Clean-Out-the-Freezer Strawberry Trifles

Remember these Easter egg cakes we made a few weeks ago? We had a container full of pound cake scraps sitting in the freezer that we didn't want to waste, and cake pops were too laborious for a weeknight. Enter a few frozen strawberries that had been sitting around for a while...

Trifles are like the garbage disposal of desserts (tasty analogy, huh?); you can throw just about anything in them. Leftover cake, crumbled cookies, fruit, nuts, chocolate sauce, jam... Just layer them in a glass, and the composed whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.

If you're still cleaning out your fridge, freezer, and pantry, keep a trifle in mind. You don't need cake scraps. Leftover birthday cake slices? Half a batch of brownies? Sugar cookies? Those will all work with a little fruit and whipped cream (or, in our case, half a cup of Cool Whip left over from another project).

(Images: Elizabeth Passarella)

Comments (3)

You had me until the words "Cool Whip"...

posted by Brooklynnina on April 24th 2009 at 11:57am
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:) Brooklynnina - My thought exactly.

posted by Joan A. on April 27th 2009 at 9:52am
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We love this dessert and make regular use of it ...but instead of the cool whip ( which really is great if your in a hurry or it's all there is)....you might use a very good yogurt or clotted cream or Devonshire Cream or a nice vanilla pudding made thin.

posted by prairiecactus on December 2nd 2009 at 5:14pm
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