This Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle is sure to impress all holiday season long! Layers of pumpkin cheesecake, whipped cream and angel food cake combine for a fall treat that’s impossible to resist! Gorgeous, simple, and totally delicious! Pumpkin season is finally here! Make sure to try my Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins and these Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts – so good!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle
I couldn’t be more excited to share this delicious trifle recipe with you today. I am a HUGE fan of trifles. Simple, elegant, and always delicious, they’re a terrific addition to any dessert table and are always a favorite at potlucks and parties.
Since National Angel Food Cake Day falls in October I wanted to do something fall-ish to celebrate. And what screams fall more than pumpkin? I am a huge lover of pumpkin recipes and when the fall season rolls around, it’s basically all I can think about. I love coming up with new and delicious ways to enjoy pumpkin each year. I rely on my trusted pumpkin pie spice recipe and off I go!
I have so many favorite pumpkin recipes including this pumpkin pie milkshake and cinnamon sugar pumpkin muffins. Basically, when that canned pumpkin goes on sell, I stock UP.
This trifle took more than one try but you are going to be glad I took the time to perfect this recipe. The creamy pumpkin cheesecake layer is absolutely sinful and is perfectly complemented by the whipped cream and angel food cake.
You’re going to LOVE this dessert! This Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle is so easy to make and best part? It takes less than 20 minutes to pull together and it looks so pretty in this trifle bowl!
I was thrilled when Sara Lee contacted me about trying their NEW Angel Food Cake. They were so kind as to send me BOXES of Angel Food Cake and I have had a lot of fun “reviewing” it 🙂
The first cake I defrosted was devoured by my two boys in less than two hours. My husband came home and saw the remains of said cake and, I quote, “It looks like little mice have been picking at that cake.” They would run into the kitchen, reach up to the counter and tear off little chunks of the cake and then scurry away. I couldn’t keep them out of it!
What You Need To Make This Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle
- A trifle bowl – or any clear, glass bowl. The layers don’t have to show through, but seriously, it’s so gorgeous to look at!
- A hand mixer or stand mixer for the cheesecake layer. You want to really mix it good to remove any lumps.
- I sprinkle pumpkin pie spice over the top of the trifle to finish it off. To get the perfect dusting of pumpkin pie spice, use the OXO dusting wand – it’s amazing and one of my favorite tools. I use it all the time with powdered sugar.
I just love how simple yet impressive this trifle is. It’s the perfect go-to dessert all season long!
How To Make this EASY Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle
Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle
Ingredients
- 22 oz Angel Food Cake
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 16 oz cream cheese (I used light)
- 15 oz pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) Make your own!
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice plus extra for dusting the top
Instructions
- Beat cream and powdered sugar together until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Add pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice and continue beating until thoroughly combined.
- Fold in one third of the whipped cream.
- Cut Angel Food Cake into small pieces and line the bottom of your trifle dish with one third of the cake.
- Layer with one third of the pumpkin mixture followed by one third of the remaining whipped cream.
- Repeat layers twice, finishing with remaining whipped cream.
- Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice, if desired.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Disclosure: Mom On Timeout received product and compensation to create this recipe. All opinions are, as always, 100% my own.
Shelley Drnek says
November 29, 2017 at 5:23 PMThis dessert looked absolutely delicious and relatively easy to prepare at my daughter’s home for Thanksgiving. I must say everyone thought this was just SO-SO. If there were spices added to the filling it probably would have been terrific. Just not certain how much to add and what to add.
Foy says
November 24, 2017 at 4:47 PMI made Skinny Lemon Cheesecake Trifle and instead of raspberries substituted strawberries and blueberries. It was a hit at Thanksgiving Feast, even though it’s not really a holiday dish! I took a picture of it, had to show off dessert!
Schelle says
November 22, 2017 at 5:50 PMI made this today for Thanksgiving and the pumpkin cheesecake layer was simply not anywhere near sweet enough. I had to add quite a bit of powdered sugar in addition to the brown sugar (brown sugar in this is not a good idea, imo) to make it edible. My alterations made it taste ok, thankfully, but I doubt I will ever make it again. It was also quite a bit of work, and the time it took me to make this, I could have made an actual cheesecake.