Peanut Butter Cup Trifle and the giveaway winner....

The winner of the Pampered Chef trifle bowl is....

Comment #65:
 Rodela Family said... "So want to win this one...might make me actually make the trifle, it looks delicious!"

So who knew that my last trifle could illicit such joyous and hateful comments at the same time. Yikes. Guess it just shows that you can't please everyone...

I know I've made my fair share of gluttonous dishes but this one might top them all.  

A conversation on the phone between my hubby and I.

John: "Hey honey, I'm at Costco do you need anything?"

Me:   "Yeah. Pick me up a box of Reese's peanut butter cups."

John: "A whole box."

Me:   "Yup."

John: "You realize there are 36 Reese's candy bars in a box."

Me:   "Yup."

John: "That's 72 individual cups total. Why do you need 72 cups?"

Me:   "I'm making a dessert."

John: "You need all of them?"

Me:   "No, but I'll find a home for the others." He he

If I had to choose one dessert that I hope is in heaven...it might be this....and then maybe it would be calorie free. I made this delicious Peanut Butter Cup Trifle for Bunko. Yes, another trifle. We play Bunko at a country club so by the time I had transported the trifle in my HOT car it wasn't as cold as I would have liked to eat it. You really want to have it chilled and it almost tastes better the next day. You really want to fix this for a crowd because it is pretty rich and you can only eat a little...unless you are me.

Now off to your treadmill because this beauty's going to cost you...

Peanut Butter Cup Trifle

Source: The Sisters Cafe

1 (9x13) pan of baked brownies, cut into 1 inch pieces

1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding

3 cups milk

½ cup creamy peanut butter

2 tsp vanilla

1 (8 ounce) container thawed Cool Whip, divided (or use homemade whipped cream)

20 peanut butter cups, crumbled (do not buy bite sized; you could get away with less...but why?)

6-8 peanut butter cups to garnish.

Combine pudding and milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Add peanut butter and vanilla, beat until smooth. Gently fold in 2 cups cool whip or homemade whipped cream.

Layer in trifle dish ½ the brownies, ½ the crumbled peanut butter cups, ½ the pudding mixture. Repeat. Top with cool whip and peanut butter cups. Chill at least four hours until serving.