Terrific Trifle Take-Down

I tell people, I like to 'wring a dollar to death'. Sometimes that is hard to do when you want to cook or make a delicious dish. If the stars a-line correctly (just teasing), you may be fortunate to find great deals at the grocery store. This 'Trifle' was made for $4 the minimum amount with several 'Dollar Finds'. Be sure to buy the deals when you find them and freeze for when you need them. I found some frozen premade red velvet cakes for $1 as well as Wilderness strawberry filling at the same price. $1 fresh 1 lb. strawberries and $1 32 oz. yogurt. Yes, I put yogurt in my whipped cream. Which was only $.25 for 1/2 pint. You may substitute 8 oz whipped topping this time of year for $1 and cream cheese, too.

Jello pudding and 2 cups milk were $.50 each. TO PREPARE: Cut cake into 1/2"-1" squares. Whip cream (or use whipped topping), 1/2 package cream cheese and 1/2 cup yogurt together adding 1/3 cup sugar & 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix 3 oz package chocolate pudding with 2 1/2 cups milk. Cut up 1/2 carton of strawberries (reserve four slices for garnish) and add to 1/2 can of Wilderness filling. Gently stir to mix. TO ASSEMBLE: In a fancy bowl add 1/3 of cake cubes, 1/3 whipped cream mixture, 1/3 pudding & 1/3 fruit making layers. Continue doing 1/3 of each until your bowl is full. On top layer, be careful not to spread the items (they look smeared and messy), but gently spoon them on top of or amongst each other in small blobs. Garnish with sliced strawberries. For pennies you have made an amazing dessert everyone will be fighting over to get a taste of. Yeah!! Success and simple. TERRIFIC TRIFLE TAKE-DOWN!!