Best Strawberry Trifle
Gorgeous layered strawberry trifle with homemade custard, juicy berries, and clouds of whipped cream — elegant yet easy.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs fresh strawberries + sugar
- Pound cake cubes
- Vanilla custard milk, cream, yolks, cornstarch
- 2½ cups whipped cream
Instructions
- Macerate sliced strawberries.
- Make thick vanilla custard → cool.
- Whip cream to soft peaks.
- Layer: custard → cake → berries → custard → cream → repeat.
- Decorate → chill 8–24 hrs.
Notes
- Real custard > pudding mix
- 8–24 hr chill = perfect texture
- Keeps 3 days in the fridge
- Individual glasses = adorable
- Boozy drizzle = adult upgrade