Mini trifle shots recipe

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A wonderful sweet canapé, these cute mini trifle shots will be a popular choice – and they’re so easy to make...

Mini trifle shots
(Image credit: Future / PHILIP SOWELS)
Makes10
SkillEasy
Preparation Time10 mins
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories110 Kcal6%
Saturated Fat5 g25%
Fat8 g11%
Carbohydrates8.5 g3%

It takes just a few steps to make these impressive mini trifle shots. The perfect buffet pudding to serve with mini spoons. 

If you're looking for a canape-style dessert to impress these mini trifle shots are sure to tick a few boxes catering to up to 10 guests with one recipe - but of course, if you're feeding more you can easily double or triple. Each trifle is layered with soft Madeira cake, fresh raspberries, and a homemade syllabub made with double cream, lemon curd, and a dash of sweet white vermouth. 

Ingredients

  • 150g raspberries, crushed, or use defrosted frozen berries
  • 1tsp caster sugar
  • 80g Madeira cake, cut into 2cm chunks

For the syllabub:

  • 125ml double cream
  • 2tbsp icing sugar
  • 30ml sweet white vermouth (we used Martini Bianco)
  • 2tbsp lemon curd
  • Lemon peel twists
  • 10 shot glasses

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Method

  1. Mix the raspberries with the sugar and set aside.
  2. For the syllabub, put the cream and icing sugar into a bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. Reserve some for the decoration. Fold in the vermouth and lemon curd.
  3. Put a few chunks of Madeira cake into each shot glass. Layer with the crushed raspberries and syllabub. Top with a twist of lemon peel on a swirl of whisked cream.

Top tips for making mini trifle shots

 For an alcohol-free version, leave out the vermouth or replace with a 0% liqueur.

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Rose Fooks
Deputy Food Editor

Rose Fooks is Deputy Food Editor at Future Publishing, creating recipes, reviewing products and writing food features for a range of lifestyle and home titles including GoodTo and Woman&Home. Before joining the team, Rose obtained a Diplome de Patisserie and Culinary Management at London’s Le Cordon Bleu. Going on to work in professional kitchens at The Delaunay and Zedel.

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