Thanksgiving Trifle
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Serves: 10-12 servings
 
A combination of all the best fall dessert flavors-- vanilla pudding layered with sautéed apples, candied pecans, and pumpkin bread.
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds apples, peeled, cored and chopped into half inch chunks
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1- 5oz. package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups milk
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1- 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 loaf of pumpkin bread (store bought or homemade), cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1½ cups glazed or candied pecans, coarsely chopped
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine apples, cinnamon, flour, and salt. In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter with the brown sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally for about a minute. Add apples and stir to combine. Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes until the apples have just softened, they should still have a bit of crunch. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  2. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer beat the heavy cream, when it becomes frothy, slowly add the sugar while continuing to mix. Beat the cream to soft peaks.
  3. Add the pudding mix to the milk, and whisk to combine. (Do this in the measuring cup.)
  4. In another large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sweetened condensed milk until smooth. (There is no need to clean your mixer whisks.) Add the pudding mixture, and again beat until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in half of the whipped cream.
  5. In a trifle bowl, or other tall clear serving dish, add half of the cubed pumpkin bread. Top with one third of the pudding mixture, then half of the apples and half of the pecans. Repeat layers, reserving a couple tablespoons of the pecans to garnish. Top the whole dish with the remaining whipped cream and pecans.
  6. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Best within 2 days.
Recipe by Work. Cook. Eat. at https://www.workcookeat.com/thanksgiving-trifle/