divide the brownie pieces between 6 glasses, then drizzle each with 1 tbsp Baileys. Top with the sliced bananas, custard and Baileys cream, dividing equally, then drizzle with toffee sauce and finish with grated chocolate. Can be made a few hours ahead.

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min.
• Layer half each of the cookies, pudding, bananas and COOL WHIP in 1-1/2-qt. bowl. Repeat layers.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.

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• Combine sugar, evaporated milk, cocoa and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is thick (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and stir in coffee liqueur.
• Set aside to cool.
• When chocolate mixture is cool, combine with cake cubes in a large bowl.
• Mix 2 crushed candy bars in with cake mixture.
• Beat milk and pudding mix at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended.
• Stir into cake mixture.
• Cover and chill for 15 minutes in refrigerator.
• Spoon half of cake mixture into a trifle dish or large bowl (about 4 quart).
• Arrange half of bananas evenly over cake mixture and top with half of cool whip.
• Repeat layers, ending with cool whip.
• Sprinkle with remaining toffee bar.
• Chill for 1 hour before serving.