Ice Cream Trifle is a fancy-looking, amazing dessert that it's a whole lot easier to make than it seems. Your guests will love it.

Ice cream trifle with fruits and ladyfingers

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Why we ❤️ it

Say you want to serve something that looks fancy, but you don't really have the time for a long, multi-step recipe. I feel ya. For those occasions, I make this cute Ice Cream Trifle dessert that I call "Dulce Helado", as it's based on my own version of the Dominican trifle, or Dulce Frío, one of my favorite Dominican desserts.

Another thing I love about this fruit and ice cream trifle recipe is that it is very flexible: You can change the fruits to use, use canned fruit, or fresh fruit and fresh berries. You can also change the flavor of the ice cream, or use whipped cream instead of meringue. If you are not serving to kids, consider adding rum, or a bit of your favorite liqueur to the fruits. If you wanted to know if you can freeze the trifle, we've added instructions in the recipe notes.

Doesn't that all sound amazing?

About this recipe

All the ingredients are store-bought, and you only have to whip the suspiro (meringue), which basically takes a few minutes.

This is the perfect dessert to serve for summer, or any time that you are preparing a complex meal, and can squeeze barely enough time for dessert. This fruit and meringue trifle dessert has the right combination of textures, from the crispy ladyfingers to the airy meringue, and several in between.

What do you think?

Buen provecho!

Recipe

[Recipe + Video] Easy Ice Cream Trifle Dessert with Fruit

By: Clara Gonzalez

This easy ice cream trifle dessert with fruit over a bed of ladyfingers is a fancy-looking, amazing treat that it's a whole lot easier to make than it seems. Your guests will love it.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine Fusion

Servings 6 - 8 servings

Calories 563 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups of diced fruit, (see notes)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract, (see notes)
1 tablespoon sugar (white, granulated)
8 ladyfingers
2 pint of vanilla ice cream
3 cups of suspiro, (meringue, see recipe)
Fruit for decoration, (see notes)

Instructions

Layer fruit and ladyfingers: Mix fruit, vanilla extract (or liqueur), and sugar.
Place the ladyfingers in a square mold (I used a 6" x 9" [15 x 22 cm] one).
Spread the fruit on top of the ladyfingers in an even layer. Chill for an hour, the ladyfingers will soak in some of the fruit juice in the meantime.
Layer ice cream: When it's time to serve, take the ice cream out of the freezer.
Spread the ice cream on top of the fruit, careful to keep an even layer. If the ice cream is too hard, wait a couple of minutes for it to soften a bit. Freeze for 30 minutes to re-harden the ice cream.
Layer meringue: make the meringue (per recipe in the link above) in the meantime.
Once the 30 minutes have passed, cover the ice cream with the meringue.
Decorate and serve: Immediately after making the meringue layer, decorate with fruits, and serve right away.

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Tips and Notes

I used an equal mixture of canned peaches, fresh strawberries and fresh, pitted cherries for the fruit. Whichever fruit you use, make sure they taste well together, and are very soft.

For decoration, I used pitted cherries (the type that comes in jars), and some leftover strawberries. Get creative!

If you want to use whipped cream instead of meringue (the meringue makes the ice cream a lot airier, I love it with ice cream), you can use the appropriate steps in this recipe.

If you are serving only grownups, Add ¼ cup of dark rum or your favorite liqueur to the fruit instead of using vanilla extract. Pick a liqueur that goes well with the other flavors.

If you want to prepare this dessert a couple of hours in advance, prepare the meringue beforehand and keep covered in the fridge, along with the ladyfingers covered with fruit. Don't freeze for more than 30 minutes, otherwise, the fruit will freeze hard too, and that definitely does not work.

Nutrition

Calories: 563kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 20gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 355mgPotassium: 633mgFiber: 3gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 1105IUVitamin C: 3.5mgCalcium: 223mgIron: 1.1mg

Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutritional information.

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