Mango Trifle Cups
These mango trifle cups are the ultimate mango dessert made with layers of cake, mango custard, mango jelly and topped with fresh mangoes, perfect for any gathering!
Ingredients
Mango Custard
- 3 cups Milk
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- ½ - ¾ cup Sugar
- ½- ¾ cup Mango pulp
Assembly
- 1 angel food cake or sponge cake
- 1 packet Mango jelly
- 1 Mango chopped into small cubes
- Cool whip for topping
Instructions
Mango Custard
- In a bowl add half cup milk and the cornstarch and mix well, until it is smooth and no longer lumpy, set aside.
- In a pan on low heat add mango pulp and cook for 5-10 minutes increase the heat to medium and add the rest of the milk (2 ½ cups) and cook for few minutes. Once the milk starts to boil, add the sugar and mix to dissolve.
- Slowly pour in the cornstarch-milk mixture, whisking constantly so the mixture doesn't get lumpy.
- Cook for a few minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature, then chill in the fridge for a couple of hours before using.
- You can make the custard day before as well and keep in the fridge till ready to assemble
Assembly
- Prepare jelly as per instructions.
- Once the jelly has set, cut into small cubes.
- To assemble, add chopped mango and cubed angel food cake to the bottom. Next add in a few pieces of mango jelly. Fill remaining bowl or cup with mango custard. Top with cool some cool whip and more jelly.
- Store in the fridge till ready to serve. Serve the mango trifle cups chilled.
- Trifle cups can be made and assembled in advance.