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This Easy Peppermint Mocha Trifle is one of my favorite holiday recipes.
With all of the holiday parties coming up, it’s good to have a few quick and easy dessert ideas up your sleeve. Â And, this Easy Peppermint Mocha Trifle fits the bill.
I love the combination of mint and coffee.  There is just something about it that is comforting and cozy — just like a warm sweater.’
The recipe starts with a prepared Red Velvet Cake. Â I just used a box cake mix but a bakery cake would work too, if you’re short on time.
If you decide to go the boxed cake route, you could add a tablespoon of NESCAFÉ® Tasters Choice® instant coffee granules to the mix.  Coffee enhances the chocolate flavor.
Start by whipping up the pudding mixture.  It’s just instant pudding, milk, COFFEE-MATE® Peppermint Mocha Creamer and a splash of peppermint extract (for a little punch of flavor).
Once you have it mixed, set it aside to thicken while you prepare the cake.
Speaking of cake, cut the cake into one inch cubes. Â No need to be fancy – just chop it up.
That’s what I love about trifles. Â You really don’t need to be too precise.
Next, place a single layer of cake cubs in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Â You just want to use enough to cover the bottom of the bowl.
Then, grab a zip top bag and fill it with the pudding mixture. Â Use scissors to snip a wee bit off of one corner to make a piping bag.
Pipe a layer of pudding onto the cake cubes. Â You could use a spoon to do this, but I think it looks nicer using the piping bag method.
Now, repeat the steps. Â Add a layer of cake cubes and top with a layer of pudding. Â Continue until your bowl is filled.
I placed a few dollops of pudding on the top of mine and added a few mini chocolate covered mint candies on top.
You could also put a layer of whipped topping on top and chop up some mint candies and sprinkle them on top. Â It’s entirely up to you.
Trifles allow for a lot of creativity and flexibility. Â They are very forgiving like that.
That’s why I like them.
This Peppermint Mocha Trifle goes perfectly with a nice big cup of NESCAFÉ® Tasters Choice® coffee.  I love the smooth, rich flavor.  It’s the perfect accompaniment to this dessert.
I even added a splash of the Peppermint Mocha COFFEE-MATE®.
It’s like a match made in heaven. Â A warm, comforting, pepperminty heaven.
You can easily find all of the ingredients for this recipe at Walmart.
Easy Peppermint Mocha Trifle Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Red Velvet boxed cake mix any variety
- 1 tablespoon NESCAFÉ® Tasters Choice® instant coffee granules
- 1 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding
- 1/2 cup NESTLÉ® COFFEE-MATE® Peppermint Mocha Liquid Coffee Creamer
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Chocolate mint candies for garnish
Instructions
- Pour cake mix into mixing bowl and add instant coffee granules.
- Prepare cake according to package directions.
- Allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, prepare pudding mixture by combining pudding mix, coffee creamer, milk and extract in a large bowl.
- Whisk until combined and set aside until thickened.
- Once cake is cooled, cut into one inch cubes.
- Place a single layer of cake cubes in a trifle bowl.
- Pipe a layer of pudding on top of cake.
- Repeat previous two steps until you have filled the trifle bowl.
- Add a few decorative dollops of pudding on top and garnish with mint candies.
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