This Death by Chocolate Trifle won’t kill you, but after one bite, you’ll think you died and went to Heaven! Layers of cake, chocolate pudding, and more….what’s not to love?!
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Years ago, after I made my first trifle…I was HOOKED! I went on a trifle making spree and made several new flavors. You can check out my collection HERE!
Being the chocolate lover that I am, this one is most definitely my favorite! It is LOADED with all sorts of chocolate and if its missing a favorite chocolate candy of yours, simply add it in! You can have fun with this and make it your own!
The great thing about trifles is that you have so many options and varieties! Plus, they feed lots of people and make a great dessert option for parties and having people over!
If you have a sweet tooth craving, look no further! You can make this Death by Chocolate Trifle the night before and let it refrigerate until ready to enjoy!
The fudge like brownie pieces, cool whip layers, chocolate pudding layers, and candy pieces throughout come together in a dessert you’ll be mouthwatering over!
Enjoy and be sure to let me know what you think! Also, come connect with me on Instagram HERE as I am always posting recipes, tips, giveaways, and more!
This post was originally posted on March 25, 2013 and updated July 9, 2020
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Death by Chocolate Trifle
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix *and ingredients needed on box
- 16 oz Cool whip topping
- 1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding mix (5.9 oz box) plus milk needed on box
- 1 box Reese pieces
- 1 package Kit Kat bars
- 1 bag mini Reese peanut butter cups
- Chocolate Syrup
Instructions
- In mixing bowl, combine cake mix and needed ingredients to make a chocolate cake. *I used Devils Chocolate cake mix.
- Bake cake according to directions. Once baked, allow to cool completely.
- In another bowl, make chocolate pudding according to directions.
- Fold in 1/3 container of Cool Whip into pudding, to create a chocolate mousse. Set aside.
- Crush up the Kit Kat bar into small pieces.
- To assemble trifle, follow this order: 1/3 crumbled cake 1/2 chocolate mousse Sprinkle Candy pieces 1/3 Crumbled Cake Remaining cool whip Sprinkle candy pieces 1/3 Crumbled Cake 1/2 chocolate mousse Chocolate Syrup (drizzled) Remaining Candy Pieces sprinkled on top
Nutrition
Julie
Looks amazing but there is no way there are only 224 calories in 1/12 of the recipe. There would be about that many calories in the cake alone before you start heaping all the candy into it.
Kristin
There are actually way more servings in this then 12, but that is just the general guess. The nutrition calculator can be off, but typically it gives you a ball park idea!
KENNY HULBERT
Can you make this gluten free? My granddaughter has celiac disease.
Kristin
Absolutely! You would use gluten free cake mix, whipped cream is gluten free, and just make sure what you’re putting in is gluten free. The main change would be using a gluten free cake, but they have mixes that are labelled! Enjoy!
Pat
If you make it the day before can you stored in the fridge?
Kristin
Absolutely! Most of the time, that’s what I do to save on time the day of! Enjoy!
Cindy Schaak
looks very good, going to make for Thanksgiving.
Kristin
Great idea! Hope you enjoy it!!
Bambi Beachy
I love the recipes easy and cheap
Kristin
So glad you are enjoying the recipes!!
Nessa
In gonnm make this. Looks awesome
Kristin
Hope you enjoy it!! Keep me posted!
Tracy
I will be bouncing off the walls:)
Kristin
Haha, for sure! Definitely have only a small amount, it is delicious, but rich!
Karen
I will be in a sugar shock tomorrow!!!! We love it!
Kristin
Hehe!! Glad you like it!! Definitely a sugar load, but definitely worth it 🙂
Robin
So making this
Kristin
Let me know how it turns out and what you think. This is a favorite of mine!!
Holly Niese
Looks delicious that’s what’s going to be for dinner tone
Kristin
Yum!!! You can’t go wrong with chocolate, hehe!!
Emma Huddelston
everything looks so good, don’t know where to start. However, will certainly try the Chocolate Trifle!!!!!!!
Kristin
Hehe, let us know how it turns out! Hopefully you will love it as much as we do, 🙂
Anonymous
I use a brownie mix when I make this desert with sugar-free pudding and fat-free cool whip. Helps with the calories but still can have a smaller serving and not feel guilty. It’s wonderful !!!!
Julie Harper
Dont like mousse…..this looks really really yummy if I was to make it as a birthday dessert for everyone and it was going to be eaten at one sitting could you layer it with ice cream???
Kristin and Adriana
You could use pudding? I’m hesitant on ice cream, unless you keep it frozen up until you eat it. Ice cream may make the cake a bit mushy, but the flavor would be good. If you keep the trifle frozen, it should work. Otherwise, try subbing pudding 🙂
Anonymous
My son and I make this every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas he gets a seperate bowl just for himself lol I use brownies instead of cake and skor bars instead of kitkats but still yummylicious any way you make it yummm
B Bartos
Husband allergic to Cool Whip…can use homemade whipped cream instead??
Kristin and Adriana
Yes, homemade works perfectly in its place, you may want to add a touch of sugar since cool whip is quite sweet! Keep refrigerated since there are no preservatives in the homemade version 🙂
Yum!!! Let us know how it turns out!!
evette
yes.. 1 cup of Heavy cream and 3 tablespoon confetti sugar
Kristin and Adriana
Oh how exciting!!! We will definitely stop by tonight and check it out!! Thanks so much!!
Renea Hand
I’m just stopping by to let you know that you’re being featured over at Manic Monday. It goes live tonight at 8pm EST. I hope to see you again this week!
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Kristin and Adriana
Hehe, this trifle is amazing! Trust me!! Its definitely dangerous but we just tell ourselves that by using lowfat cool whip, it makes it healthy hahaha!! 🙂
TheMoonAndMe
Ugh…I was trying to ignore all the sweets at the party! But I couldn’t help myself…I had to stop by here and take a closer look at your trifle. Yum! It looks soooo good!
Kelly
Kristin and Adriana
Our thoughts exactly!! We LOVE trifles and LOVE chocolate, yummy! We love to try new trifles out so shoot us the recipe of your Easter trifle if you can, we can try it out!! : )
Erin
I just made a Trifle for Easter for the first time. AMAZING! But yowza! Yours looks so good. If you gotta go, I’d like to go by chocolate =o)