Pumpkin Pie Trifle
This delicious portable pumpkin pie trifle is made with layers of crumbled-up Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Cream, and Chocolate Avocado Mousse.
So, between you and me, how do you feel about friends who have similar food-loves as you do?
Are you okay with sharing that last piece of pumpkin pie with your friend?
What happens when there’s just one forkful of pie left? Do you tell them to have the last piece and then sit there and inwardly stew with resentment that they didn’t reciprocate the offer? I mean – this is pie after all!
For me – I cringe at the thought of one piece of pie and two forks! If you and I meet for pie and you finish your pie and reach over for a forkful of mine – I will draw my fork and we will duel! Seriously!
I have a friend who loves pumpkin pie – she loves it hot out of the oven and cold with whipped cream – she loves it on china plates in the comfort of her home and in Tupperware on the ball-field – she loves it with coffee and milk – unfortunately, so do I!
Recently, when she had a baby, she wanted pumpkin pie; so I stopped by a store and grabbed a Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie, which I took to her hot out of my oven. She had just had a baby, so I couldn’t cut into her pie!
When I was being a total recluse as I was working on my Master’s, she showed up on my doorstep with a Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie and a tub of Cool Whip. When she was leaving, she longingly glanced at the leftover pie on my table – which I didn’t think to offer her any of; I like to think the thought didn’t occur to me, but, subconsciously, I think I was looking forward to a piece of leftover pie with the 3 cups of coffee I would be pounding as I worked on my paper that night.
So, for her, I came up with these individual pumpkin pie trifles in snazzy, portable, mason jars!
I used a Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie for one layer – which I crumbled up after it had cooled down. And a Pumpkin Cream for another layer – the pumpkin cream is made with 100% pumpkin purée mixed with Cool Whip and honey and vanilla. And a nutritious Chocolate Avocado Mousse (yup, I had to sneak in something green) makes up another layer of this trifle. The chocolate avocado mousse has (in addition to chocolate and avocado), brown sugar, vanilla, cocoa, almond milk, and Cool whip in it.
I began with a layer of pie at the bottom of the mason jar, topped that with a layer of pumpkin cream, and topped that with a layer of chocolate-avocado mousse and yet another layer o pie, cream, and mousse. I topped these with some chopped-up dark chocolate. These trifles stay fresh for about 2-3 days in the fridge – and can be enjoyed just about everywhere by simply unscrewing the lid!
I am not going to tell you how good these were – I am hoping you will make them and see for yourself!
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Ingredients
- I Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie -baked according to package instructions and cooled and cut into cubes
For Pumpkin Cream
- 2 1/2 cup Cool Whip
- 1 cup 100% pumpkin purée
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For Chocolate-Avocado Mousse
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 cup almond milk
- 5-6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup Cool Whip
- 4 mason jars
- Chopped Dark chocolate
Instructions
- Cut the prepared Mrs. Smith Pumpkin Pie into pieces
- Prepare the Pumpkin Cream by mixing the Cool Whip, pumpkin puree, honey, and vanilla
- Prepare the Chocolate-Avocado Mousse by placing the avocados, cocoa, almond milk, honey, and vanilla in a blender or food processor and blending till smooth. Pour into a bowl and fold in the Cool Whip with a spoon.
- Assemble the trifle by placing one layer of pumpkin pie pieces at the bottom of the mason jars, top with a layer of pumpkin cream, top that with a layer of chocolate-avocado mousse. Then add another layer of pie, and another layer of pumpkin cream, and another layer of chocolate-avocado mousse and sprinkle with chopped dark chocolate.
- Can be eaten immediately but will also stay fresh for up to 2-3 days in the fridge.
Hi Shashi, these pumpkin pie trifles look delicious!
These look PERFECT! I might like these better than actual pumpkin pie 🙂
No sharing when it comes to desserts, especially ones that look as divine as your trifle!
Portable pies in a trifle is a brilliant idea. Have you ever rode on the bus or in a taxi in Hong Kong? There is no way you could ever hold a pie at the same time as you need both hands to hold on as for certain around the next corner that taxi driver is going to try to get the taxi up on 2 wheels. Have a super day!
that trifle is just the cutest!
Oh no…there is no sharing of the last piece of pumpkin pie. First come first serve. That’s my philosophy! And if I am going to share a dessert we need to have a mutual understanding that we will only eat half and not a crumb more. But this triffle? No sharing. One glass one spoon – mine. This looks delicious and such a great trifle combination!
Such a fun idea!! Even though I love pumpkin pie, I dare to say that these trifles may even trump the classic! Well done!
will you come bring me food when I have a baby (not anytime soon) but you get my point. You are the best! thoughtful and delicious!
The dessert in jars is great, it looks so beautiful and this sounds really delicious. I love creamy rich desserts. This looks awesome.
I know that Chris would love these – I’m not a pumpkin fan so I rarely make pumpkin desserts but might have to try this one.
These look like layer after layer of yummy goodness to me! The chocolate avocado mousse is really calling my name!
I’m a huge pumpkin pie fan! Love that stuff and I shouldn’t be left around it 😛
Yum! Love that you layered the pumpkin with a chocolate avocado mousse! They are so cute in those mason jars.
Oooh, now you’re asking. Would I share my piece of pie with a friend looking longingly at it? Well, I’m not sure, but thankfully you’ve given me the idea of these individual portions in jars. What a lovely idea – and I’m sure I wouldn’t be expected to share! 😉
This looks so delicious and so darling in those little jars. I love that they would be easy to transport to a holiday party or??, being able to screw on the lids. Lovely, Shashi!
These are so adorable! I love that you made them in the little mason jars and snuck in some avocado in the mousse. I am a big fan of pumpkin pie and love that these are in individual servings. That way we won’t have to battle it out with our forks 😉