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Easy Holidays » st. patrick's day » Chocolate Mint Trifle Recipe

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Chocolate Mint Trifle Recipe

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This easy Chocolate Mint Trifle Recipe is the perfect addition to any March festivities, but it's great year round too. All you need is some homemade brownies, pudding, chocolate mints, and a little whipped cream for this fun dessert. via @slingmama

This easy Chocolate Mint Trifle Recipe is the perfect addition to any March festivities, but it’s great year round too. All you need is some homemade brownies, pudding, chocolate mints, and a little whipped cream for this fun dessert.

individual chocolate mint trifles in glass jars

This is a fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day treat, but it’s great all year long too. It literally came together in under an hour (and most of the time was for cooling). Who wouldn’t love an Andes Mint Trifle any time of year!

I kept it pretty simple, but you could go all out and make everything from scratch.  Scratch brownies, scratch pudding (just change the flavor), scratch whipped cream, etc…you get the idea. Or make it sure easy, premade brownie bites, premade pudding (though it would be more difficult to color and flavor). Get it?

It’s minty, It’s chocolaty, It’s green, It’s cool and creamy! It might be a PERFECT dessert.

Ingredients needed for this dessert

  • prepared brownies (this homemade recipe is my favorite)
  • instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups milk (whatever you have on hand)
  • mint (or peppermint) extract
  • green food coloring of choice
  • Andes baking mints or chocolate chips
  • whipped topping or cool whip
  • trifle bowl or pint-sized mason jars

How to make this dessert

  1. Cut prepared brownies into bite sized pieces.
  2. Combine vanilla pudding mix, milk, and mint extract. Whisk well to combine or use a blender to gently mix. Add food coloring until desired color is reached. Store in refrigerator until pudding is set.
  3. If using whole Andes mints, roughly chop them or use Andes baking chips
  4. In individual serving dishes or a large trifle bowl layer pudding, brownie, mints, pudding, whipped cream, and top with additional mints.

Make it your own

This is just a versatile dessert and can be adjusted to fit different holidays, what you have on hand or to suit different dietary needs. Here are few options to consider:

  • Use mint oreos
  • Use chocolate cake
  • Use white chocolate pudding
  • Use a gluten free cake or brownie mix
  • Use dairy free pudding/whipped cream
  • Use red food coloring for Valentine’s
  • Use an all natural green dye (to keep it dye free)
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individual chocolate mint trifles in glass jars

Chocolate Mint Trifle

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

This easy Chocolate Mint Trifle Recipe is the perfect addition to any March festivities, but it's great year round too. All you need is some homemade brownies, pudding, chocolate mints, and a little whipped cream for this fun dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1 brownie recipe (boxed or homemade, prepared according to directions and cooled
  • 1 box (5.1 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups milk*
  • 1/2 tsp mint (or peppermint) extract
  • green food coloring of choice
  • 1/2 cup Andes Baking Chips or chopped Andes Mints
  • whipped topping

Instructions

  1. Cut prepared brownies into bite sized pieces.
  2. Combine vanilla pudding mix, milk (*amount according to package), and mint extract. Whisk well to combine or use a blender to gently mix. Add food coloring until desired color is reached. Store in refrigerator until pudding is set.
  3. In individual serving dishes or a large trifle dish layer pudding, brownie, mints, pudding, whipped cream, and top with additional mints.

Notes

Variations:

  • Use mint oreos
  • Use chocolate cake
  • Use white chocolate pudding
  • Use a gluten free cake or brownie mix
  • Use dairy free pudding/whipped cream
  • Use red food coloring for Valentine's
  • Use an all natural green dye (to keep it dye free)

Recommended Products

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  • Andes Creme de Menthe Chocolate Mint Baking Chips 10oz - 2 Unit Pack
    Andes Creme de Menthe Chocolate Mint Baking Chips 10oz - 2 Unit Pack
  • Americolor Gel Paste Food Color, Forest Green
    Americolor Gel Paste Food Color, Forest Green
  • Watkins Assorted Food Coloring (No Artificial Dyes)
    Watkins Assorted Food Coloring (No Artificial Dyes)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 254mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 26gProtein: 5g

This nutritional information is an estimate may vary, depending on brand and type of ingredients used. It is not intended to replace the advice of a licensed dietician or physician.

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Cuisine: American

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Originally published 3/13/2012. Updated 3/2/2020.

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Comments

  1. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    March 12, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    YUM, brownies. Love the jars! 🙂

    Reply
    • amft says

      March 14, 2013 at 7:20 am

      Thanks Dorothy!

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:35 am

    This looks great but how do you eat from a jar ? 🙂

    Reply
  3. Shannon says

    March 17, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    These are so pretty, I love the look in the mason jar. I need to see what’s in the pantry, hoping I have the mixes for this!

    Thanks for linking up to Friday Food at Momtrends.com!

    Reply
  4. Ghada says

    March 16, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    yuuummmm! Great that you used all natural diyes. I like the mason jars too

    Reply
  5. Becky Ryan-Willis says

    March 16, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    My husband said we will be making a mix of your version and the one on www.simplystacie.net for our get together at my Mom’s tomorrow night 🙂 I love yours in the mason jars.

    Reply
  6. Diane Balch says

    March 16, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Oh my goodness, my little baker is going to love making this dessert. Thanks for linking up for “Foodie Friday” I look forward to your next week’s post.
    Happy St. Patrick’s Day

    Reply
  7. Stacie says

    March 16, 2012 at 5:54 am

    YUM!!!!

    Reply
  8. Nikki says

    March 16, 2012 at 5:38 am

    Whoa, they make Andie’s Mint baking chips? Where was I when that happened? I love Andies! The truffle looks great!

    Reply
  9. Amy Bellgardt says

    March 14, 2012 at 7:02 am

    This looks amazing!

    Reply
  10. Danijela says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    This sounds and looks amazing. I like it a lot. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Felicia says

    March 13, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    Girl, you are speaking my language!

    Reply
  12. Yoshiblue says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:24 am

    This chocolate mint trifle sounds amazing. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  13. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:29 am

    What a great recipe! I love chocolate and mint together, so this is perfect, and so cute in the jars too!

    Reply
  14. Dawn says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:00 am

    That looks really awesome in the Mason Jars, I love it! Thanks so much for trying out my recipe! I am really flattered 😉

    Reply

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