Description
These Pineapple Upside Down Trifles are delicious desserts layered with caramelized pineapple, no bake cheesecake and cinnamon granola! They’re wonderfully easy to make and perfect for celebrations!
Ingredients
PINEAPPLE
- 24 oz canned pineapple tidbits
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 8–10 maraschino cherries, chopped
CHEESECAKE
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tbsp pineapple juice (reserved from pineapple)
- 4 oz Cool Whip
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups cinnamon granola (I use Bear Naked Original Cinnamon Protein Granola)
- 2 tbsp pineapple juice (reserved from pineapple)
- 4 oz Cool Whip
- 8 maraschino cherries, for garnish
- 2 pineapple slices, quartered, for garnish
Instructions
1. Drain the pineapple juice from the cans and reserve about a 1/2 cup of the juice for later.
2. To caramelize the pineapples, add the butter to a medium saucepan on medium hight heat and melt.
3. Stir in brown sugar, pineapple tidbits and cherries.
4. Cook on medium-high, bringing to a simmer, for about 5-10 minutes or until pineapple softens and takes on the caramelized color.
5. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for about 15-20 minutes.
6. To make the cheesecake, add cream cheese, brown sugar and 4 tbsp pineapple juice to a mixer bowl and beat until smooth.
7. Stir in 4 oz of Cool Whip. Set aside.
8. To layer the trifles, first drain the juice from the cooked pineapple and add to a separate bowl. Add 2-3 tbsp of pineapple juice reserved from cans and stir together.
9. Add a layer of cheesecake to the bottom of each glass.
10. Top cheesecake with granola, then sprinkle a little bit of the pineapple juice from step 8 over the granola to give it a little more flavor and help soften it.
11. Top granola with a layer of pineapple.
12. Repeat steps 8-11.
13. Top trifles with some Cool Whip, a cherry and a piece of pineapple, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Trifles best for 2-3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 trifle
- Calories: 379
- Sugar: 40.7 g
- Sodium: 274 mg
- Fat: 14.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 58.9 g
- Protein: 6.5 g
- Cholesterol: 19.7 mg
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