Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as jell-o®)
• 2 pints strawberries, sliced
• 1 1/2 (8 ounce) containers fat-free whipped topping (such as cool whip®), or more to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) prepared pound cake (such as sara lee®), cut into cubes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• combine water, sugar, and cornstarch together in a saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat until mixture is boiling and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. remove saucepan from stove and stir gelatin mix into sugar mixture until dissolved. set strawberry glaze aside to cool.
• layer half the strawberries in the bottom of a trifle or glass bowl. drizzle half the strawberry glaze over strawberry layer until evenly coated. spread half the whipped topping over strawberry layer; top with pound cake. layer the remaining strawberries, strawberry glaze, and whipped topping, respectively, over pound cake.