Mini Oreo Cookies & Cream Trifles

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Ready to indulge a bit in a sweet treat? These easy mini cookies & cream trifles are supremely easy to make and incredibly delicious too!

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Looking for a quick and easy dessert that's sure to impress? Look no further than Oreo cookies and cream trifles! With layers of creamy pudding, whipped cream, and crushed Oreos, these individual desserts are both decadent and delightful.

Whether you're entertaining guests or simply craving a sweet treat, Oreo cookies and cream trifles are the perfect solution.

So grab your spoons and get ready to indulge in this scrumptious dessert!

Cookies and cream is undoubtedly one of the most loved flavors when it comes to dessert, and if you too, are a fan, you’ll be surprised at how easy it really is to create a delicious trifle around it. What’s best is that you’ll need just a few simple ingredients to whip it up.

Ready to give it a try? Here’s what you need to know before you jump right into it.

What Is a Trifle?

A trifle is a classic British dessert made by layering cake or sponge, custard, fruit, and whipped cream in a large glass bowl. It can also include other ingredients like jelly, sherry, and nuts.

Trifles are often served at celebrations or special occasions and can be customized with different flavors and ingredients to suit individual preferences. Variations of the trifle exist in other countries, such as the American “banana pudding” or the French “charlotte”.

Ingredients For Making Oreo Trifles

1 package of Oreos
1 package of white chocolate pudding
2 cups of milk
Whipped topping

How To Make Cookies & Cream Trifles

Start out by preparing pudding. Do this by combining the pudding powder and the milk. And then whisk until it begins to get firm.

Set that aside for a minute.

Crush the Oreos into small chunks.

Handy tip: Crushing Cookies

I like to do this by putting the cookies in a large ziploc bag. Squeezing the air out before sealing. And then rolling over it with a rolling pin to crush things up.

To assemble trifles, layer crushed Oreos and pudding until about 1 inch from the top of your chosen container.

Then finish the trifles off with a layer of whipped topping and a sprinkle of Oreo pieces.

FAQs about Trifles

If you’re thinking of whipping up a dessert a day before you’re inviting guests over, these mini cookies & cream trifles are perfect! You can make the cake ahead of time and then pop it in the freezer after covering them tightly of course. Even if it isn’t baked perfectly, it doesn’t matter.

All you’ll need to do at the end is assemble it all together. This should ideally be around 2 hours before you’ll be serving it- since a trifle needs a couple of hours to set perfectly.

There’s no hard and fast rule about how you should be layering your trifle- to be honest, but ideally, the best way to go about it is to start off with a layer of the cake (or in this case, the crushed oreos) and then top it with a layer of fruit (pudding for this recipe) and then top it with some whipped cream. Keep topping this with layers upon layers until the dish is full.

Your leftover trifle can definitely be stored in the refrigerator (after you’ve wrapped it with cling film) but if you’re wondering if it is possible to make and store your trifle overnight and just remove it while you’re serving it, well, that’s a big no.

Leaving the trifle overnight in the refrigerator will cause the cake to soak up all the cream and become soggy, and the custard will loosen up too, making the entire dish a mushy mess- something you wouldn’t want to be serving.

If your homemade custard is thin and runny, it could be due to the fact that the eggs haven’t cooked properly. Keep stirring and heating the custard, and allow it to thicken. If you’re trying to thicken ready made custard (that you made using custard mix), you can do that by mixing a little paste of cornflour and water into the custard and heating it again until the mixture starts to thicken. Remove it from heat and allow it to cool down completely. This should help stabilize the custard too.

Easy Cookies and Cream Mini Trifles

Yield: 4

Layers of creamy pudding, whipped cream, and crushed Oreos, these individual desserts are both decadent and delightful.

Ingredients

1 package Oreos - 14.3 oz
white chocolate pudding - 3.4 oz
2 cups milk
whipped topping - 8 oz

Instructions

Prepare pudding by combining pudding powder and milk. Whisk until it begins to firm. Set aside.
Crush Oreos into small chunks.
To assemble trifles, layer crushed Oreos and pudding until about 1 inch from the top of your chosen container.
Finish trifles off with a layer of whipped topping and a sprinkle of Oreo pieces.
Chill before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 746Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 501mgCarbohydrates: 96gFiber: 3gSugar: 65gProtein: 11g

Mini Oreo Cookies & Cream Trifles

What Is a Trifle?

Ingredients For Making Oreo Trifles