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The Flavor Bender Recipes Seasonal All year round Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle

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Author: Dini K.
Posted: 4/5/2018
Updated: 4/5/2018
Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - Layers of fudgy chocolate brownies, chocolate pastry cream with Fresh strawberries and cream! So simple to assemble, and tastes amazing! #ChocolateDessert #ChocolateTrifle #Strawberries

Layers of fudgy brownie with Kahlua flavored chocolate pastry cream, fresh strawberry and creamy vanilla whipped cream – this Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle is a simple yet satisfying chocolate dessert!

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - You can substitute the chocolate brownies with chocolate cake if you prefer. The chocolate pastry cream tastes like chocolate pudding.

If you guys have seen my Secret Layer Cakes cookbook, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of two desserts in one!

This Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle combines my favorite fudgy brownies with a creamy chocolate pastry cream, plus fresh strawberries and cream! It’s a classic pairing of flavors for a satisfying and simple chocolate dessert.

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - I love using my fudgy brownie recipe.

And in the spirit of keeping things simple, if you don’t want to make your own chocolate brownies (I totally get you!), you can buy your favorite box mix brownies for this strawberry chocolate brownie trifle recipe.

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - This is such an easy dessert to assemble. Use any kind of brownies, and have the ingredients prepped and ready to go.

Another great substitute for the brownies in this recipe would be leftover chocolate cake. I love using my fudgy chocolate cake here in this recipe because it’s unabashedly fudgy that it’s almost like a cake-brownie hybrid. It’s also a lighter alternative to fudgy brownies.

I prefer making this strawberry chocolate brownie trifle with chocolate creme patissiere, because it’s essentially chocolate pudding. The one change I make to that regular chocolate pastry cream recipe is the addition of some Kahlua to give it a boozy kick. That’s optional though, so you can leave it out if you’re making these brownie trifles for kids.

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - Later all the ingredients in individual serving glasses, so that it's easier to serve and looks pretty. A glass is perfect because you can see the layers in this trifle too.

I layered the chocolate pastry cream with the chocolate brownies especially because the pasty cream flavors (like Kahlua for instance), soak into the brownie layer making it even more decadent. The fresh strawberries add a fresh, fruity sweetness that contrasts well with the deep chocolate flavor.

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - Layers of fudgy chocolate brownies, chocolate pastry cream with Fresh strawberries and cream! So simple to assemble, and tastes amazing!

Any time I make chocolate brownies, I like to make this strawberry chocolate brownie trifle because it’s just one of those simple chocolate desserts where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts! They are perfect for any time of the year, but particularly great as a summer picnic dessert, if you layer the brownie trifle in lidded mason jars. They are also perfect for Valentine’s day, date nights, birthday parties etc. But hey, do we really need an excuse to enjoy a decadent yet simple, fudgy, creamy strawberry chocolate brownie trifle? Exactly!

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - Layers of fudgy chocolate brownies, chocolate pastry cream with Fresh strawberries and cream! So simple to assemble, and tastes amazing!

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Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle - Layers of fudgy chocolate brownies, chocolate pastry cream with Fresh strawberries and cream! So simple to assemble, and tastes amazing!
5 from 3 votes

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle

Author: Dini K.
Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients:

  • ½ a batch of Fudgy Chocolate Brownie or 6 - 8 pieces of 2 x 2 inch chocolate brownies
  • 1 batch of Chocolate Pastry Cream about 3 cups
  • 4 tbsp kahlua OR milk
  • 8 oz of fresh strawberries chopped into smaller pieces
  • Icing sugar

Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup of chilled whipping cream or 1 ¼ cup of cool whip
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Whipped Cream (if you’re not using cool whip)

  • Combine the chilled whipping cream, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Using a balloon whisk, or a hand held mix (with a whisk attachment) on low speed, whisk the whipping cream until it thickens and reaches the soft peak stage.

Strawberry Chocolate Brownie Trifle

  • Mix the chocolate pastry cream with the kahlua. Mix in milk instead to make the recipe non-alcoholic.
  • Cut the brownies into smaller pieces and place them in a bowl. Place the cut up strawberries in another bowl, and the pastry cream and whipped cream in separate bowls as well.
  • Assemble 4 x 12 ounce glasses (or 14 ounce glasses).
  • Place a layer of chocolate brownies at the bottom. Top with a layer of chocolate pastry cream (about 3 tbsp). Sprinkle some of the chopped strawberries (optional - dust icing sugar on top to make the strawberry sweeter). Top with whipped cream.
  • Repeat one more time with these layers.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve. Top with extra strawberries before serving.

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  1. Jean O'Keefe says

    March 17, 2020 at 08:14

    I would love to try this recipe with raspberries instead of strawberries. Seeing I love raspberries /chocolate combinations. I am looking forward to trying other recipes also.

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  2. Kat says

    December 15, 2018 at 06:43

    5 stars
    Just made this for a Christmas party dinner – SO GOOD!! I was worried a brownie wouldn’t have the same effect as a cake but the fudgey brienie went so so well with everything! Only thing I changed was that I added a port wine jelly layer with fruit and my cream didn’t whip until it wacon high 🙂

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    • Dini says

      December 15, 2018 at 08:37

      Thank you so much for letting me know Kat! That port wine jelly layer sounds fantastic, I bet it went really well in the trifle!

      Reply
  3. Shiho says

    December 13, 2018 at 05:43

    5 stars
    Fudge Brownie itself looks so delicious. You made it to the next level by layering with strawberry and whipped cream! Yum!

    Reply
  4. Abeer says

    December 13, 2018 at 01:09

    5 stars
    Just pass me a spoon because I want to dig in immediately 😀

    Reply

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