Summer trifle recipes

A new book celebrates the diverse food Australians love to eat – and we really love desserts

No proper British celebration would be complete without a centrepiece trifle. Add some regal glamour to your summer parties with this stunning multilayered delight

Make the most of summer's fruit blessings and get them together in this classic Australian dessert.

Shared by one of our favourite cooks and authors, Belinda Jeffery, this delicious concoction is not a true trifle, nor a cream, nor a mousse, but sits somewhere happily in the middle. While it's certainly hard to beat a ripe juicy mango, this works beautifully with any summer fruit so use what you love. Recipe extracted from Two Good Cookbook Two.

Peach Crisp Trifle is a completely make-ahead dessert with heavenly layers of lady fingers that turn into utterly delicious cake when soaked in the cinnamon and nutmeg spiced peaches, Mascarpone whipped cream and buttery crisp mixture! This one's a keeper!

Enjoy these individual raspberry, pistachio & lemon trifles as part of a summer menu. They're easy to assemble and you can easily pack them up in tubs for picnics

When you can’t decide between pavlova and trifle, why not have both? This tropical pavlova trifle is the ultimate fusion dessert, bringing together the best of two classics into one stunning showstopper. With bright layers of creamy custard, vanilla cake, tangy fruits, and crispy pavlova pieces, it’s a refreshing, indulgent treat perfect for summer gatherings or festive feasts. It’s quick to assemble, requires no cooking, and looks stunning in a glass bowl, making it ideal for effortless…

Layers of passionfruit-scented cream, cookies and fresh passionfruit coulis make this passionfruit ice box cake the perfect summer dessert.

This easy Lemon Trifle recipe is sweet, tart, light, and wonderful. Layers of angel food cake, lemon curd, pudding, blueberries, shortbread cookies, and whipped cream!

Filled with the goodness of LemonGold® and topped with Swiss meringue, this Zesty LemonGold Trifle tastes like a cloud of sunshine!