Chocolate Peanut Butter Trifle with Brownies

There’s nothing trivial about this Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle. Cool and creamy, it’s a chocolate, peanut butter lover’s dream come true! This decadent trifle with brownies and pretzels is a treat you will not soon forget.

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Servings: Servings

Calories: 240kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

1 box (18.3 oz) Chewy Fudge Brownie mix, family size, 13x9
20 ounces peanut butter morsels
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 pkg (3 oz) package of vanilla instant pudding
2 cups milk, per instant pudding instructions
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 TB sugar
2 TB cocoa powder
2 cups pretzels
15 ounces Reese’s mini peanut butter cups unwrapped

Options

salted peanuts, if desired
toffee bits or caramel pearls (or caramels cut into four pieces)

Instructions

Pull out and measure all of your ingredients.
Prepare the brownies per box instructions,
With the addition of 10 ounces peanut of butter morsels.
Allow to cool fully before breaking apart and layering into the bottom of your serving dish.
Heat the peanut butter in a bowl for 30 seconds to soften.
Prepare the instant pudding mix per package instructions. After adding the milk and during the stirring,
Slowly add the softened peanut butter.
Place in the refrigerator until ready to assemble.
In a large bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, cocoa powder and sugar.
Using a hand mixer, beat until whipped cream forms stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to put together.
Now we are going to assemble the trifle.
Break apart the brownies.
Place in an even layer on the bottom of the dish.
Spoon the pudding all over the brownies.
Try and cover the brownies as best you can.
Add half of the remaining peanut butter morsels, and half of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Add a layer of half the pretzels too.
You're going to LOVE this dessert.
Next, layer the chocolate whipped cream.
Finish the top with the remaining pretzels, peanut butter morsels and peanut butter cups.
Serve and enjoy every bite!

Notes

Tips

Prepare all the separate components of a trifle before assembling.
Individual trifles served in glasses are a fun way of serving this dessert.
There are no set rules to making trifle. Use your own preferences to make something delicious that you will enjoy.
I have a beautiful trifle bowl with a stand that I LOVE to serve this trifle in, because it sits up high on the table for everyone to see. It showcases the trifle beautifully! Occasionally I will use my glass salad bowl and it works just fine.

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