My husband is a HUGE trifle fan. He had a birthday recently but doesn’t always love cake, so I whipped this up instead. It is so easy and tastes absolutely divine.
It is layered with brownies, chocolate, caramel, whipped cream, and more. You could easily replace anything in this recipe with something you like more. That’s why I love this recipe, it is so versatile and I can switch out the candy or toppings as needed to make it a favorite for everyone.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Chocolate Caramel Brownie Trifle, you will need the following ingredients:
- Brownies, cut into 1″ squares
- Instant chocolate pudding
- Jar caramel sauce
- Heath bars, (regular size)
- Cool Whip Whipped Topping
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Chocolate Caramel Brownie Trifle
- Prepare brownies according to package or recipe directions. Once the brownies are baked and cooled, cut up into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Prepare chocolate pudding according to directions.
- Crush the Heath candy bars into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Spoon about a third of your pudding into a trifle dish.
- Add a layer of brownie pieces.
- Sprinkle on some of the crushed Heath.
- Drizzle on some caramel sauce.
- Top with about half of the cool whip.
- Repeat all layers.
- Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Place the Chocolate Caramel Brownie Trifle in the fridge and store for up to 3 days. Beyond this it will be extra mushy.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are not a caramel fan, you could easily replace the caramel with any of your other favorite brownie toppings. Our favorite caramel alternatives include the following: peanut butter, frosting, chocolate sauce, hot fudge, raspberry filling, cherry filling, or ice cream (be sure to freeze it). Then, add your desired toppings such as M&M’s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, or sprinkles.
If you don’t have a trifle bowl, don’t worry about it. You don’t need to go buy one. You could easily make this recipe without one. We recommend using just a normal glass bowl, or even a tall 9×13 inch glass pan. You obviously won’t be able to layer it as much if you use a 9×13 inch pan, but that won’t matter.
The only problem with trifles is, they usually need to be stored in the fridge, and they usually have some type of softer food or liquid to them. When these foods get refrigerated, they can often go soggy. I would say this recipe could be made in the morning and served later that night, however, I wouldn’t go more than making it a day ahead of time. However, you could prepare all the ingredients, separately, the night before, then assemble it the next day. I usually make my brownies, cut them up, slice up my snickers bar, prepare my filling, and place them all in the fridge, or aside, then assemble it an hour before my guests arrive. I wouldn’t recommend making it too far in advance. Just the day of, when you plan serving it.
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Chocolate Caramel Brownie Trifle Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pan Brownies, cut into 1" squares
- 2 (5.1 ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding
- 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel sauce
- 4 Heath bars, (regular size)
- 16 ounces Cool Whip Whipped Topping
Equipment
Instructions
- Prepare brownies according to package or recipe directions. Once the brownies are baked and cooled, cut up into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Prepare chocolate pudding according to directions.
- Crush the Heath candy bars into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Spoon about a third of your pudding into a trifle dish.
- Add a layer of brownie pieces.
- Sprinkle on some of the crushed Heath.
- Drizzle on some caramel sauce.
- Top with about half of the cool whip.
- Repeat all layers.
- Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
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This just looks and sounds Heavenly! I bet your hubby loved it!
Wooahhhh, this will be a dangerous recipe for my house! I’ve gotta try this out soon, thanks 🙂
Yummy!!! This looks so tasty…who doesn’t like brownies n’ caramel? Pinning it:)
One word–yum–and I want! I guess that’s like 4 words 🙂
Holy YUMMO batman!!! WOW! I’m worried that if I pin this, I will never get back on my diet LOL Thanks for sharing!
xo
Heather
PINNING!!!!Natasha xx
That looks so good. I bought a trifle bowl sometime back just so I could make yummy desserts like this. Thanks for sharing.
This looks delicious! I pinned it for later 🙂
YUM YUM YUM!
We made this for my sisters baby shower and it was as good as it was pretty!!! THANKS for sharing!!
Wow this looks so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!
-Kayla 🙂
I noticed that in the ingredient list, there is no mention of Cool Whip but in the instructions, it calls for it. Just wondering how much.. the entire container, half, until it looks right….? 🙂
Could you omit the caramel and leave everything the same? But still having it taste delicious?
I’m sure it will still be delicious with all of the other yummy ingredients.
What size is your trifle bowl?
Our trifle bowl is similar to this one on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2WLaRCZ
I have also made this with chocolate cake. It didn’t last 5 minutes. I have a church potluck this coming Sunday and I think I will make this version. Thank you for all your ideas.
Hi
Can I use something else instead 0f the chocolate pudding?
You can use any flavor of pudding that you like.