Blackberry Lemon Trifle

We were out and about the other day and we happened upon this wonderful little shop called The Olive Branch. We went in to see what they had, and we were so delighted that we did! We met a very nice woman, and we tasted her wonderful olive oils and vinegars. I had never tasted flavored olive oils or vinegars before... I am so glad I got the chance to... they were wonderful. We ended up deciding we wanted to take home a lemon olive oil, which got me thinking about what I could make with it... this is what I came up with:

A trifle made with sweet lemon croutons, lemon pudding, blackberries, and whipped cream.

   You start by making the lemon pudding... I used this recipe.


Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

Add in the milk and whisk until combine. (I decided to use half and half for a more rich flavor)

Separate the eggs.

Lightly whisk them.

Add the eggs into the milk mixture.

Add in your pinch of salt.

Grate in your lemon zest.

 

Continue to stir the mixture... often at first and constantly towards the end. Keep the mixture on medium heat until it thickens. 

Once the pudding has thickened, remove it from the heat. Stir in your lemon juice...

... and the butter.

Pour your pudding through a strainer.

Let your pudding sit out until it reaches room temperature, then place in the fridge for around two hours.

Next on the "to do" list is to make the croutons.

   Cut about a third of a loaf of french bread into bite size cubes.

 After you have your bread cut, you are going to toast it to make croutons.

  Pour about three tablespoons of your lemon olive oil into the pan with your bread.

 

Stir in about four tablespoons of sugar and cook until golden brown and crunchy.

Now you just have to wait for your pudding to chill.

  

I would wait until about a half hour before you want to serve your dessert to put it together.

  When you are ready to put your trifles together start out by whipping your cream.

Pour one pint of whipping cream into your mixer with a dash of vanilla.

Start to beat your cream.

Add in about one tablespoon of powdered sugar... 

... beat until whipped and will hold it's shape.

Now put together your trifles...

   Start with the croutons...

Next add the pudding... (I put the pudding into a bag so I could pipe it into the glass)

 Finish off with the blackberries.

Then add another layer of each.

Finish it off with a dollop of whip cream.

And that's it! Personal sized trifles.

Enjoy!  Lane Elizabeth

{All the photos are credit to my wonderful sister! Check her out at Zelda's Zoom}