Pumpkin Trifle

[kgf73]

This is two recipes I combined into one. I get a lot of requests for this for the holidays.

Ingredients

1 box gingerbread (can also use leftover pumpkin bread or spice cake)
1 canned pumpkin
4 packages butterscotch instant pudding
2 tubs Cool Whip (thaw first)
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
¼ tsp. Allspice
¼ tsp. Ginger
2 1/2 c. cold milk
1 shot of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
caramel topping
pecans (optional)

Preparation

Prepare gingerbread as directed – cool – cut into bite size pieces – pour Rum over pieces.

Add together the pumpkin, spices, pudding, and milk. Beat until thick consistency.

In a glass bowl layer the following:
1st layer - Cool Whip
2nd layer - gingerbread
3rd layer -caramel topping
4th layer - pecans

Keep layering until you reach the top of the trifle dish. Last layer should be Cool Whip.

Garnish with gingerbread crumbs, caramel, and pecans.

DO NOT MIX COOL WHIP WITH PUDDING MIXTURE!!!!!!!!! OTHERWISE THE CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE OF DESSERT WILL NOT BE THE SAME.

[WooWooKnight]

I've been looking for a recipe like this. My boyfriend adores anything with pumpkin . Aren't trifles great? They're fairly simple to make and they look really impressive when you bring them to a party/picnic. Thanks for sharing!

[Clover's Mom]

I know this was posted a while ago, but I have a few questions;
This is two recipes I combined into one. I get a lot of requests for this for the holidays.

Ingredients

1 box gingerbread (can also use leftover pumpkin bread or spice cake)
1 canned pumpkin what size canJ?
4 packages butterscotch instant pudding
2 tubs Cool Whip (thaw first)
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
¼ tsp. Allspice
¼ tsp. Ginger
2 1/2 c. cold milk
1 shot of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
caramel topping
pecans (optional)

Preparation

Prepare gingerbread as directed – cool – cut into bite size pieces – pour Rum over pieces.

Add together the pumpkin, spices, pudding, and milk. Beat until thick consistency.

In a glass bowl layer the following:
1st layer - Cool Whip
2nd layer - gingerbread
3rd layer -caramel topping
4th layer - pecans
Where does the 'pumpkin, spices, pudding and milk' layer in? because you state that you shouldn't mix the cool whip with the pudding mixture.

Keep layering until you reach the top of the trifle dish. Last layer should be Cool Whip.

Garnish with gingerbread crumbs, caramel, and pecans.

DO NOT MIX COOL WHIP WITH PUDDING MIXTURE!!!!!!!!! OTHERWISE THE CONSISTENCY AND APPEARANCE OF DESSERT WILL NOT BE THE SAME.

[kgf73]

Hmmm....

I usually buy th 29 oz. can of pumpkin, but don't use the whole can. The small can is not quite enough, but the large can is too much.

Isn't that funny...you're the first person to notice that I left that out of the recipe.

In a glass bowl layer the following:
1st layer - the pumpkin mixture
2nd layer - Cool Whip
3rd layer - gingerbread
4th layer -caramel topping
5th layer - chopped pecans

IMO when the pumpkin mixture is mixed in with the cool whip it becomes the consistency and color of baby poop. Blech! The whiteness of the Cool Whip is a nice contrast to the darkness of the other ingredients.

[Clover's Mom]

Thank you!

I know it's summertime, but it seems like a cool refreshing treat. And I love pumpkin!