With Sherry (Sherry Trifle)

  Another Christmas tradition for us (and many other British descendants) is Sherry Trifle for dessert.  I have made this for years and years after growing up with it for years and years.  I start with a purchased jelly roll, sliced up and covering the bottom of a pretty glass bowl. Next, I add 1/2 cup of dry sherry to soak into the cake (this is the best part!)  Then a layer of fruit is added on top - I have always used a can of drained mandarin oranges and sliced bananas.
A custard component is the next layer of the dessert.  I favour the traditional British Bird's Custard, which I make (easily, with no risk of scorching) in the microwave using the dessert recipe on the back of the container (versus the sauce recipe).  Licking the bowl after this step just takes me right back to my childhood!  I refrigerate the concoction at this point until right before serving.  This allows the custard to set up.  Finally, I top the whole dessert off with sweetened whipped cream and either cherries on top or some reserved mandarin segments.  I made two bowls of trifle this year (one for Christmas dinner and one for Boxing Day) and each serves a lot of people - the bowl weighs a ton!   It looks so pretty too and that's why you use a glass bowl to show off the layers. 
  

Comments

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Yum ~~~ Angie, that looks so delicious!

I wracked my brain today trying to find a way to use a ton of ripe mangoes. I sent my husband to the store to get 2 mangoes for a curry chicken recipe a few days ago, and he came home with a HUGE case of them from Costco. >:(

I wound up making a fruit tart with some of them (it's still chilling in the fridge so I have no clue how it turned out) and I'll use some more in smoothies tomorrow.

I'll have to look around here & see if I can find jelly rolls and make that Sherry Trifle soon. Looks awesome and I love the name. :p

I'm making your famous ribs (again) on New Years Day ~ :o) ymmmm!

[Chris]

Love the use of the jelly roll in this dessert! Any tips on where to buy them would be great! Looks scrumptious... way better than the gloppy overly sweet one my MIL used to make!