Gingerbread Cheesecake Trifle
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A gingerbread cheesecake trifle is the best no bake dessert recipe for the holidays. With the traditional Christmas flavor of gingerbread combined with cheesecake filling and caramel sauce, this trifle will disappear the moment you set it on the table.
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During the busy holiday season, I am all about making holiday recipes that are easy and delicious. Freeing up my oven by making a no bake holiday dessert like this gingerbread cheesecake trifle is a total game changer for busy holiday meals.
What is a trifle?
A traditional trifle is an English dessert that is made with fruit, layers of sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified wine, and custard. It is frequently topped with whipped cream.
American trifles come in all different types. In basic terms, it is a layered dessert that combines cake or cookies with a pudding or similar type of food.
For this trifle, I have combined a delicious gingerbread inspired cheesecake filling, soft gingerbread cake and caramel sauce. The dessert is topped with crushed gingerbread cookies and, if desired, additional caramel sauce.
When creating the gingerbread cheesecake filling, there is one item that is a must for the best flavor: Dixie Crystals sugar.
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The key to making this trifle perfect is to allow time for it to sit in the fridge for a bit. This will make sure the cheesecake filling has a good consistency and the caramel sauce soaks into the gingerbread a bit.
You can create this gingerbread cheesecake trifle in a large trifle bowl. However, I love making desserts that are easy to serve individually. JoyJolt makes the best glassware and I used their glasses to create a stunning trifle!
If you can’t find pre-made gingerbread cakes or don’t want to make them yourself, you can easily substitute chopped gingerbread cookies. It will have a different texture of course but the flavor will still be out of this world.
More Great Holiday Dessert Recipes
- Gingerbread Cookie Cups
- Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
- Peppermint Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
- Glazed Gingerbread Loaf
- Chocolate Eggnog Cupcakes
Gingerbread Cheesecake Trifle
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1-2 Tablespoons milk
- 10 ounces cool whip or stabalized whipped cream
- 1 gingerbread cake cut into cubes
- 1 cup salted caramel sauce
- 2 gingerbread cookies crushed
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese with mixer until smooth. Add sugar and beat until well mixed.16 ounces cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar
- Mix in ginger, cinnamon and milk. Turn off mixer and gently fold in Cool Whip.1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1-2 Tablespoons milk, 10 ounces cool whip or stabalized whipped cream
- In a trifle bowl, layer gingerbread cake pieces in a single layer. Top with a layer of cheesecake mixture. Drizzle salted caramel sauce on top.1 gingerbread cake, 1 cup salted caramel sauce
- Repeat layers ending with cheesecake filling.
- Drizzle with salted caramel and top with crushed gingerbread cookies.2 gingerbread cookies
- Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
Notes
- You can make this in a large trifle bowl or divide it and make 4-6 mini trifles.
Nutrition
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I love the gingerbread and cheesecake combo, delicious! I can’t wait to try this out!
What a wonderful, EASY, holiday dessert!