Fruit Salad Trifle: The Perfect No-Bake Summer Dessert

This beautifully presented fruit salad trifle no-bake dessert is layered in a glass bowl and gives a new spin on a classic fruit salad. The sweet whipped topping, layers perfectly with the naturally sweet fruit.

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The beauty of creating a trifle dessert is that the possibilities really are endless. You could layer fruit in-between pudding mix, pound cake, fresh berries, fresh fruit, Cool Whip, whipped topping, or you could even go the savory route.

For this fruit salad trifle, I wanted it to be simple and low calorie. While I did use full fat whipped topping, you can choose to use sugar-free, or reduced-calorie topping. You could even make this no-bake dessert Weight Watchers friendly with those tips. Just simply add the zero points fruit options to make your dessert.

This recipe takes about 20 minutes to make but that includes fruit washing, drying, chopping, and layering. You could prep the fruit ahead of time and store it in air-tight containers.

Sometimes I used honey & a little lime to sweeten my fruit salad. However, for this layered fruit trifle I am depending on the fruits natural sweetness, and the whipped topping. I think this worked really well to balance out the flavors. I used a larger whipped topping container and it ended up being the perfect amount for two layers of cream in between the fruit.

With summer in full swing fruits like pineapple, watermelon, blueberries, strawberries, and peaches were ideal. I love to use seasonal produce because it is typically sweeter, and cheaper!

Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this Fruit Salad Trifle:

• 1 medium pineapple: peeled, cored, and chunked. 
• 2 cups of watermelon diced into smaller pieces
• 1 pint of blueberries washed & dried
• 1 pint of strawberries washed, hulled, and dried.
• 2 ripe peaches (remove pit) diced into smaller chunks
• large 16-ounce size container of whipped topping

How to Make

1. Add a layer of pineapple, watermelon, berries, and peaches to the bottom of your glass trifle bowl.
2. Add one-half of the whipped topping. Use a baking spatula to spread the topping evenly over the fruit.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
4. Once you have your final layer of cream exposed, you can add a pattern of diced fruit. I started with strawberries and worked my way around the circle to create a pattern.

Serving

To serve a trifle, use a large serving spoon to scoop it out of the bowl and add a portion to each dish.

This easily feeds a minimum of 10 people but upwards of 12-15 if you serve smaller portions.

More Fruity No-Bake Desserts You’ll Love

• Easy Pineapple Banana Dessert
• No-Bake Blueberry Buttermilk Pie
• No-Bake Lemon Cream Pie

Will you be making this perfectly sweet fruit trifle? Let me know below!

P.S. If you love strawberries and whipped topping, check out this Strawberry Lemonade Cake too!

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Fruit Salad Trifle: The Perfect No-Bake Summer Dessert

This beautifully presented dessert gives a new spin on a classic fruit salad. The sweet whipped topping pairs perfectly with the naturally sweet fruit.

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 people

Calories 127cal

Ingredients

• 1 whole medium pineapple peeled, cored, and chunked
• 2 cups watermelon cut into smaller chunks
• 1 pint blueberries washed and dried
• 1 pint strawberries washed, dried, hulled
• 2 whole peaches remove pit, cut into chunks
• 16 ounces whipped topping

Instructions

• Add a layer of pineapple, watermelon, berries, and peaches to the bottom of your glass trifle bowl.
• Add one half of the whipped topping. Use a baking spatula to spread the topping evenly over the fruit.
• Repeat steps one and two.
• Once you have your final layer of cream exposed, you can add a pattern of diced fruit. I started with strawberries, and worked my way around the circle to create a pattern.
• To serve, use a large serving spoon and add a portion to each dish. This easily feeds a minimal of 10 people but upwards of 12-15 if you serve smaller portions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 127cal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 0.4mg