Description
A delightful dessert that combines rich cheesecake and luscious pecan pie in a beautiful trifle presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup pecan pie filling
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 6 cups brownie or cake cubes
- Caramel sauce for drizzling
- Chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- In a trifle bowl, layer brownie or cake cubes at the bottom.
- Spoon half of the cream cheese mixture over the cake layer.
- Drizzle half of the pecan pie filling over the cream cheese layer.
- Repeat the layers with remaining cake cubes, cream cheese mixture, and pecan pie filling.
- Top with chopped pecans, drizzle with caramel sauce, and garnish with chocolate shavings.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.
Notes
Refrigerating the trifle allows the flavors to meld beautifully. You can customize with seasonal flavors or different nuts.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 120 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg