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Lemon-Pear Gingerbread Trifle

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  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 13 hr 55 min
  • Servings 12
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Hooray for desserts that are made the day ahead of serving! Just pull this trifle out of the fridge, and guests can dig in.
Updated Aug 25, 2008
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Ingredients

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir gingerbread mix, water and egg with fork until blended. Stir vigorously about 2 minutes until well mixed. Pour into pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  •  
    2
    Meanwhile, drain pears into 2-cup glass measuring cup, reserving 3/4 cup pear liquid. Add 1/2 cup of the pie filling to pear liquid. Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until heated; stir with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate pears and remaining pie filling.
  •  
    3
    Prick top of warm cake in several places with fork. Pour warm lemon sauce over cake; spread evenly. Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.
  •  
    4
    Cut cake into 1 1/2-inch squares. In large bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until thickened. Slowly beat in remaining pie filling; continue beating until thickened. Place 1/3 of the cake cubes in bottom of 2-quart clear glass bowl. Spread with 1/3 of the cream mixture. Arrange 1/3 of the pears on cream mixture. Repeat layers twice with cake, cream mixture and pears. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Pear halves can be sliced and used in this recipe.
  • tip 2
    For a smaller trifle, cut only half of the gingerbread into pieces and use half the amount of pears, lemon filling and whipping cream. Freeze the remaining gingerbread.
  • tip 3
    Sprinkle a little chopped crystallized ginger over the trifle.

Nutrition

370 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 51g Total Carbohydrate, 33g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
370
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
21%
Sodium
250mg
10%
Potassium
210mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
51g
17%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
33g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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