Triple Berry Trifle
This Triple Berry Trifle is absolutely delicious! It’s light, both in flavor and calories, fruity, and I could’ve eat the entire thing on my own. It’s completely addicting, which turns out great in this case, because it feels so guilt free. Perfect for those trying to eat a little healthier, but also great for summer and 4th of July (I like to plan ahead. 🙂 )
So I know you might be wondering why I’d post a recipe featured lots of fresh fruit smack dab in the middle of winter. Well, let me tell you, because there are many reasons.
1. This dessert is so nice and light, it seemed like a great time for it. Angle food cake is pretty light as far as cake goes, and cool whip is light and can be fat free. Pudding is pretty light. Fruit is fruit – healthy. It makes this such a great dessert option for those watching their weight. You could even make this into individual trifles.
2. Fruit was on sale at our grocery store. I had to take advantage of the sale.
3. I am dying for summer and fruit season. I love love love fruit and I love it in dessert. And as cold as it’s been in Atlanta the past week (teens and 20s, which is really cold for us), I need a little summer in my life right now.
Plus, like I said, it’s amazing. So why not?

You could certainly replace the cheesecake flavored pudding with another flavor, like vanilla, but I absolutely love the cheesecake one. The flavor is awesome and is always a hit when I use it. You could also replace the angel food cake with pound cake, I just like the lightness of the angel food.

One of the great things about trifles is how easy they are to put together. Growing up, I actually didn’t bake that much, believe it or not. I did a lot of regular cooking with my mom. She made dinner pretty much every night and I helped a lot. But she’s not into baking, so I didn’t so it that much either.
But we did make trifles. A friend of my mom’s brought a delicious chocolatey one over one night and we fell in love with it and made it all the time. Trifles are awesome, easy and light. You can’t go wrong.

And this summery, fruity one will totally make you happy if you are stuck in a bunch of cold weather right now.
We are actually in Miami right now and can’t believe how perfectly the timing of our trip worked out. We got to leave the cold behind for the weekend and are in Miami until tonight – our happy place. Some friends had their baby baptized yesterday, so we came down for that and to celebrate the hubs’ birthday.
We have some really great friends down here and since we lived in Fort Lauderdale for a few years, we have some favorite spots and things to do and love to come down at least once a year. The first stop was definitely the beach – so stinkin’ relaxing. Every time we’re here, we wonder why in the world we left and if we should forget everything and move back. It’s been about 80 degrees this weekend. Heaven.
Just down the road from our friends, there’s actually the Knaus Berry Farm where you can go right now and pick fresh strawberries. They also have the most amazing cinnamon rolls. Like, crazy good. There was about an hour line to wait for them when my friend went to get them Saturday morning. But they are amazing and totally worth it, so if you’re ever in the area you have to try them. I’d also recommend getting some strawberries – and making this trifle. Both are things you won’t regret.
More trifle recipes you might enjoy:
Red Velvet Berry Trifle
Mini Berry Custard Trifles
Peach Raspberry Sangria Trifle
Triple Berry Trifle
- Yield: 10-12 Servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- two 3.4 oz packages instant cheesecake flavored pudding mix*
- 4 cups milk
- Angel food cake (about 12 oz), cut into pieces
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup chopped raspberries
- 12 oz cool whip (or homemade whipped cream)
Instructions
Notes
Amounts of berries listed are for inside the trifle. If you want to be able to use sliced strawberries to decorate the edges of the layers and have enough berries to add to the top, you’ll need additional berries. I’d recommend at last a 1 lb container of strawberries. If you want to be able to add more blueberries and raspberries to the top, then about 11-12 oz containers.
Enjoy!

Hi Lindsay your trifle looks very summery. I dont know what cheesecake puddingmix is but I am sure it tastes amazing in this trifle
I’m so jealous! You’re lucky to be in Miami during this deep freeze!
This dessert looks heavenly. So light!
I am in awe of this being guilt free. I could eat this all day!
I love whipping up a trifle for an easy, lighter dessert idea. This triple berry version looks delicious 🙂
Oh dear I want this stat. I’m craving fresh fruit and summer too! You lucky girl all warm and relaxing in Miami right now. Totally jealous!
this looks amazing – I love all the fruit and the lightness of this – yum!!
Yum! Delicious but still healthy 🙂 I love that berries are so low-cal but also sooo delicious.
Girl, this sounds amazing. I love the pictures too- you always make deserts look so appetizing and I’m a salty kid! Awesome work with this 🙂
I saw that you were down in Miami! I hope you had fun! I always love a lightened up cake with fresh berries!
This trifle looks gorgeous, Lindsay! Such a nice change from all of the chocolate desserts. I’m loving all of the berries in here! Hope you have a wonderful time in Miami!
This looks delicious!! Yum!! …and your so great! happy early 4th of July!! 🙂 Looks so tasty!
This trifle is beautiful!!! Such perfect layers! I love that you used angel food cake and cream cheese pudding! I bet it is delicious and the perfect end to a light meal!
Do you have any Angel Food Cake recipes? It’s my brother’s favorite cake and I’m still trying to find that perfect recipe. I just love everything you post and make!
I’m so glad you enjoy the recipes! Unfortunately, I haven’t experimented with Angel Food Cake yet. I’ll have to add it to the list. 🙂
Awesome recipe Lindsay. Looks sooo delish I am planning to make it for a group of friends while we are on holidays. There will be 12 of us. Will this be enough or should I make two?
I guess that depends on the size of your appetite. 🙂 If you are serving it with other things, it’ll probably be enough. If not, you might want more.
Using this recipe for Thanksgiving, to offset the pumpkin. Hope it goes well. Thank-you for a wonderful recipe.
If I make this tonight and put it n the fridge, will it be ok tomorrow or will it get soggy?
It should be fine overnight.
Making this for Easter Sunday! Thanks for the tips.
If I use sugar free pudding will I still only need two small boxes or…? Looking for diabetic friendly desserts. Fresh berries and cool whip sound great, just not sure about the pudding. Thanks!
I would think sugar free pudding would be the same, unless the package sizes are different.
My sister Autumn does this with lemon curd. This looks super awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Do you think this will work as a cake vs. a trifle….bottom layer 9 x 13 cake, then pudding, then berries, then cool whip?
Thanks for your help!
I do think that’d be fine – and delicious!
Looks absolutely delicious…can you make it 2 days ahead and refrigerate?
I’d really suggest making it just a day ahead, just so that the fruit doesn’t get too soft or release a ton of juices. But you probably do 2 days in a pinch.
I have a “stupid” question….you say to add PREPARED pudding to the top of angel food cake. Does prepared mean “set”? In other words, do I put the pudding into refrigerator and set it before I put it in the dish, or put it in runny and unset?
Thanks for your answer!
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No, you add it after you’d made it, but before it’s set.
I thought that this was called a Berry Trifle, not a Triple Berry Trifle. And because you Like to write (In a good way), it would be helpful if you could ell us about the dessert such as where it originated, when the people eat this etc.
Do you need a certain plate, or will a plate work the same?
You need a trifle dish.
Do you think you could use frozen berries? I have a big bag someone gave me and I need to use it! I realize it might get a little soggy. What do you think?
Yea, other than the texture of the berries being fairly different, it should be fine.