Gingerbread Trifle [Holiday Recipe]

Gingerbread Trifle from Tatertots & Jello

Seven Layer Dips

Seven Layer Dip from The Constables' Larder

Candy Corn Trifles

I am torn.  I have the perfect cute mini trifle dishes to go with this candy corn trifle from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, but I really like the candy corn pudding:

I will probably stick with the pudding because we love it so much, but I am so glad I saw this because I would have bought the clear plastic cups for the pudding when I have these cute trifle dishes in my cupboard!

If you are in the mood for candy corn trifle, you can get the recipe  HERE.

Pumpkin Trifle

The City Cradle has some great images of pumpkin treats on her blog from Katie Grace Designs:

I love the idea of making little pumpkin pies, especially these that look like more crust than filling!  I am all about the pie crust and whipped cream:

And these mason jars have pumpkin trifle inside:

She didn't have a recipe for it on her blog, but this recipe from Paula Deen looks like it would work:

Paula Deen's Spiced Pumpkin Mousse Trifle

What you need:

2 (14-ounce) packages gingerbread mix
1 (5.1-ounce) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (30-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping
1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional

What you do:

Bake the gingerbread according to the package directions; cool completely.
Prepare the pudding and set aside to cool.
Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar, and cardamom into the pudding.
Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding, and whipped topping. Sprinkle of the top with crushed gingersnaps, if desired. Refrigerate overnight. Trifle can be layered in a punch bowl.

So I would take the recipe, use real whipped cream instead of whipped topping because I refuse to eat whipped topping, and layer it in glass jars!  So cute!

Shot Glass Desserts

I have always loved shot glass desserts.  They are just so cute and little.  Which is more proof that being little magnifies the cuteness potential! Babies, puppies, shot glass desserts.

But I don't own any shot glasses.  And honestly, I don't want to.  I try to talk myself into them when I see cute things like these:

Rootbeer Float Cupcakes:

Raspberry Tiramisu:

Trifle:

For now, I am holding off.  Or I guess I should say I have filled the void with these:

My husband bought them for me for Mother's Day.  It may have something to do with the fact that I took  Lou La to the store with me, showed them to her, told her how many I wanted and to tell her Dad.  It might have something to do with that.  So now anytime I see a shot glass dessert, I will just picture this:

Or this:

Or even a s'mifle...a s'more trifle (although I think I would add some vanilla ice cream):

Hopefully these will keep me from needing to buy shot glasses.  At least for a while.