Ingredients for - Strawberry Vanilla Trifle

1. Cream cheese, at room temperature 2 (8 ounce) packages
2. Instant vanilla pudding mix 1 (3.4 ounce) package
3. Whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), divided 1 (16 ounce) container
4. White sugar, divided 1 ½ cups
5. Water 2 cups
6. Cornstarch 5 tablespoons
7. Strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®) 2 (3 ounce) packages
8. Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
9. Fresh strawberries, thinly sliced 2 quarts
10. Angel food cake, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 (10 ounce)
11. Whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®) 1 (8 ounce) container

How to cook deliciously - Strawberry Vanilla Trifle

1 . Stage

Combine cream cheese and vanilla pudding mix in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add large container of whipped topping; beat on high speed until thoroughly combined. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar.

2 . Stage

Stir water and cornstarch together in a saucepan. Set over medium heat. Pour in remaining 1 cup sugar, strawberry-flavored gelatin mix, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat; let cool for 5 minutes. Fold in strawberries.

3 . Stage

Spread 3/4 inch of the cream cheese mixture in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top with half of the cake pieces. Add half of the strawberry gelatin mixture. Repeat layers.

4 . Stage

Fold small container of whipped topping into the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over the top of the trifle. Place trifle in the refrigerator.