Ingredients
- 1 pan of boxed Fudge Brownies, with ingredients called out, baked in a 9x13 pan, cooled and cut into 1 inch squares OR
Fudgy Cocoa Brownies (for 2 layers)
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Oreo Cheesecake Filling: (for 2 layers)
- 1 cup whipping cream cold (or 2 cups of cool whip & omit powdered sugar)
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 2 8 oz pkg cream cheese
- 3 T. whipping cream
- 24 Oreos crumbled up
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipping cream (for 2 layers 1 in the middle and 1 on top of trifle)
- 2 cups whipping cream cold, (or 4 cups of cool whip & omit powdered sugar)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Oreo Layer:
- 12 Oreos broken up
Chocolate Ganache (for 2 layers)
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips I used ¾ cup milk chocolate and ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ⅓ to ½ cup whipping cream
Top of the Trifle
- 1 cup whipping cream cold (or 2 cups of cool whip & omit powdered sugar)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 12 Oreo cookies
- 2 or 3 Oreo cookies crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 9×13 inch baking pan with non-stick spray, set aside or line with parchment paper, using a little spray to hold the parchment paper down.
Cocoa Fudgy Brownies
- Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl and whisk together, set aside.
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl, beat together the 1 & 1/2 cups butter, 2 cups sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl until mixed well.
- Add in 4 eggs and mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Set aside to cool.
Oreo Cheesecake Filling:
- Using mixer, in a medium mixing bowl, mix 2-8 oz of softened cream cheese and 2/3 cup powdered sugar together until well combined and smooth.
- Add in 3 tablespoons whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- Using mixer, in another bowl, add 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 1/2 cup powdered sugar to make the whipped cream. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
- Add the Oreo crumbs to the mixture and gently fold until well combined.
Whipped cream Layer:
- Add 2 cups of heavy whipping cream, 1 cup powdered sugar to a large mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
Chocolate Ganache:
- Melt 1 & 1/2 cups of chocolate chips in microwave in 20 second increments, mixing each time in between, until melted. (1 ½ - 2 minutes) Add in 1/3 to 1/2 cup whipping cream and mix until smooth and creamy, set aside.
Layering:
- Cut the brownies into 1 to 1 ½ inch squares and add about half of the brownie pieces to the bottom of the trifle dish.
- Add about half of the cheesecake filling in an even layer on top of the brownies.
- Add about half of the broken oreos on top of the cheesecake filling.
- Add about half of the chocolate ganache by spooning over the broken oreos.
- Repeat layers with remaining layers in same order.
- On top of the whipped cream, add some oreo crumbles to the top of the whipped cream.
- Using a mixer, add 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to a medium sized mixing bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Using a piping bag with a large star tip, fill the bag with the whipped cream and pipe big swirls of whipped cream around edges of trifle bowl.
- Refrigerate trifle until ready to serve. Add Oreo cookies in between each of the swirls when ready to serve.
- Trifle is best overnight in fridge and served next day.
- Trifle can be covered for up to 3-4 days.
- Serves a crowd.
This article and recipe adapted from this site
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