Please any crowd with this stunning strawberry and blueberry trifle! It is cool and refreshing, making it the perfect dessert for summer!

Today I am sharing one of our favorite dessert recipes! We love making this strawberry and blueberry trifle. It always gets rave reviews when we bring it to a gathering. Not only does it taste amazing and feed a lot of people, it is gorgeous too!

The colors from the blueberries and strawberries make it the perfect dessert for the 4th of July or any patriotic holiday. However you can enjoy this trifle anytime of the year!

While you are able to make this dessert ahead of time and refrigerate it, I recommend making it the day of your event so it looks and tastes the most fresh. However, I would not turn down any leftovers the next day! 😉

This strawberry and blueberry trifle obviously looks amazing in this trifle dish, but you don’t have to own one to make it. The layers are what makes this dessert so stunning. So serving it in a clear dish is best to show off all those pretty layers. You could use a big glass mixing bowl, smaller glass bowls or even serve it in individual clear plastic cups. 

How to make a strawberry and blueberry trifle

Make sure to always wash your fruit first! Buying organic is your best bet, if that is an option.

Cut up the strawberries and set to the side. I like to cut my strawberries into lengthwise slices as I think this way is more aesthetically pleasing.

Recently I saw a great tip to use an egg slicer for cutting up strawberries but realized we did not have one anymore. I guess that did not make it through the great purge before we moved. LOL!

Cut up the pound cake into cubes. I usually buy the pound cake loaves but they were all out of them at Walmart, so I got these pre-sliced vanilla creme cakes. They made my job a little easier!

Make the custard by mixing the cream cheese, cool whip and vanilla pudding. I softened the cream cheese first. After those three ingredients are mixed, add milk until the custard gets to the consistency that you like. I added the milk by 1/4 cup increments until I got to about 3/4 cup milk.

Next gather all your “supplies” and start to layer them in the dish. I started with the pound cake then added the custard and topped with fruit. Repeat that two more times. Make sure you don’t use too much of the custard in the first layer so you have enough for the top. I may be speaking from experience here. Ha! Truth be told, Mr. Wonderful is usually the one who makes this trifle and he is a little more precise than I am. LOL

Honestly though, I don’t think you have to be perfect in your layers. I think the mixing of the layers adds to the beauty of the trifle. At least that is what I am telling myself. 😉 If you are a visual learner, here is a video of the process showing you how make the strawberry and blueberry trifle. If you can’t see the video, turn off your ad blocker.

Strawberry and Blueberry Trifle

Yield: 8-10

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Please any crowd with this stunning strawberry and blueberry trifle! It is cool and refreshing making it the perfect dessert for summer!

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Ingredients

• 2 (3.4 oz) boxes instant vanilla pudding
• 2 (8 oz) tubs cool whip
• 1 (8 oz) block of cream cheese
• 2 (12 oz) loaves pound cake
• 1 quart (1.5 lbs) strawberries, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 pint (11 oz) blueberries

Instructions

1. Set aside some strawberries, blueberries and pound cake for topping the trifle.
2. Mix instant pudding, cool whip and cream cheese.
3. Thin mixture with milk until you get the consistency you want. I added about 3/4 cup milk.
4. Make layers in trifle dish starting with 1/3 of the pound cake cubes, then 1/3 custard mixture and finally 1/3 of the strawberries and blueberries. Repeat this for two more layers.
5. Garnish with the reserved pound cake, strawberries and blueberries for the topping.

Notes

For best results, chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

Hope you enjoy this strawberry and blueberry trifle recipe! I know we did! I will be back in a couple days to show you the 4th of July tablescape I decorated. Have a great day!