Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

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My 16 year old daughter and I made this the night before Thanksgiving and it was a great hit. We loved that it was not too sweet but still hit the spot. It was pretty, festive and very successful!!

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I wanted a dessert that incorporated gingerbread as a trifle. This was perfect. I used cook-n-serve pudding; it was thicker. Made homemade whipped cream, using 2 Cups of HEAVY whipping cream, 1/2-tsp. of cream of tartar, 5 Tbsp. sugar, 1 Tbsp. of confectionery sugar. At other reviewers' suggestions, I crumbled ginger snaps between layers. I added 2 Tsp. pumpkin pie spice to the pumpkin. On the top layer of whipped cream I took 8 ginger snap cookie thins and stood them up around the top and sprinkled a dusting of ground ginger snaps between the cookies. HINT/TIP: Being invited to Thanksgiving, my trifle needed to travel. A trifle bowl is extremely top-heavy. So, I packed the filled trifle bowl in its original box and tied down the 4 flaps of the box to carry it to the car. I set the box on the car floor, cut the string to let the 4 flaps pop out and act as bumpers so it wouldn't tip over. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! A day to be Thankful in Advance, for 2013 will bring what we need!

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Just made this for the first time tonight in preparation for tomorrow's turkey dinner, and I was slightly disappointed. I think that maybe next time I'll used crushed gingerbread snaps, instead of baking gingerbread cookies, and maybe a little more vanilla pudding - the pumpkin's a little too much for my taste! Still, it looks pretty good, nothing like the picture, but still cute! And I'm excited to try it again with some of the suggestions made here!

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I made this last year and making again this year. Gingerbread is in the oven. My family loved this recipe. I'm going to put pecans on top instead of the ginger snaps.

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I made this trifle for my husband to bring to office Thanksgiving luncheon. I tasted some of it and thought it was delicious. The trifle got rave reviews from all of his coworkers and I had to send the recipe in with him the next day as everyne was asking for it.The only thing I will do differently is I will make a nicer layer with the gingerbread. Paula suggested just throwing large chunks of the cake into the bowl and I did that. The problem I found was that it didn't make a nice base for the pumpkin layer. The next time I make it I plan to crumble the gingerbread more and pack it down a bit so the pumpkin has more of a base to sit on and you get that pretty layering look. Overall great dessert!!

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I have been making this every Thanksgiving for 4 yrs now...and it's always a hit..I use Pumpkin Bread instead of Gingerbread.
Easy to make.
Easy to put together.
Great the next day.
Just an all around crowd pleaser.
Try it...you'll love it..

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Thank god for this recipe! I can't ever get it to look as pretty as the picture, but holy cow does it taste good! Family always loves it, it takes almost no time to make it, and it always makes you look like a genious! We eat this as left overs for days...the best!

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I did a test run on this recipe before I make it next week for the family Thanksgiving dinner. It has a good taste the second day as mentioned. I too was concerned that the pumpkin/pudding mixture was way too runny, but I layered in the bowl anyway. It did firm up pretty well overnight. I will try canned pumpkin with my own added spices next time with instant pudding (didn't care for how the cook and serve firmed up to see if that gives me a more solid consistency. What I did do with this recipe to give it an unexpected kick was add a layer of the Philadelphia brand prepared cheesecake mix right in the middle (can be found in your dairy section by the cream cheese, and I used home made whip cream only on the top. The cheesecake layer breaks up the pumpkin and gingerbread flavors nicely. One box of gingerbread is plenty, and do add crushed gingersnaps throughout the layers to give it a little crunch.

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Such a great recipe. I recommend making one day ahead because it taste so much better. Also, i couldn't find any gingerbread cake mix so i grabbed a french vanilla cake mix instead - it came out soooo good- so this is what i always use instead. This will be my 4th year making it - its now a tradition. Thank you Paula !

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I served it at a game night party with good friends and they loved it! A few were fighting over leftovers for the next morning with coffee. I'll probably make it for Thanksgiving this year too!