Start by heading over to my Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip and making it! You will only need about ½ of what this recipe makes, so feel free to half it. Or make the whole thing and have extra on hand to enjoy with your fruit over the next few days! This fruit dip will be one of the layers of your Strawberry Shortcake Trifle. The cream cheese layer is what makes this trifle EXTRA good! You can click over to this post to see the full instructions!
After you make the Fruit Dip, let's cut up your shortcake. I usually just buy my Shortcake from the store, but feel free to make it if you have a recipe you love!
Next, wash and cut your strawberries into small pieces. Feel free to leave out a few of the smaller strawberries to top your trifles with if you want! Or you can just garnish the trifles with a few of the cut-up pieces!
Now you're ready to start assembling your trifles! You can use small glasses you have on hand or they have really cute disposable ones on Amazon like this - dessert cups.Layer starting with the bottom layer and work your way up to the top: Shortcake --> Fruit Dip --> Strawberries --> Cool WhipREPEAT the layers one more time!
Top your trifle with a small strawberry or a little bit of the chopped strawberries!
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LAYERING TIPS:
Feel free to make the trifle layers as thick as you want. But, I have found I prefer doing the 8 thinner layers vs thicker ones! That way no one layer overtakes the taste in your mouth!