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Two of our favourite maple products go into this decadent dessert!



Yields8 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time30 mins

Maple Trifle
 2 Tbsp Canadian Whiskey
 1 Tbsp butter
 3 pears, peeled, cored and sliced thinly
 6 cups slightly stale, quality white cake torn into pieces
 Chilled maple pudding (recipe below)
  cup chopped toasted walnuts
 ½ cup whipping cream
Maple Pudding
 1 Tbsp cornstarch
 2 cups milk

Maple Trifle
1

In a small bowl, combine the maple syrup and whisky. 

2

In a small frying pan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the pears and cook for 2 minutes. Add in 1/3 of the maple syrup/whiskey. Set aside to completely cool.  Chill.

3

In attractive glass bowl or a trifle bowl, place half of the cake pieces.

4

Drizzle another 1/3 of the maple syrup/whiskey mixture over the cake pieces. 

5

Spoon half of the pears over the cake, followed by ½ of the toasted walnuts 

6

Spoon half of the prepared pudding over top. 

7

Place remaining cake pieces over the custard. Drizzle with the remaining maple syrup/whiskey mixture. 

8

Spoon remaining pears over the top.

9

Reserve 1 tbsp. (15 ml) of the walnuts and set aside. Sprinkle remainder over top of the pears. 

10

Spoon remaining pudding over top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 to 3 hours.

11

When ready to serve, whip the whipping cream along with a spoonful of white sugar until stiff. 

12

Spoon the whipped cream over top and sprinkle with the walnuts   

Maple Pudding
13

Place the cornstarch in a small bowl.   Add a couple of spoonfuls of the milk to make a slurry. 

14

Place the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture. 

15

Cook until the mixture is thick.  Stir in the maple condensed milk and let completely cool. Refrigerate until ready to use. 


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Ingredients

Maple Trifle
 2 Tbsp Canadian Whiskey
 1 Tbsp butter
 3 pears, peeled, cored and sliced thinly
 6 cups slightly stale, quality white cake torn into pieces
 Chilled maple pudding (recipe below)
  cup chopped toasted walnuts
 ½ cup whipping cream
Maple Pudding
 1 Tbsp cornstarch
 2 cups milk

Directions

Maple Trifle
1

In a small bowl, combine the maple syrup and whisky. 

2

In a small frying pan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the pears and cook for 2 minutes. Add in 1/3 of the maple syrup/whiskey. Set aside to completely cool.  Chill.

3

In attractive glass bowl or a trifle bowl, place half of the cake pieces.

4

Drizzle another 1/3 of the maple syrup/whiskey mixture over the cake pieces. 

5

Spoon half of the pears over the cake, followed by ½ of the toasted walnuts 

6

Spoon half of the prepared pudding over top. 

7

Place remaining cake pieces over the custard. Drizzle with the remaining maple syrup/whiskey mixture. 

8

Spoon remaining pears over the top.

9

Reserve 1 tbsp. (15 ml) of the walnuts and set aside. Sprinkle remainder over top of the pears. 

10

Spoon remaining pudding over top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 to 3 hours.

11

When ready to serve, whip the whipping cream along with a spoonful of white sugar until stiff. 

12

Spoon the whipped cream over top and sprinkle with the walnuts   

Maple Pudding
13

Place the cornstarch in a small bowl.   Add a couple of spoonfuls of the milk to make a slurry. 

14

Place the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture. 

15

Cook until the mixture is thick.  Stir in the maple condensed milk and let completely cool. Refrigerate until ready to use. 

Notes

Maple Trifle