Mandarin Trifles Recipes

CHOCOLATE MANDARIN TRIFLE

Steps:

• Break up the trifle sponges and place them in a large glass serving dish. Crumble the amaretti cookies over them and then sprinkle with amaretto or sweet sherry.
• Squeeze the juice from 2 of the mandarins and sprinkle into the dish. Segment the rest and out them in the dish.
• Make the custard. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over hot water. In a Seperate bowl mix the cornstarch, sugar and egg yolks to a smooth paste.
• Heat the milk in a small saucepan until almost boiling then pour in a steady stream onto the egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly. Return to the clean pan and stir over low heat until the custard has thickened slightly and is smooth.
• Stir in the mascarpone until melted, then add the melted chocolate, mixing it thoroughly. Spread evenly over the trifle, cool, then chill until set.
• To finish, spread the fromage frais over the custard, then decorate with chocolate shapes and remaining mandarin slices just before serving.

MANDARIN-RASPBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Mix water, sweetened condensed milk& pudding mix together well.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Fold in whipped cream or cool whip.
• Slice Swiss rolls; line bottom& sides of trifle bowl.
• Sprinkle with reserved juice.
• Add some mandarin slices, then spread some custard mixture on top.
• Repeat layers till you run out.
• Top with more whipped cream (or cool whip)& orange slices, if desired.

TRIPLE ORANGE LAYER TRIFLE

Steps:

• Cut the cake into bite sized pieces.
• Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 1 cup juice. Reserve 5 orange slices for garnish. Cut the remaining slices into bite sized pieces.
• Place reserved juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat. Add gelatin mix and stir until the gelatin mix is dissolved.
• Combine gelatin mixture and sherbet in a large bowl. Stir until sherbet is melted. Fold in whipped topping.
• Layer cake pieces, orange pieces and sherbet mixture one half at a time in a glass serving dish.
• Chill, covered, for 6 to 8 hours. Top with reserved orange slices.