Pumpkin Spice Trifle
Add a little drama to your Thanksgiving table with our Pumpkin Spice Trifle this year. With layers of spice cake, pumpkin cream cheese filling, and all things pumpkin spice, it will be hard to resist a taste!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cake Cook Time: 30-35 mins
- Cake Cooling Time: 1 hr
- Assembly Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 2 hrs (approx.)
- Servings: 20
Ingredients:
- ginger snap cookies-crushed
- caramel sauce
- Philadelphia no-bake cream cheese filling
- Cool Whip
- canned pumpkin puree
- spice cake mix
- pecans-optional
Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Step 1: Make spice cake by adding 2 eggs and a can of pumpkin puree to a large bowl and mix together using an electric mixer. Pour cake batter into a parchment paper lined 9×9 inch cake pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when placed in center of cake. Set aside to cool completely.
Step 2: While cake is baking, mix the second can of pumpkin puree with the no-bake cream cheese filling in a bowl. Once combined, cover and chill in the refrigerator.
Step 3: Once cake has cooled completely cut it into 1½-2 inch pieces (approx. 38-42 pieces).
Step 4: Crush ginger snap cookies by placing them into a ziploc bag and press and roll a rolling pin over them until crushed. Place in a bowl on the counter.
Step 5: Remove chilled pumpkin cream cheese layer and Cool Whip from the fridge and place on the counter near glass trifle bowl. Do the same with the vanilla wafer cookies.
Step 6:
- Layer some of the pieces of the spice cake into the bottom of your trifle bowl.
- Reserving the rest of the cake pieces for additional layers.
- Next, add a layer of the chilled pumpkin cream cheese filling on top of the cake pieces.
- Next, add a layer of the Cool Whip top on the pumpkin cream cheese filling layer.
- Next, add a layer of crushed ginger snap cookies.
Step 7: Repeat (Step 6) several more times depending on the size of the trifle bowl.
Step 8: Garnish the top of the trifle with crushed ginger snap cookies, vanilla wafer cookies and caramel sauce if desired. Serve in small bowls and enjoy!
Tips:
- Try making individual trifles in martini or coupe glasses.
- Add chocolate shavings on top.
- Make your own whipped cream.
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Pumpkin Spice Trifle
Equipment
- Trifle bowl
- electric mixer
- 9×9 inch cake pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup ginger snap cookies (crushed)
- caramel syrup
- 1 container of Philadelphia no-bake cream cheese filling (24.3oz container)
- 16 oz Cool Whip (2 containers- 8 oz each)
- 30 oz canned pumpkin puree (2 cans- 15 oz each)
- 1 box of spice cake mix
- ¼ cup pecans-crushed (optional)
Instructions
- Make spice cake by adding 2 eggs and a can of pumpkin puree to a large bowl and mix together using an electric mixer. Pour cake batter into a parchment paper lined 9×9 inch cake pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when placed in center of cake. Set aside to cool completely.
- While cake is baking, mix the second can of pumpkin puree with the no-bake cream cheese filling in a bowl. Once combined, cover and chill in the refrigerator.
- Once cake has cooled completely, cut it into 1½-2 inch pieces (approx. 38-42 pieces).
- Crush ginger snap cookies by placing them into a ziploc bag and press and roll a rolling pin over them until crushed. Place in a bowl on the counter.
- Remove chilled pumpkin cream cheese layer and Cool Whip from the fridge and place on the counter near the glass trifle bowl. Do the same with the vanilla wafer cookies.
- Layer some of the pieces of the spice cake into the bottom of your trifle bowl. *Reserving the rest of the cake pieces for additional layers.
- Next, add a layer of the chilled pumpkin cream cheese filling on top of the cake pieces.
- Next, add a layer of the Cool Whip on top on the pumpkin cream cheese layer.
- Next, add a layer of crushed ginger snap cookies.
- Repeat (Step 6-9) several more times depending on the size of the trifle bowl.
- Garnish the top of the trifle with crushed ginger snap cookies, vanilla wafer cookies and caramel sauce if desired. Serve in small bowls and enjoy!
Notes
- Try making individual trifles in martini or coupe glasses.
- Add chocolate shavings on top.
- Make your own whipped cream.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: All nutrition values are per serving and approximate. They will vary depending on products and quantities used.
Absolutely delicious 😋
Thanks, Angelica! 😍
So delicious!
Got a chance to taste it today, great recipe, yummy…… should definitely try it. Will love it, 👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the kind words!