Paradise Fruit Trifle with Pudding is a creamy smooth recipe that doubles as a dessert or a salad. It's the perfect fruit cocktail dessert for a potluck or a picnic and can feed a crowd!
Cook pudding according to package directions. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator.
Crush Nilla wafer cookies until finely ground.
Fold the drained fruit cocktail and pecans into the whipped cream.
Assembly
Line the bottom of a trifle bowl with half of the ground Nilla wafer cookies. Spoon the cooled pudding over the Nilla wafter cookie layer followed with the whipped cream mixture. Top the trifle with the remaining ground Nilla wafer cookies.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight or for 8 hours.
Notes
I actually ground an 11oz box of Nilla cookies and used 8oz in this recipe. If you use a 9x13 pan instead of a trifle bowl you may use most of the ground cookies or less in a trifle bowl. You can freeze any leftovers for future trifles.
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.