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Strawberry Trifle

The 🌟 of the show…. perfecf dessert for Iftars and get togethers, total crowd pleaser, enjoyed by all ages and a real delight in Spring season….

Lets get started!

Ingredients:

For Custard

1.5 L full cream milk (In Australia I use Coles milk and in Pakistan I use Olper’s tetrapack)

2.5 tbspns heapful of Rafhan strawberry custard powder (I dont trust any other brand when it comes to custard and jelly)

0.5 cup sugar

For Jelly

3 Rafhan starwberry jelly packs

4 cups water

For Layers

1 plain cake (I use Shezan bakery’s plain cake in Pakistan because that is the best, in Australia I use Coles plain Madeira cake)

350ml cream

1 kg strawberries (cut into cubes)

Instructions:

🍓 For custard, reserve half cup of milk and boil the rest. Mix 2.5 tbspns of custard powder in the reserved milk and gradually add it to the boiling milk with constant stirring. Add sugar and cook for 5 minutes on low to medium flame. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.

🍓 For jello, boil water and stir in all the boxes of jello mix. Cook until the mixture is clear and shiny (not cloudy or sugary). Pour the mixture in a square or rectangular deep dish and keep aside to cool down. Once its cooled to room temperature, refrigerate until firm and chilled. You can speed up this process by putting it in freezer for 20 minutes once its cooled to room temperature.

🍓 Now once the jelly is firm and chilled and cut into cubes, custard is cooled to room temperature, strawberries are sliced and cake is cut into pieces, lets layer the dish in the following order:

Custard

Cake

A drizzle of cream

Custard

Strawberries

A layer of cream

Custard

Jelly

Strawberries

A final layer of custard

Drizzle of cream

Some garnish of strawberries

Chill in refrigerator for atleast 4 hours.

Serve.

Fruit and Custard

Fruit and Custard is one of the easiest and quick desserts one can think off. It is simple and can get you a lot of appreciation from your friends and family. Try it and do let me know your remarks …..

Ayesha's Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups custard (not so thick)(vanilla)
  • 1 cup whipped cream
  • ½ cup blue berries
  • 1 cup sliced strawberries
  • 1 banana sliced
  • 1 mango diced

Procedure:

-Make vanilla custard according to the instructions given at the back of the pack. (Use 4.5 cups of milk) or you can buy ready-made custard from the supermarket.

-In a see through glass bowl/ dish pour the custard and refrigerate for about 6 hours.

-Now decorate it with fruits. Top it with some whipped cream by using piping bag and serve cold for dessert.

Servings:

Serves 6.

English Trifle / Fruit Trifle

Fruit trifle is widely popular in Pakistan and around the globe. This is originally an English dessert which is made with custard and other fruit layering with some jam and cream. Its rich and should be consumed in moderation if you are on diet ….

Ayesha's Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 litre Vanilla custard (smooth and runny)
  • 1 instant jelly (make according to the manufacturer’s instructions and refrigerate for 40 minutes before using)
  • 10 strawberries (big size) (1 whole, 9 sliced)
  • Few pineapple pieces and slices
  • 2 bananas sliced
  • 1 cup whipped cream
  • 4 tbspns strawberry jam (whipped)
  • 1 sponge sheet / unfilled sponge cake/ 1 plain cake

Procedure:

-In a deep glass (see through) trifle ball spread some custards and layer it with some sponge cake pieces, some jelly crystals, strawberry slices, pineapple chunks sliced bananas, ½ of the jam and some whipped cream.

-Now again repeat the same layerings until the item are finished.

-Your last layer should be custard.

-Sprinkle some left over fruit chunks and cake pieces on it and decorate it with some whipped cream, pineapple slice and whole strawberry.

-Refrigerate for 1 hr. and serve cold as a dessert.