I’ve got something delicious to share with you…….but it’s only a trifle!

Hehe, sorry for the pun intended, I couldn’t resist. Alright, correct me if I’m wrong, but I feel like Fall is too far away and we should have a little treat to hold us off until October rolls around (P.S. That's my favorite time of the year, Oct - Dec!!!🎃🍬🐺👻🍃🍁🍗🍠🍛🍰🎁 🎄⛄️)

Right now I’m daydreaming about all the fun flavors that go with that time of year. Wow, there are just so many too, like pumpkin!, and cinnamon spice!, and eggnog!, and cider!, and caramel!, and peppermint!, and fudge!, and gingerbread!, and snickerdoodle!, and, AND!!!!, well the list goes on and on so I should probably stop here. Oooooh but I can’t forget maple!

What makes the sweet, sticky substance that is maple syrup so amazing? For me, it’s like one of the closest things on the planet to bottled happiness. The scent alone screams warmth and comfort every time you smell it, and I love that you can use it for so many things! In the States I think it’s most commonly poured over breakfast food items like waffles and French toast. Then there are some of its other classic uses like Doughnuts!!! or anything involving bacon.

I’d say that pancakes are probably the top of the list though, and personally, unless studded with chocolate or berries I was never a huge fan of pancakes. The main reason I liked them as a kid was that they served as a vehicle for eating maple syrup. Haha, I was the kid who got asked if I’d like some breakfast with my syrup. Clearly, Buddy the elf and I would be bffs.

For this recipe I really wanted to combine a bunch of my favorite seasonal flavors into one thing, but also do it in a way that didn’t showcase only one flavor while overpowering the others. After getting feedback from all of my awesome taste-testers I feel really confident in recommending these trifle to anyone who loves maple and pumpkin spice. The maple pudding gets paired with squares of my favorite recipe for soft pumpkin bread, and then it’s layered with fluffy whipped cream and crunchy pecans. So basically I’m telling you that these have a balanced amount of everything you could ever hope for or dream of in a trifle.

If you already have some leftovers from your own favorite pumpkin bread recipe then by all means go for it, this is a great use for them! Also, for some reason I’ve yet to get a trifle dish for recipes like this even though I really want one, but if you do have a trifle dish that would be a faster and easier option for serving a group. Keep in mind that you may want to double the recipe depending on how big your dish is.

As always, the recipe is available upon request, and I always give an upvote for the first one.

Also, check out some of my other recent food posts for more mouthwatering photos!

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.