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Peach trifle topped with thick whipped cream and toasted pecans. Luscious layers of peaches, cake, and cream inside a clear bowl.

No-Bake Peach Trifle

A no-bake peach trifle layered with pound cake, whipped cream, macerated peaches, and toasted pecans. A chilled Southern dessert perfect for summer parties.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, southern
Calories: 315
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf Pound cake Cut into cubes, air-dried
  • 5 Fresh peaches Peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoon Sugar For macerating peaches
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice Freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract Added to peaches
  • 1.5 cups Heavy whipping cream Whipped to soft peaks
  • 3 tablespoon Powdered sugar Sweetens the whipped cream
  • 1 box Instant vanilla pudding Prepared as directed
  • 4 oz Cream cheese Softened, folded into cream layer
  • ⅓ cup Toasted pecans Rough chopped for topping

Equipment

  • 1 Trifle bowl Clear glass preferred for layered look
  • 2 Mixing bowls For peaches and cream separately
  • 1 Hand mixer Or stand mixer for whipping cream
  • 1 Rubber spatula For gentle folding
  • 1 Baking Sheet To air dry cake cubes
  • 1 Serrated knife For slicing pound cake evenly

Method
 

  1. Peel and slice peaches evenly. Toss with sugar and lemon juice, let sit for 20 minutes to macerate, then stir in vanilla extract.
    Fresh peach slices in sugar and lemon juice macerating in a mixing bowl. Prepped for trifle layering.
  2. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar to soft peaks. Prepare vanilla pudding and fold it together with cream cheese and whipped cream.
    Homemade whipped cream mixed with vanilla pudding in a bowl. Creamy filling for peach trifle.
  3. Cut pound cake into bite-sized cubes and spread on a baking sheet to air dry for better texture.
    Cubed pound cake air drying on a baking tray. Rustic cake base for homemade peach trifle.
  4. In a glass bowl, layer cake, peaches with juices, and cream. Repeat layers, then finish with cream, peach slices, and pecans. Chill 2+ hours.

Notes

We test everything in our cozy kitchen (with Sprout as the taste-tester!), but nutrition info is just a ballpark figure. For exact numbers; especially if someone’s counting, try using your own ingredients in a nutrition calculator you trust.