With summer in full bloom, it’s time for another berry dessert! I personally love strawberry cheesecake, so this berry cheesecake trifle is a wonderful take on a traditional cheesecake recipe.
As if this berry dessert trifle could not get any better, this recipe doesn’t even require turning on an oven.
What is a trifle?
A trifle is actually a dish from Great Britain. It is usually a cold dessert made with sponge cake and fruit and then covered with layers of cream and/or jelly.
We LOVE how easy trifle desserts are to make – the hardest part is just assembling it all together in a trifle bowl.
If you don’t have a trifle bowl, you could easily use any type of deep bowl.
I like to use a glass bowl when I make a trifle because then you can see all the layers that make up the dessert.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Berry Cheesecake Trifle, you will need the following ingredients:
- Fresh strawberries
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Strawberry pie filling
- Cream cheese
- Sour cream
- Milk
- Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Cool Whip
- Angel food cake
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:



How to make Berry Cheesecake Trifle
- In a large mixing bowl, combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and pie filling; set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sour cream, milk, pudding mix and Cool Whip; set aside.
- Cut your angel food cake into cubes (about 1 inch) and set aside.
- Assemble your trifle by spreading half of the angel food cake in the bottom of your trifle bowl or serving dish.
- Top angel food cake with half of the cream mixture.
- Spread on half of the berry mixture on top of the cream mixture.
- Repeat all steps.
- Store trifle in the refrigerator until served. Stays fresh in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Storage Instructions
- Fridge: Place the Berry Cheesecake Trifle in the fridge and store for up to 2 days.
- Make sure to cover it with saran wrap or tin foil to keep from exposing the dessert and having it dry out
Want to add some finishing touches?
- Crush up some graham crackers and sprinkle it on top (just before serving to avoid them getting soggy)
- Get canned whipped cream and sliced strawberries for a special finish
- Add some marshmallows to the top
- You can use any flavor pie filling and add whatever fruit you’d like. Both blueberry and raspberry are wonderful options.
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Berry Cheesecake Trifle Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pints fresh strawberries, (hulled and sliced)
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 21 ounces strawberry pie filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 12 ounces Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed
- 1 angel food cake, (cut into cubes)
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and pie filling; set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sour cream, milk, pudding mix and Cool Whip; set aside.
- Cut your angel food cake into cubes (about 1 inch) and set aside.
- Assemble your trifle by spreading half of the angel food cake in the bottom of your trifle bowl or serving dish.
- Top angel food cake with half of the cream mixture.
- Spread on half of the berry mixture on top of the cream mixture.
- Repeat all steps.
- Store trifle in the refrigerator until served.
Notes
- The trifle will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 2 days



















YES!! We are all about a trifle at our house. This looks so incredible 🙂 Pinned!
This looks great! This is a definite try this out for a party, nice and easy too! I LOVE the bowl you put it in. it looks perfect for this, if you got it somewhere recently let us know, I would love to pick one up!
The bowl is from Target!
I have made this trifle two times and continue to get requests for more! I couldn’t find raspberry filling so I used blueberry with the fresh strawberries, amazing.
Wal-Mart is closing them out, too. $2.00
Wal-Mart is closing them out, too. $2.00
Has anyone used frozen strawberries. I bought all other ingredients to make this for a bday party tomorrow night and I couldn’t get fresh.