Fruit Trifle with Dates

Best fruit trifle recipe. Layers of fruits, cream, dates and cake. Sweet, juicy and oh so delicious. The best way to welcome summer is to make this trifle.

Cubed cake pieces soaked in hot custard and mango juice, making it more like a bread pudding , luscious and fruity. Topped with fruits and finally covered in a tangy fluffy whipping cream.

Summer is finally here, we are still getting some cold days, but it is not as freezing as the dreaded winter days.

 

Ingredients

▢cake ready and cut into chunks

1/2 cup of dates cut into chunks

▢ 5 cups prepared custard

▢1 cup mango juice.

▢2 cups cut mangos , more for garnishing.

▢1 cup grapes , halved, more for garnishing.

▢3 large bananas.

▢1 cup heavy whipping cream.

▢1 cup yogurt.

▢2 tablespoon sugar.

▢2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

 

Instructions

Cut the fruits, and the cake into 1 inch cubes.

Prepare the custard as directed on the package.

In the bottom of a deep serving bowl, add about 1 cup of the hot custard mix, top with 1/3 of the cake pieces and pour 1/3 cup of the mango juice over the cake pieces.

Top with 1/3 of mango, grapes, dates and bananas. You might want to be a little decorative around the edges.

Repeat layering custard, cakes, juice then fruits until all ingredients are used.

Prepare the whipping cream, by beating whipping cream, sugar and vanilla then fold in the yogurt until very well combined.

Pour the whipping cream on top and level.

Garnish with any leftover fruits.

Refrigerate for a couple of hours to let the cake soak up the mango juice.

Serve cold and enjoy!!

 

Lara Khouli