How to Make St. Paddy's Day Chocolate Trifle - A Step-by-Step Guide

St. Patrick's Day is a time of celebration, festivities, and of course, delicious food. If you're looking for a fun and festive dessert to serve at your St. Paddy's Day gathering, look no further than this St. Paddy's Day Chocolate Trifle. This indulgent and visually stunning dessert is the perfect way to cap off a day of celebrating all things Irish.

With layers of rich chocolate cake, creamy Irish cream flavored pudding, and fluffy whipped cream, this trifle is a true showstopper. T...

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Ingredients

  • 1 (19.8 ounce) package brownie mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
  • 2 egg, or more to taste
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 2 (5.1 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 6 drops green food coloring, or more as desired, divided
  • 6 ounces creme de menthe candies (such as Andes®), broken into pieces
  • 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping
  • ½ cup white sugar

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 4 hrs
  • Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 servings

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish
  • Combine brownie mix, eggs, oil, and water in a large bowl; stir until well blended. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 28 to 31 minutes. Remove from oven. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, pour milk into a large bowl and whisk pudding mix into the milk. Stir creme de menthe candies and about 3 drops of green food coloring into the bowl until evenly colored to your desired shade. Allow mixture to set for 5 minutes.
  • Set out a trifle bowl. Crumble 1/2 the cooled brownies into the bowl and top with 1/2 the green vanilla pudding mixture. Spread 1/2 the whipped topping on top. Repeat layers.
  • Pour sugar in a small bowl and add about 3 drops of green food coloring; stir until evenly colored to your desired shade Place a large shamrock template on top of the trifle in the bowl. Sprinkle the shamrock shape with green sugar. Carefully remove template.
  • Cover trifle and chill in the refrigerator for about 3 hours before serving.
  • Nutrition

    444 cal.

    • Total Fat: 22g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 24mg
    • Sodium: 397mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 62g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 31g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 67mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 172mg