Do you like chocolate and peanut butter? This dessert is for that "chocoholic" in your family. It looks very rich, but actually isn't. The peanut butter taste is mellowed by whipped topping and pudding. This post is one of my most requested. If you love chocolate and you love peanut butter cups, this dessert is for you. Your family will love it!
There are so many dessert trifles out there and to be quite truthful I love them all. Every time I make a trifle everyone raves about it. It's an easy dessert to make. For this trifle you will need a box of brownies, a box of instant vanilla pudding, milk, peanut butter, vanilla, a small container of thawed whipped topping, like Cool Whip, and the star of the show, Reese's peanut butter cups. It makes enough to feed a pretty good sized group. Note: It calls for regular size peanut butter cups, but I think using the small size cups would be fine also. Just remember to buy a few regular size ones for the top.
It's great for holidays, get-togethers, birthdays, or just for the family as a pretty spectacular dessert. I do hope you try it. You will be surprised how creamy it is. The peanut butter and chocolate truly are not overwhelming. Every spoonful is a little bit of heaven!
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Trifle Dessert...
Here's what you'll need for the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Trifle. A box of brownies, vanilla pudding mix, milk, creamy peanut butter, whipped topping, peanut butter cups, and Heath bar crumbles (opt.)
Beat pudding and milk and once set add the vanilla and peanut butter and beat until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping until it is smooth and is completely combined.
Place half of the 1" brownies in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Then layer half of the cut up Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Heath Bar crumbles (opt.) and pudding mix. Repeat one more layer of each. Leave a little of the chopped peanut butter cups for the topping.
Top with whipped topping, the remaining cut up heath bar crumbles, and mini peanut butter cups.
And here it is! This dessert is so simple to make and tastes so good.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Trifle Recipe...
Ingredients:
- 1 9X13 pan of brownies, cut into 1" pieces
- 5.1 oz. box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 C. milk
- 1/2 C. creamy peanut butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 8 oz. container thawed whipped topping (Cool Whip), divided
- 12 peanut butter cups, treat size and crumble. I purchased one bag of bite size for the top and sprinkled Heath bar crumbles over that.
Directions:
- Combine pudding and milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Add peanut butter and vanilla, beat until smooth. Gently fold in 2 cups cool whip
- Layer in trifle dish 1/2 of the brownies, 1/2 of the crumbled peanut butter cups, 1/2 of the pudding mixture. Repeat. (Save a little bit of the cut up peanut butter cups for the top)
- Top with cool whip and mini peanut butter cups and Heath bar bits for the top.
- Chill until serving.
I do hope you enjoyed this post. The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Trifle is amazing. You can't go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter cups. The Pinterest desserts look amazing also.
Always remember..."Life's short...eat dessert first!"...words to live by!
