Recently I asked the Skinnymixers Facebook Group which dessert they would want to see in time for celebrating Christmas… the resounding request was ‘TRIFLE!’.

I have always wanted to do a trifle, but the idea of it seemed so against what Skinnymixers is about – after all, I had only ever made a full of sugar, preservatives and additives cheats trifle before. This Black Forest version is gluten free, very low in unrefined sugar and teaches you how to make cherry jelly from scratch – so while it is definitely still a *treat*, it is one you can enjoy with much less guilt. Feel free to play around with the layering and presentation depending on how your family likes it… Love Nik xx
Please note: This recipe needs to be prepared the day before for best results. It is not an overly sweet trifle, if your family have a sweet tooth you can up the sweetener.
skinnymixer's Black Forest Trifle   Print Author: skinnymixer's Ingredients Chocolate Torte Ingredients 250 g | 8.8 oz raw almonds 200 g | 7 oz 70% dark chocolate, roughly chopped 100 g | 3.5 oz coconut oil, plus extra to grease 50 g | 1.8 oz coconut sugar (or preferred sugar) 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract pinch of salt 5 large eggs Jelly Ingredients 600 g water 500 g frozen or fresh, pitted cherries 20 g coconut sugar (or preferred sugar) 2 tbsp powdered gelatine (I used Great Lakes) Cream Ingredients 600 g thickened cream 150 g | 5.3 oz marscapone 2 tsp vanilla extr...