Strawberries. One of my favorite foods of the summer! Oddly enough, I’m not a big fan of eating them plain. They’re just a little too sour for me, but douse them in sugar and let them sit, or use them in a yummy dessert and I’ll say “Yes please!” any day of the week.
This past Memorial Day weekend, we’d had my husband’s whole family over to celebrate the holiday, and I was given the relatively easy task of hosting (aka cleaning my house) and being in charge of dessert. I get to still use the “I have a newborn” pass when it comes to cooking. And to make my life as stress-free as possible, I pulled out one of my favorite strawberry dessert recipes and thought I’d share it with you!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
– 1 cup milk
– 1 cup sour cream
– 1 package (3.4 oz) of vanilla instant pudding mix
– Angel Food Cake (store bought is fine!)
– 4 cups sliced strawberries (FRESH, not frozen)
– 2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped (or cheat and use Cool Whip)
– Sherry
– Walnuts (optional)
Now, are you ready for this?
In a mixer or large bowl, beat the milk, sour cream, and pudding mix on low speed until thickened. Fold in the whipped cream.
Tear (or cute) the angel food cake into 1 inch pieces. Place half the cake cubes into the bottom of your Trifle dish. Scoop a third of the strawberries on top of the angel food cake; filling gaps along the sides as well. Drizzle with sherry.Top with half the pudding/whipped cream mixture.
Repeat layers– half the cake cubes, a third of the strawberries, drizzle with sherry, and top with pudding/whipped cream mixture.
On top, arrange remaining strawberries evenly and sprinkle with walnuts.
To serve chilled, refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving, then enjoy!
That’s it!
It’s that simple and so easy to throw together.
Do you have a favorite strawberry dessert?
