Festive Minty Mocha Trifle
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Lifestyle Food Digest
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Pastry
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup brewed strong coffee, cooled
- 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
- 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
- 2 kg. (3.4 oz. each) Jell-O Vanilla instant pudding
- 1 tub (8oz.) Cool Whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 24 vanilla crème-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped
- 1 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, grated
- 1/2 cup crushed hard peppermint candies
Directions
- Beat cream cheese in large bowl with .mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk, then coffee.
- Add chocolate syrup, peppermint extract and dry pudding mixes; beat 2 minutes. Gently stir in 2 cups Cool Whip.
- Layer half each of the chopped cookies, pudding mixture and grated chocolate in 2 1/2 quart bowl. Repeat layers. Top with remaining Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate 2 hours. Sprinkle with crushed candies just before serving.