Black Forest Trifle

You don't need a trifle dish to show off your trifle. You can even make small individual servings like the one pictured here.

I like making trifles not only do they taste good but they are appealing to the eye.
And this one has the dark cherries that helps lower your blood sugar. Read about dark cherries on my diabetic Squidoo lens at http://squidoo.com/low_carb_recipes

Black Forest Trifle

Ingredients:

(1) 8oz. package no sugar added low fat chocolate cake mix
(1) 4 serving size package sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups milk*
1 pound fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted or one 16 oz. package frozen unsweetened pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed and drained
2 cups frozen,whipped dessert topping thawed
Unsweetened cocoa powder(optional)

Directions:

1. Prepare cake mix as directed on package using a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Cool in pan for 10 minutes,remove from pan and cut into 1 inch cubes.

2.While cake is cooling, prepare pudding mix as directed on package using the 2 cups of milk. Cover, chill about 25 to 30 minutes, or until set.

3.In a 3 quart trifle bowl or large glass bowl, layer half of the cake cubes,half of the cherries, half of the pudding and half of the whipped topping Repeat the layers. If desired sprinkle with cocoa powder and top with a few cherries.

* To lower the carbs more use soy milk in place of regular milk.

carbs=22g
fiber=1g
True carbs=21g if using regular milk.