Turtle Trifle

Name: Turtle Trifle
Ingredients: 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened*; 1 1/2 cups whipping cream; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 (2-lb.) frozen pecan pie, thawed and cut into 1-inch cubes; 1/3 cup chocolate fudge topping; 1/3 cup caramel topping; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened*
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (2-lb.) frozen pecan pie, thawed and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/3 cup chocolate fudge topping
1/3 cup caramel topping
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1

Beat mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, and vanilla extract in a large bowl at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth and firm.
2

Place half of pie cubes in bottom of a 4-qt. trifle dish or tall, clear 4-qt. glass bowl. Spread half of whipped cream mixture over pie cubes. Drizzle with half each of chocolate fudge topping and caramel topping. Sprinkle with half of chopped pecans. Repeat layers.
3

Cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours.
4

*1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese may be substituted.
5

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Edwards Georgia Pecan Pie, Smucker's Chocolate Fudge Topping, and Smucker's Caramel Flavored Topping.
6

Mascarpone is rich double or triple cream cheese made from cow's milk.