Cranberry-Orange Trifle

Name: Cranberry-Orange Trifle
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 340 grams fresh cranberries; 1 large egg; 36 ladyfingers (3 [3-ounce] packages); 414 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk, divided; 907 grams large navel oranges (about; 296 milliliters fresh orange juice (about 6 oranges); 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters water

Cranberry-Orange Trifle might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 401 calories. If you have cornstarch, salt, orange rind, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Scottish food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare the cranberry sauce, combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press the cranberry mixture through a sieve over a bowl, reserving 1 2/3 cups cranberry pure, and discard solids. Cover sauce and chill.

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Sauce

Cranberries

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Sieve

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To prepare the custard, combine 1/4 cup milk and egg in a small bowl, and stir well with a whisk.

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Custard

Milk

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Whisk

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Place 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan, and gradually add 1 1/2 cups milk, stirring with a whisk until well-blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 1 minute, stirring mixture constantly. Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot milk mixture into egg mixture; add to remaining milk mixture, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Milk

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Egg

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Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Pour into a bowl, and cover surface of custard with plastic wrap. Chill.

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Custard

Wrap

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Peel oranges, removing white pithy part.

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Orange

Cut each orange in half lengthwise.

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Orange

Cut each half crosswise into thin slices; set aside.

Split ladyfingers; tear each half into thirds. Line the bottom of a 3-quart straight-sided glass bowl or trifle bowl with half of ladyfingers. Spoon 1 cup custard over ladyfingers. Spoon half of the cranberry sauce over the custard. Arrange half of orange slices over the cranberry sauce and around the inside edge of bowl. Repeat the procedure, ending with orange slices. Cover and chill 8 hours. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping and 1 teaspoon almonds, if desired.

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Cranberry Sauce

Whipped Topping