Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Need to rename this "A diabetic coma waiting to happen! *LOL* As with others I "trifled" with this recipe. (Do you think that is where the term originated?) I did make my own whipped cream to mix with the pudding as suggested, drizzled the brownie layer with caramel topping, and layered Heath toffee bits between the chocolate and white cream layer. I did intend to buy the French vanila whipped topping, but my store didn't carry it. So here is my own twist on this recipe! I added praline liqueur to the Cool Whip and beat it. Oh my, it was PERFECT with the caramel and toffee. To a 16 oz container I only added 6 "bottle cap" fulls, so no one is going to leave in a stupor as a result of the alcohol. Cool Whip never tasted so good!

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LJC

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009

YUMMY

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SAXYBONE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Spokane, Washington, USA

Living In: Tacoma, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

The family always asks me to bring this dessert to holidays. It's so good but so rich. It also looks really pretty in the trifle bowl and has great presentation. Also, it really easy to make!

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Tracy2303

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Raisin City, California, USA

Living In: Fresno, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

Everyone loved this. It was gone by the time we left on Christmas Eve. It was a little sweet for my taste, but it's a crowd pleaser. I used French Vanilla Cool Whip, real whipping cream, toffee bits and caramel. For the chocolate curls, I used mini hershey's bars, a little bit warmer than room temp and shaved the curls off with the carrot peeler. Gorgeous!!! Thanks, this was fun to make. Less annoying than baking myriads of cookies.

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

I made this back to back for a couple of different parties. First time, I followed previous suggestion and used chunky brownies, toffee chips, caramel, french vanilla coolwhip and whipping cream...it was awesome!! Second time, I used regular cool whip since I couldn't find the vanilla. Also, didn't let it setup as long. I noticed the difference - wasn't as good. But I got lots of requests for the recipe both times. I'll definitely make it again

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Tiffany

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

Amazing!!! Made for X-Mas Eve & everyone loved it! Some said that it was the best they ever had. Followed other suggestions and used french vanilla cool whip and choc cool whip instead of the reg flavor. Crushed up 2 to 3 Heath bars and put in between layers. Added a great crunch! Could put 4 to 5 reg sized bars depending on preference to the taste of Heath. Would definately make again!

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

Another hit from Allrecipes! I took this to a holiday party and it was gone in no time. Looks lovely and based on the reviews, I too made my own whipped cream in lieu of Cool Whip (I don't like the taste of Cool Whip). I also used store bought pudding instead of instant. But everyone loved it! Topped with sliced strawberries!

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BEARUN

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

awesome recipe, everyone likes it, huge bowl so make for a big crowd!

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

This is the best!! I made it for Christmas and it was a big hit!!! It was very easy to make. I wouldn't change a thing!

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DEBI651

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Living In: Lancaster, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

I love this recipe! I had a trifle bowl for years, but had never used it. This recipe gave me an excuse to put it to good use. I added a couple of tweaks when I made the recipe. I followed the suggestions made by the top reviewer. I made my own whipped cream and added Bailey's Irish Cream to it for extra flavor. I also added cherry pie filling to the layers for the extra pop of color. I will definitely make this one again for a special occasion.

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Cookie Momster

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

I LOVE THIS DESSERT! I have made this a couple times now and everyone loves it! I will continue to make it over and over. I need to make this with my new favorite brownies by Ghirardelli.

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

I made this for one of my desserts for x-mas. Out standing! Everyone that ate it loved it. I used "Cool Whip" because I like it. And instead of the water I made chocolate milk with half and half. I wanted it to be kid friendly. The adults loved it just as much as the kids. Great recipe.

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Trisha

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2008

After tasting the pudding mixture, I decided I wanted more chocolate flavor, so I whipped up another box of chocolate pudding in a seperate bowl using only 1 cup of milk and folded it into the pudding mixture. I think next time, I will add the caramel and toffee bits as another reviewer suggested. But I think 2 boxes of pudding with extra milk definitely improves it. Thanks for sharing your great recipe!

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JMOR777

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2008

This was my first attempt at a trifle. I'm not a dessert maker, but I had so much fun making this. I added strawberries to the edge of the brownie layer - it looked even prettier and they tasted great. Next time I'll add more. I followed other suggestions and used real cream in the pudding layer. However, next time I'll beat it longer because it was a little runny. Tasted great, but thicker would have been prettier.

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Jennifer

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Home Town: Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

this dessert is perfectly yummy!

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Leelee Best

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! This dessert is so delicious! It was a huge hit for Christmas and even my husband (who isn't a chocolate lover) absolutely LOVED this dessert!

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Jessica M

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Colonia, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

I made this twice over the holidays and each time I left with a empty bowl! Definitely recommend!

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AshleyJ

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

This was pretty good. I doubled the recipe, used real whipped cream for the white whipped cream layer (Dream whip to mix in with the chocolate) and omitted one can of condensed milk. I also added a layer of cherries jubilee between the brownie and chocolate layer. It definitely makes way more than 12 servings though - a single recipe is probably enough for 16 people.

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OPENDESTINY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Three Hills, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

This recipe was very good. I drizzled the brownies in kahluah and added crushed heath bars to the layers, which definitly enhanced the trifle. It was quite heavy and I think I may use chocolate cake insead of brownie next time, but overall, very good

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Jenn R

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Altamont, New York, USA

Living In: Amherst, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

This is seriously one of the best recipes at Allrecipes! People fawn over this stuff: You will absolutely not go wrong with this dish. It's gorgeous on the table and in your belly. My only suggestion is to skip the cool whip and go with real hand-whipped cream, for the pudding layer and the whip cream layer. But that's just me, I'm not a cool whip fan. Drizzling caramel sauce over the brownie layer and on the top makes it yummier and prettier. Thanks for this recipe, it's honestly my favorite!

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