Cranberry Bliss Cheesecake Trifle Recipe
Layers of creamy cheesecake alternate with orange liqueur-soaked gingerbread and cranberries to make this festive cheesecake trifle recipe!
Servings: 12 servings
Cost: $15
Equipment
- trifle bowl
Ingredients
For the cheesecake filling:
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese room temperature
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
For the Trifle:
- 3 cups cubed gingerbread or crushed gingerbread cookies or graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons orange liquor
- 3 cups cranberry sauce
- 2 cups whipped cream
Instructions
Make the cheesecake Filling:
- Place the cream cheese, condensed milk, vanilla, lemon juice and zest in the pitcher of a blender.
- Puree until smooth.
- Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
Assemble the Trifle:
- Layer half the gingerbread in the bottom of a trifle dish.
- Drizzle 1/2 the orange liquor over the gingerbread.
- Top the gingerbread with half the cheesecake filling, smoothing with a spoon into an even layer.
- Spread 1/2 the cranberry sauce, in an even layer, over the cheesecake and top with half the whipped cream.
- Repeat the layers ending with the whipped cream.
- Dust the top layer of whipped cream with orange zest and spoon a few more cranberries on top as a garnish.
- Shave some of the white chocolate over the cranberry sauce with a vegetable peeler.
- Cover and refrigerate up to 48 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 1mg