Recently, I found a unique trifle bowl that I bought for a friend’s birthday. No cook would give a bowl like that empty, so I decided to put a trifle in it before giving it to her. I had a box of Hostess Ding Dongs that needed to be used up, as well as some fresh raspberries, and this easy Chocolate Raspberry Trifle is the delicious result. Although Ding Dongs aren’t exactly gourmet, they were prefect for layering with my favorite microwave pie filling, which is much better than instant pudding, and the raspberries.

This Chocolate Raspberry Trifle takes only a few minutes to assemble, and can be put In small glasses if you prefer individual servings.

16 Servings


Cream Filling:
4 cups milk, divided
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup flour
4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup butter

10 Chocolate Snack Cakes with Creamy Filling, such as Hostess Ding Dongs

3/4 cup raspberry jam
2 pints fresh raspberries

Fresh mint, for garnish
Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

1. Make the cream filling: Measure 1 cup of the milk into a blender container. Place the remaining 3 cups milk in the microwave until boiling (I use my 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup).
2. Meanwhile, add the sugar, salt, flour, and eggs to the blender and blend until smooth, scraping the sides down once or twice. Whisk the mixture into the hot milk; microwave 3 minutes; whisk until smooth, and microwave an additional 4-6 minutes until thickened, whisking after 3 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and butter.
3. Assembly: Pour enough of the pudding mixture over the bottom of a trifle bowl. Arrange 5 of the Ding Dongs over the pudding. Drizzle strawberry jam over the cakes, and scatter half of the raspberries over the jam. Pour half of the pudding over the raspberries.
4. Arrange the remaining Ding Dongs over the pudding, top with jam and most of the remaining raspberries (save some for garnishing the top). Pour the remaining pudding over and smooth the top. Arrange raspberries on top and add a few mint leaves for color. Cover and refrigerate at least four hours, or overnight. Serve with sweetened whipped cream if you like.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 331 Calories from Fat 106
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 32% Protein 6% Carb. 62%

Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Cholesterol 71 mg
Sodium 240 mg
Total Carbohydrate 51 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 27 g
Protein 5 g

Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 14% Calcium 0% Iron 3%