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    Home / Recipes / Desserts / Trifles

    Peppermint Brownie Trifle

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    Layored peppermint trifle with serving spoon and Christmas decorations and text Peppermint Trifle with Add Salt & Serve logo

    Looking for a delicious Christmas dessert to grace your table? Look no further -- this fantastic chocolate and mint trifle is perfect for a sweet finish to a large meal. Because it is made with tiny bite-sized portions of brownies mixed in with fluffy pudding and whipped cream, it is light enough that your guests will enjoy it without feeling overly full.

    Add Salt & Serve Christmas Dessert Recipes: Peppermint Brownie Trifle

    To make beautiful layers, pipe the pudding mixture layers with an icing decorating bag, or if you don't have one simply use a baggie with the corner cut out. If you can’t find the specified flavors of pudding, feel free to adapt the recipe to use other flavors. Chocolate, Oreo, or vanilla would be good with the mint.

    Layored peppermint trifle with serving spoon and Christmas decorations

    Peppermint Brownie Trifle

    Looking for a delicious Christmas dessert to grace your table? Look no further — this fantastic chocolate and mint trifle is perfect for a sweet finish to a large meal.
    4.14 from 68 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Chill time 3 hrs
    Total Time 3 hrs 55 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Vegetarian
    Servings 20 servings
    Calories 286

    Ingredients
      

    • 18.3 oz brownie mix
    • 2 eggs, or as called for in brownie directions
    • ⅔ cup oil, or as called for in brownie directions
    • ¼ cup water, or as called for in brownie directions
    • 1 3.4 oz. box white chocolate flavor instant pudding mix
    • 1 3.4 oz. box cheesecake flavor instant pudding mix
    • 1 16 oz. tub light cool whip, thawed and divided in half
    • 1 8 oz. tub light cool whip, thawed
    • 2 cups skim milk
    • 1 box candy canes, crushed
    • 1 8.5 oz. bag Andes mints, broken into pieces
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    Instructions

    • Prepare brownies according to the package directions, adding half of the crushed Andes mints to the batter before baking. Remove brownies from oven and allow to cool completely.
    • While brownies are cooling (or when ready to prepare trifle), mix together the white chocolate flavor pudding mix and 1 cup of milk in one bowl and the cheesecake flavor pudding mix and 1 cup of milk in another bowl.
    • Fold in 8 oz. of cool whip into each pudding mixture.
    • Once brownies are cooled, cut into small squares.
    • Using one third of the brownie squares, make a brownie layer in the bottom of the trifle dish.
    • Next, spread the white chocolate pudding mixture, followed by a layer of ⅓ of the crushed candy canes.
    • Next, layer the second ⅓ of brownie squares, then the cream cheese pudding mixture, then another ⅓ of the crushed candy canes.
    • Finally, add the last ⅓ of the brownie squares and 8 oz. frozen whipped topping.
    • Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
    • Just before serving, top with the remaining crushed candy canes and crushed Andes mints.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 286 calCarbohydrates: 35 gProtein: 3 gFat: 15 gSodium: 100 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 26 g
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    Posted by Mary Ann on December 11, 2012; Updated on November 8, 2020Filed Under: Trifles

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    1. Mary

      November 17, 2022 at 4:17 pm

      Can you make this ahead? How much in advance?

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      • Mary Ann

        November 18, 2022 at 7:39 am

        Hi Mary - I have not made the entire trifle ahead and don't recommend it (the brownie would get soggy), but you can prepare the individual parts the day before and layer them the day you plan to serve it. I have done that and it worked well.

        Reply
    2. Missy b

      November 08, 2021 at 7:20 am

      Do you cool the pudding mixtures in fridge before putting trifle together?

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      • Mary Ann

        November 08, 2021 at 9:09 am

        Hi Missy - The pudding shouldn't need cooling since you aren't cooking it. You are mixing the dry mix with milk and folding in cool whip.

        Reply
    3. Melanie

      December 22, 2019 at 8:07 pm

      Can you clarify what cream cheese pudding mix is?

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      • Mary Ann

        December 22, 2019 at 8:31 pm

        Hi Melanie - when I made this, there was a pudding mix that was a cream cheese flavor available. Cheesecake flavor would be good, or if you can’t find that you could use cookies and cream flavor or double up on white chocolate flavor. Hope this helps!

        Reply
        • Melanie

          December 22, 2019 at 8:44 pm

          Oh good! I got cheesecake flavor! Thank you!

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          • Mary Ann

            December 23, 2019 at 8:20 am

            Perfect! I've updated the recipe to reflect cheesecake flavor since the other doesn't seem to be available.

            Reply

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