📋 Witches Brew Halloween Trifle Recipe
This Witches Brew Halloween Trifle is the perfect dessert for your Halloween potluck. A Spumoni trifle consisting of delicious layers of cake, pistachio pudding, whipped cream and cherry almond cream cheese, topped with mint eyeballs, bubbles and jello worms, this dessert is both scary -looking and delicious!
Servings 30 people
Calories 89kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Spumoni trifle
- 1 -8 inch chocolate cake or red velvet cake use store-bought or mix or homemade
- 2 -99 g pkgs pistachio instant pudding
- 1 -540 ms can of cherry pie filling
- 1 - 8 oz pkg cream cheese I use light cream cheese
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoon white granulated sugar
Toppings:
- large green mints (scotch green mints) (20- 25)
- white mints for eyeballs (scotch white mints) 5 approximately - or use Jumbo candy eyes
- black edible marker
- red edible marker
- small candy eyes 5-10
- oreo cookie crumbs sprinkling
Jello worms: (Optional) https://foodmeanderings.com/jello-worms-and-dirt-cup/
Instructions
*** Make the worms a day in advance, as they need to set overnight (see recipe below)
Spumoni Trifle:
- In a large bowl, make pistachio pudding, as per package instructions.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat whipping cream to soft peaks and then add white granulated sugar. Beat to stiff peaks.
Toppings:
- Beat cream cheese for 30 seconds, then add cherries and beat until smooth. Add almonds
- Assemble: break the cake up and put in bottom of cauldron or trifle dish. Add ½ the pistachio pudding, then top that with cream cheese cherry mixture. Add all the whipped cream, then top with remainder of pistachio pudding.
Worms: (Optional) https://foodmeanderings.com/jello-worms-and-dirt-cup/
Assembly:
- Draw black circle on white mints with edible black markers. Draw red lines for bloodshot eyes, if desired. Or use jumbo candy eyes.
- Add green mints and small candy eye mints to the top of the trifle.
- Add a little oreo cookie crumbs under the worms and sprinkle a little on top, if desired. Serve.
Notes
💭 Top tip
The worms take an investment of prep time, but they are well worth it if you are going for that gross look. In fact, I consider them the crowning glory on this Halloween trifle! *** Make the worms a day in advance, as they need to set overnight
*NOTE: if mints are left on the trifle the mint flavor will seep in to the dish . If you like mints, then you can put them on in advance. If you do not like mints, then put them on just prior to serving!
🍽 Equipment
You don't need any special equipment to make this recipe, but it definitely makes it look even cooler when you use a cauldron! (affiliate link). If you can't get your hands on a cauldron, then you could use a trifle bowl.
Nutrition
Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 29mg | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.1mg
