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Gluten Free Trifle

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This recipe for Gluten Free Trifle is based on the recipe my mother used to make. Another recipe from my Mothers’ & Others’ Cookbook. I’ve made this trifle recipe gluten free. You can also easily make the trifle dairy and sulphite free.

Gluten free trifle in a clear bowl, with layers of gf cake, jelly, peaches, custard and cream.  Almonds on top.

Growing up, my Scottish Gran often hosted a big New Years lunch. Lunch was usually roast pork, followed by trifle for dessert. So I associate trifle with New Year’s Day more than Christmas Day. Plum Pudding was the dessert we had on Christmas Day. Although I know others would have trifle for Christmas. Really, I think Trifle is yummy anytime!

Gluten Free Trifle

Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 pkt jelly already made up
  • 1 sm tin peaches
  • 1 GF sponge cake
  • 500 ml custard or dairy free custard
  • 300 ml cream (whipped) or chilled coconut cream
  • flaked almonds

Instructions

  • Cut cake and line a large bowl with the cake and then sprinkle with peach juice
  • Layer jelly, peaches, custard and cream
  • Add a layer of cake and more of jelly, peaches, custard and cream
  • Top with flaked almonds
  • Store in the fridge until ready to serve

Notes

Switch the jelly for vegan jelly to make it sulphite free.
Use a bought GF cake or make a cake such as a Brown Sugar Sponge.
For dairy free custard I like using Cashew Custard from Quirky Cooking.
Substitute the cream for coconut cream as a dairy free alternative.  Or leave the cream out and just use dairy free custard.

To cut the cake for lining the bowl, I used a round cookie cutter. I then used the off-cuts for the second layer of cake.

Are there any particular desserts do you associate with Christmas or New Year?

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