This Pumpkin Spice Donut Cheesecake Trifle is so fun for fall! Made with Pumpkin Spice Donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts, it’s super easy to put together and so tasty!
Pumpkin Spice Donut Cheesecake Trifle
So this past weekend, the hubs and I went to the local fair with my brother and his family. We’d never been and it was pretty fun to go with them. My nieces had a lot of fun riding the rides and us adults got to eat the good fair food. 🙂
You know the stuff I’m talking about. Funnel cakes, fried oreos (so good, by the way!) and a tower of sliced fries covered in cheese and bacon. That’s the stuff that adult dreams are made of kids. Good, outrageously awesome food.
I figure this trifle is somewhat similar in it’s outrageous nature. I mean, it’s layered with donuts. Legit, full on donuts. It’s basically breakfast in dessert form. Kind of like breakfast for dinner.
See, the hubs decided one morning that he wanted to make a spontaneous trip to Dunkin’ Donuts, which is a solid 20 minutes away. I don’t know about you, but that’s a somewhat long drive for a donut. However, he seemed so excited about it that I couldn’t say no. So we hopped in the car and off we went.
Of course I knew as soon as we got there and I saw the sign for the pumpkin donuts that I had to have one. Then in true food blogger fashion I immediately started brainstorming things I could make with them.
Trifle! With cheesecake! Duh.
So instead of the one donut I promised myself I’d get, I walked out with a dozen and a half. #lifewithafoodbloggerwife
And so this trifle came to be!
Outrageous-seeming as it is, it’s amazing. I shared it with our church group and of course their initial reaction was pure amazement and, “Can we eat that?” “Are those donuts?”
Why yes, and yes. 🙂
And when they tasted it there was no going back. Love at first bite. It was a serious hit. Even a week later I had them telling me how good it was. Gotta love it when spontaneity hits the hubs and results in tasty things like this. 🙂
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Pumpkin Spice Donut Cheesecake Trifle
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Ingredients
- 1 package (3.4oz) cheesecake flavored pudding mix
- 2 cups (480ml) milk
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- 12-16 pumpkin spice donuts (I used Dunkin’ Donuts)
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce (divided)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine pudding mix and milk according to pudding package instructions. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, pumpkin pie spice and ground cinnamon until smooth.
- Fold pudding into cream cheese.
- Fold in 8 oz of Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream). Set aside.
- In a large trifle dish, place donut halves around the edge of the dish forming a ring. You’ll use 3-4 donuts.
- Then, break up another 2-3 donuts to fill in the center of the donut ring, forming an even layer.
- Top donut layer with half of cream cheese mixture.
- Top cream cheese mixture with 1/4 cup caramel sauce.
- Repeat each layer one more time starting with a donut layer, whipped cream layer and caramel layer.
- Finish off trifle with a few more pumpkin spice donuts for decoration.
- Refrigerate until firm and ready to serve, at least 4 hours. Can be made the night before and refrigerated overnight. Use within 3-4 days.
Nutrition
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Enjoy!
Categories:
Christmas, Holidays, No Bake Desserts, Other Sweets, Recipes, Sweets and Treats, Thanksgiving, Trifle Recipes,
I was looking for a recipe that involved apple spice donuts and this was the closest I found. I tried many of the things you listed (cream cheese, cheesecake pudding), but it wasn’t yummy. I ended up using canned apple pie and cool whip in separate layers. With Carmel sauce between layers and on top, it was delicious. I am not a baker and I bet you can find a better way, but this was all I had!
What a decadent dessert! 🙂
Wow! This is so creative. As soon as I saw I knew I had to come over for the recipe!
Thanks Jen! 🙂
I seriously have NO WORDS for this trifle. Only you would have thought to make a donut trifle..and I kind of want to marry you for your stroke of genius. Maybe this can be our wedding dessert 😉
Ha! Thanks Taylor!
Whoa, girlfriend. I thought America was all about the cronut, but you’ve once again taken it somewhere that puts all that to shame! I think I did a triple-take when I saw this trifle. I have NEVER seen a trifle like this before. And now I have yet another layer of awe for what you do!
This is ridic! What a creative idea!
Oh my gosh, I love these swimming Donut Cheesecake, they look sweet with the pumpkin teaste
Oh my goodness, I want to dive right into this NOW!!! It’s absolutely amazing, what a genius way to use donuts!!