Description

Layer fresh raspberries with creamy vanilla pudding and vanilla wafer cookies to make a colorful spin on a nostalgic trifle dessert! Deliciously sweet, tart, and juicy! This vanilla pudding trifle with fresh raspberries is a perfect dessert for day-ahead prep. Just chill it in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

  • 3/4 Cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  • 1/2 Cup cornstarch
  • 6 Cups half-and-half
  • 1/2 Cup (1 stick) salted butter, cut into cubes
  • 3 Tablespoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 2 Packages (6 ounces each) Driscoll’s Raspberries, divided
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 Cup heavy cream
  • 1 box vanilla wafer cookies
  • 3/4 Cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  1. PLACE 3/4 cup sugar into a medium saucepan.
  2. ADD 1/2 cup cornstarch.
  3. STIR until thoroughly combined.
  4. POUR IN 6 cups half-and-half.
  5. COOK over medium heat while STIRRING constantly until mixture comes to a boil.
  6. DECREASE heat to low and continue to COOK and STIR constantly until mixture thickens.
  7. ADD 1/2 cup (1 stick) cubed salted butter and ADD 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
  8. STIR to combine.
  9. ALLOW pudding mixture to cool to room temperature.
  10. PLACE 1 package (6 ounces) raspberries into a medium bowl.
  11. ADD juice of 1 lemon and ADD remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  12. STIR and MASH with a fork or potato masher until raspberries are pureed.
  13. PRESS raspberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve and DISCARD liquid.
  14. STIR raspberry puree solids into to pudding mixture.
  15. SET ASIDE pudding mixture.
  16. POUR 1 cup heavy cream into a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
  17. ADD 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  18. WHIP until soft peaks form.
  19. FOLD whipped cream mixture into pudding mixture.
  20. SPOON about 1/3 cup pudding mixture into a large serving bowl or trifle dish and SPREAD evenly.
  21. ARRANGE a single layer of vanilla wafer cookies over pudding mixture.
  22. ARRANGE more vanilla wafer cookies on their sides against side of trifle dish.
  23. RESERVE several raspberries for garnish from 1 package (6 ounces) raspberries.
  24. PLACE a few raspberries between cookies.
  25. SPOON half of remaining pudding mixture into dish and SPREAD evenly.
  26. ARRANGE a single layer of vanilla wafer cookies over pudding mixture.
  27. ARRANGE more vanilla wafer cookies on their sides against side of trifle dish.
  28. PLACE a few raspberries between cookies.
  29. SPOON remaining pudding mixture into dish.
  30. CREATE a third layer of vanilla wafer cookies and raspberries.
  31. SPOON whipped cream mixture over dessert.
  32. CRUSH several vanilla wafer cookies and SPRINKLE over dessert.
  33. GARNISH with reserved raspberries. 
  34. SERVE immediately or CHILL in refrigerator until ready to serve.