Lemon Blueberry Trifle
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Lemon Blueberry Trifle
Description
The trifle begins by preparing instant lemon pudding with cold milk, which thickens as it rests. Meanwhile, lemon zest and juice are freshly prepared to enhance the dessert’s citrus notes. The cake, either lemon-flavored or pound/angel food cake, is cut into bite-sized pieces.
Assembly involves layering cake pieces drizzled with fresh lemon juice, followed by lemon pudding and blueberries, repeating the layers to fill individual glass jars. The dessert finishes with a layer of whipped topping garnished with lemon zest and additional blueberries.
This layered dessert combines moist cake soaked lightly with lemon juice, creamy pudding, and bursts of fresh blueberry, creating a textural and flavor variety in each bite. It serves well chilled as a light, fruity treat after meals or for spring and summer occasions.
Ingredients
- 2 boxes instant lemon pudding mix
- 3 cups milk cold
- 1 lemon
- lemon cake or store bought pound or angel food cake
- 1-2 pints blueberries
- 8 oz whipped topping thawed, frozen
Instructions
- Combine the cold milk with the pudding in a bowl and whisk for 2 minutes and set aside.
- While you wait for the pudding to thicken zest and juice the lemon.
- Cut or crumble the cake into bite size pieces.
- Fill the bottom of 6 pint size mason jars with a layer of cake pieces.
- Drizzle a 1/4 teaspoon of the fresh lemon juice on the cake pieces in each of the mason jars.
- Top that with a layer of lemon pudding and some blueberries.
- Repeat the layers of cake with lemon juice, pudding and blueberries.
- Finish the dessert off with a final layer of cake, drizzling with any remaining lemon juice.
- Top the dessert with a layer of whipped topping and garnish with blueberries and lemon zest.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 148kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 118mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.