Graham Cracker Fruit Trifle


fruit trifle
fruit trifle

Try this graham cracker fruit trifle recipe for your next dessert. You can use fresh or frozen fruit so you can make it any time of the year.

For the crumbs, you will need a food processor or a blender. You can also purchase graham cracker crumbs from your local store.

This dessert recipe uses raspberries and blackberries, but you can change it up to use your favorite fruits.

If you are counting Weight Watchers points, the values will not change by changing the fruits as these are all zero points on all the WW plans.



Below are the list of ingredients, directions, recipe nutrition information and Weight Watchers points.

Graham Cracker Fruit Trifle

The juicy taste of the fruits combined with the creaminess of the cool whip and the crunch of the graham cracker crumbs give this dessert a wonderful and delicious flavor. Your family will ask you to make this graham cracker fruit trifle again and again.

Recipe Type:

Dessert, Fruit

Degree of Difficulty:

Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 12 crackers)
  • 1 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 cup blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 2 cups Cool Whip Lite, thawed
  • 1 tsp strawberry extract
  • 3 Tbsp butter, unsalted
  • 3 tsp water
  • Red food coloring, optional

Directions

  1. Place graham crackers in food processor and blend until fine crumbs.
  2. Using a medium bowl, melt butter in microwave.
  3. Add graham cracker crumbs and mix until well blended.
  4. Add water if needed to moisten graham cracker crumbs. Add just one teaspoon at a time.
  5. Press crumbs into bottom of 4 serving dishes dividing evenly. Save some crumbs to sprinkle on top.
  6. In a bowl, mix the cool whip with the strawberry extract. You can add a drop of red food coloring if desired to add some color.
  7. Place a layer of raspberries on top of the graham cracker crumbs in the serving dish.
  8. Add a layer of the cool whip saving half for another layer.
  9. Add a layer of the blackberries into the serving dishes.
  10. Add another layer of the cool whip mixture.
  11. Sprinkle the remaining graham cracker crumbs on top.
  12. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cooking Times

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: n/a minutes

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts shown below for this graham cracker fruit trifle are per serving. The number of serving is noted in the header section below. The serving size is the first item noted on the nutrition facts table.


Nutrition Per Serving

Number of Servings: 4
Serving Size 1 dish
Calories 324
Total Fat 16.2g
      Sat Fat 10g
Cholesterol 22.9mg
Sodium 152.3mg
Total Carbohydrates 43.5g
      Fiber 4.8g
      Sugar 17.1g
Protein 3.1g

Weight Watchers Points

FreeStyle
SmartPoints:
13 pts
SmartPoints
Non FreeStyle:
13 pts
Points
Plus:
8 pts
Original
Points:
7 pts

The fruit was not included when calculating any of the Weight Watchers Points for this graham cracker fruit trifle recipe.

Tips

If you don't have a food processor, you can use a blender or crush by hand. You can also buy graham cracker crumbs.

Here's a low fat graham cracker crumb recipe that uses milk instead of butter.



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