Recipe: Brownie Trifle
(Otherwise known as "Heart Attack in a Bowl", or "Die, Atkins, Die!" or "How to Kill Your Pancreas with Six Ingredients, Give or Take")
NOTE: I know I said last time I couldn't believe I was posting recipes. I guess maybe I will be. But only the really, really good ones, promise! And yes, I am still on an *adjusted* low-carb "lifestyle modification". I have lightened this up a little bit, as noted.
I don't know the original source of this; I got it from an online parents message board I'm on.
INGREDIENTS:
* Brownie mix
* Hazelnut syrup (the kind to flavor coffee; I used DaVinci) (NOTE: sugar-free hazelnut may be available, but I did not have sugar-free on hand)
* 2 small boxes chocolate pudding (NOTE: I used sugar-free, fat-free)
* 4 cups milk (NOTE: I used skim)
* 16 oz. whipped topping (NOTE: I used Cool Whip Lite; would have used Cool Whip free, but they were out of it at Walmart)
* 1 large Symphony bar
Prepare a 9x13 pan of brownies as directed on the package. Let them cool for a bit, then while they're still warm, use a fork and break them up in the pan. Drizzle the hazelnut syrup on them. Prepare the pudding with the 4 cups of milk. Chop up the Symphony bar. In a trifle bowl, put in 1/3 of the crumbled brownies. Top with 1/3 of the pudding, 1/3 of the whipped topping, and 1/3 of the Symphony bar. Repeat 2 times, ending with the Symphony bar sprinkled on the whipped topping. You should have a lovely layered dessert that is easy to make and will impress almost anyone. Now you're ready to kill your pancreas!
I'm making this for our church's annual Memorial Day picnic (consumed while listening to the Indy 500 on the radio) for the second year in a row. Last year it was almost gone by the time I got to it (I got, like, two spoonfuls). If you don't have a trifle bowl, don't sweat it. A very large glass or clear acrylic bowl will work, but last year I didn't even have that; I just used a plain opaque plastic bowl. It tastes just as good -- just doesn't look as pretty ;) This year...I have the trifle bowl!
NOTE: I know I said last time I couldn't believe I was posting recipes. I guess maybe I will be. But only the really, really good ones, promise! And yes, I am still on an *adjusted* low-carb "lifestyle modification". I have lightened this up a little bit, as noted.
I don't know the original source of this; I got it from an online parents message board I'm on.
INGREDIENTS:
* Brownie mix
* Hazelnut syrup (the kind to flavor coffee; I used DaVinci) (NOTE: sugar-free hazelnut may be available, but I did not have sugar-free on hand)
* 2 small boxes chocolate pudding (NOTE: I used sugar-free, fat-free)
* 4 cups milk (NOTE: I used skim)
* 16 oz. whipped topping (NOTE: I used Cool Whip Lite; would have used Cool Whip free, but they were out of it at Walmart)
* 1 large Symphony bar
Prepare a 9x13 pan of brownies as directed on the package. Let them cool for a bit, then while they're still warm, use a fork and break them up in the pan. Drizzle the hazelnut syrup on them. Prepare the pudding with the 4 cups of milk. Chop up the Symphony bar. In a trifle bowl, put in 1/3 of the crumbled brownies. Top with 1/3 of the pudding, 1/3 of the whipped topping, and 1/3 of the Symphony bar. Repeat 2 times, ending with the Symphony bar sprinkled on the whipped topping. You should have a lovely layered dessert that is easy to make and will impress almost anyone. Now you're ready to kill your pancreas!
I'm making this for our church's annual Memorial Day picnic (consumed while listening to the Indy 500 on the radio) for the second year in a row. Last year it was almost gone by the time I got to it (I got, like, two spoonfuls). If you don't have a trifle bowl, don't sweat it. A very large glass or clear acrylic bowl will work, but last year I didn't even have that; I just used a plain opaque plastic bowl. It tastes just as good -- just doesn't look as pretty ;) This year...I have the trifle bowl!
posted by Andrea | 1:01 AM
8 Comments:
Oh, that sounds just wickedly good! I especially liked your alternative names for the recipe. :)
I love trifles. They look so pretty. This one sounds like a keeper. I've done it with smashed Heath Bars, too.
Yummy. I just need someone to make all these goodies for me. I cant bake for anything.
Have a Happy Memorial Day!
Mel, don't feel bad; the first time I made this, I didn't know either, let alone have one! It's a clear glass straight-sided bowl, usually on a pedestal (pedestel? I used to be a much better speller).
Here's a link to a picture of one: http://tinyurl.com/bxtmq
lawbrat, if you can make brownies and instant pudding from a box, you can make this. Trust me.
Another winner recipe...some day my kids are going to look in my recipe box and say: Who was this Andrea that gave Mom all these wonderful recipes?
That sounds absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS!!! I am going to make that as soon as I go out and buy a trifle bowl. Because it just wouldn't be the same without the trifle bowl. Thanks for the awesome recipe!!!
A friend of mine maks this for every occasion, but uses Kahlua instead of the syrup & uses Heath bar instead of symphony. It's to die for!
YUM! That sounds even better. Heath bars...I will definitely try that next time!
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