This morning I woke up to a cool breeze coming in the open windows and an immediate need for something pumpkin. Luckily, I had stocked up on pumpkin puree earlier this week. So I pulled up a must-have, fall favorite in our house… Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. With the help of my two boys, we whipped them up in no time. We make one pan of regular size and two pans of minis. So we easily devoured the minis and using all of the self-control we could manage, we put the regulars away for later. Now fast-forward to this afternoon and I was trying to think of something to do with the left over pumpkin puree, as we only needed 1 cup for the muffins. Behold the Pumpkin Muffin Cheesecake Trifle was born.
It was a great way to use the left over pumpkin and some of the muffins from earlier in the day. I did individual servings in jelly jars, with this recipe making 6. You could do it in a trifle dish, but I think you would need to double the recipe in order to fill the dish. No matter how you make it, it’s a delicious way to celebrate fall and the love of pumpkin!
Ingredients
- 1 small box CHEESECAKE INSTANT PUDDING
- 1 1/2 cups cold MILK
- 3/4 cup PUMPKIN PUREE
- 1/2 teaspoon PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
- 1 1/2 cups COOL WHIP, thawed and divided
- 6 regular sized PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS, cut into cubes
- MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together pudding mix and milk until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and 1 cup of cool whip. Whisk to combine. Place in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to thicken. Meanwhile place a layer of muffin cubes in the bottom of each of 6 jelly jars. Add a pudding layer and continue alternating layers until jars are full. Divide remaining cool whip on the top of each jar. Finish with a few muffin cubes and mini chocolate chips, if deisred. Makes approximately 6 servings. ENJOY!
- *You can also make the pudding and cube the muffins ahead of time. Then assemble just before serving.
LOVE this! Looks so great and perfect for the fall!
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This is the perfect dessert to celebrate the beginning of fall! I would love to have a long spoon to dig in right about now.
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This looks delicious! I love repurposing stuff for another recipe! 🙂
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Wow this looks absolutely sinful!
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What a great looking fall dessert! Great idea to use muffins in a trifle!
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I’ll be trying these for sure as I have a box of cheesecake and lots of pumpkin in my cupboard! 🙂
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