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I couldn’t end a series on Tex-Mex dishes without doing something on desserts.
And this is a dessert, y’all. Oh, my heavenly SWOON.
Most Tex-Mex restaurants serve three dessert options: Churros, Sopapillas, and Tres Leches Cake.
Traditional Tres Leches is made by pouring the tres leches mixture (milk or cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk) over a sponge cake. It’s rich and drippy.
I’ll be honest — this Mama isn’t a fan of drippy. I adore the flavor of Tres Leches but I can’t do soggy cake. Just. Can’t. Do. It.
Despite the sogginess, when I started brainstorming a Tex-Mex dessert, I just couldn’t get the idea of Tres Leches out of my head. So, I spent one Saturday afternoon talking aloud to the Husband, going through all of my ideas for the dessert. And, in a moment of sweet genius, I hit on the idea of a trifle.
Trifles are every bit as decadent and rich as Tres Leches, but there is more texturally going on with a trifle. And, I adore them — my mother make a variety of trifles (I suspect they are her favorite too) and they are always my favorite desserts. There’s just something about the pairing of cake, whipped cream and fruit.
Sigh ….
This trifle takes the flavor of Tres Leches and reinvents it as both pudding and cake, and — thanks to the pop and tang of fresh blueberries — even though it is rich, it never even comes close to being cloyingly sweet.
I “plate” this in individual serving sized jars — it looks amazing and gives everyone just the right portion.
The first time I made it, I served it the fourteen adults in our small group. One man told me I was to make him his own “mixing-bowl” sized portion next time … while the Husband watched another group member all but lick his jar clean.
This is a winning recipe, folks.
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About Rachel Lacy
My name is Rachel -- I share tales about food and family. I'm a home-cook who focuses on fresh & simple meals to both fuel us and to help us celebrate our family-life. My day starts with coffee. Lots of coffee. 
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This looks phenomenal. You need to move closer to The Woodlands
This looks delicious and sounds easy too. I think it’d be great for a barbecue – adding it to my “must try” list!
Your food pictures amaze me! This looks great, as usual!
Oh that looks so good
Love it! It’s gorgeous!
looks like guilty pleasure to me YUM!
This looks so scrumptious!
I actually hate tres leches but that looks so good!
Totally pinning that! That is just perfect, mi amiga. Well done! You put my Mexican Wedding Cakes to shame.
http://deniseisrundmt.com/2012/05/04/mexican-wedding-cakes-for-cinco-de-mayo/
I wish I could eat this for lunch right now! It looks so good and I love your presentation, beautiful!
that looks insanely good!
This looks so good! I’m s sucker for anything with blueberries!
That looks delicious! I would like to try it with strawberries. Yum!
I can’t do soggy cake either. Eww. Not a huge fan of blueberries, but everything else sounds delicious. I like sopapillas too.
Drool! I am trying this recipe this weekend! looks super good!
Wow that looks so good, great photo taking skills!
OMG – that looks delish
WOO HOO!! (I really wanted you to post this one) Thanks so much and bookmarking it now.
It looks delicious.
Yummy!
That looks delightful!
This looks to good!
Wow, those sure do look amazing!
I have definitely had a few tres leches cakes that were way cloying–I like sweet, but not so sweet it makes your teeth hurt. I absolutely love this idea and with the berries, this is the perfect summertime dessert!
Looks devine!
Ooooo, I just made a layered dessert this weekend, but with different ingredients. Yours looks absolutely over the top wonderful!
These look delicious!
Hi, Rachel. I’ve just discovered your blog and I’m totally smitten! I just had to share your Tres Leches trifle recipe (with due credit, of course)and pinned, tweeted, liked, plusoned and stumbled the post so you would know how much I like this. I am totally trying this! I am now officially your newest blog stalker (hope you won’t mind ^_^)
http://tocookwithlove.com/2012/05/05/the-panty-feature-easy-tres-leches-trifle/
Hugs,
Lelanie
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Gosh this look incredible, love the pictures and it sounds so yummy!!!
This looks divine! I love making them in jars… genius! And, I don’t like soggy cake, either.
Oh my, it LOOKS like heaven!
Thanks! It pretty much is.
My husband loves Tres Leches cake! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
This looks so good!
WOW!!! That looks incredible~! I am now off to Google “vanilla paste”
That trifle is tempting me to break my diet. I want it so bad!
Rachel! OMG. You can make a piece of trash look like a million bucks. Your pictures are absolutely breathtaking! Oh and I’m totally making this.
oh gosh. I am drooling. Swoon is the perfect word
Gorgeous photos. Just when you think food in a Mason jar can’t get any cuter…
This looks simply amazing. I love how you used the jars!
Perfect desert. I love this one; thanks for the sharing.
What a great idea to make these in mason jars!
Thank you! I adore mason jars.
Oh my gosh! Perfection! I have to try these.
They are definitely yummy!
Gorgeous! And I’m with you all the way when it comes to drippy cakes.
YES! Someone on on my side.
This looks yummy! Going to make it tonight! Are the vanilla pudding packets the large box, or the small box? I figure that might make a difference in how mine turns out! THANK YOU for sharing!
Sorry I haven’t had a chance to get back with you — I believe I just used the normal box; I know the recipe only called for a cup of milk, so I’m pretty sure that was the size.