This Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Trifle was the hit of Thanksgiving dessert.
Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Trifle in jar worked out perfect because my daughter hosted Thanksgiving dinner at her house.
I served the trifle desserts trifle in canning jars for easy to travel and serve individual desserts.
This Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Trifle In a Jar recipe is the perfect combination of flavors for your Thanksgiving dessert.
Make them in individual jars or make this pumpkin trifle recipe in a trifle bowl.
Either way, your family is going to love it. Mine begs me to make this Thanksgiving dessert recipe every year.
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Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Trifle in a Jar
Ingredients
- 1 box Pumpkin Spice cake mix, prepared
- 2 boxes pumpkin spice instant pudding mix, prepared
- 1 container cool whip
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- Pecan halves (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the cake mix and bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan following the directions on the box.
- Cool cake completely. Cut off the edge pieces and cut cake into 1 inch squares.
- Prepare pudding following directions on the box. Fold the dried cranberries into the pudding.
- Prepare each individual trifle by layering the cake pieces, pudding and whipped cream.
- Top off each pumpkin spice cranberry trifle with whipped cream, a few dried cranberries and a pecan half.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon if desired.
Recipe Expert Tips
- This recipe will make from 8-12 individual desserts served in jars. The size of the jar will determine how many servings.
- Can be served in a large trifle bowl.
Alice F
I would make homemade chicken stew for Christmas gifts and put it in these beautiful jars.
Dorothy Teel
I saw a recipe for dark hot chocolate mix and I think that I would love to try that one, or perhaps, I would like to try bean soup mixture, thank you for asking, sounds like fun
Tina W
I love giving cookie and quick bread mixes in jars.
Mary
This looks delicious! I like to do extra canning (jam, plus whatever my garden produces a lot of) for holiday gifts.
Michelle
I just made brownie batter truffles, and I am packing them in jars. These would be PERFECT for that 🙂