Description
Delightful trifle cups layered with creamy cheese, tart cranberry sauce, and crunchy graham crackers, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup cranberry sauce (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 cup graham crackers, crushed
- 1 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Prepare the cranberry sauce: cook fresh cranberries with sugar and water until thick, and let cool.
- Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth, then mix in the vanilla.
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form, then fold into the cream cheese mixture.
- Layer the cups starting with the cream cheese mixture, followed by graham cracker crumbs and cranberry sauce; repeat the layers.
- Chill for at least 120 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with whole cranberries or mint leaves before serving.
Notes
Allow ingredients to come to room temperature for better mixing, and avoid overwhipping the cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Christmas dessert, trifle, cranberry dessert, cream cheese, holiday treat