Caramel ROLO Brownie Trifle

This dessert is so incredibly rich and delicious! This is the ultimate chocolate-caramel treat. With layers of ROLO brownies, caramel mousse, gooey caramel, chocolate mousse, chocolate sauce and ROLOS, this trifle is sure to be a show stopper wherever it goes!

I LOVE trifles for so many different reasons. They are complete show stoppers in appearance and taste incredible!

With the holidays fast approaching, it is great to have recipes that will feed the masses with a smile, and trifles are wonderful for that.

Today, I have partnered up with HERSHEY’S to bring you one unforgettable, rich, crowd-pleasing trifle. It begins with my favorite family recipe for fudgy brownies. I adore this brownie recipe. To make the brownie recipe a little more special, I added in some chopped up ROLOS to give it an added bite of chewy caramel. They make such a fabulous addition!

While brownies are cooling, assemble the other remaining layers for the trifle.

The chocolate sauce is such a smooth and tasty recipe. It is used both as its own layers in the trifle and also in the chocolate mousse portion.

The caramel mousse is also quite spectacular. It has cream cheese as its base and brings such light and fluffy element to the trifle.

Now comes the fun part where you get to take all your creations and assemble them together to create this yummy caramel-chocolate dessert!

The last layer you will whip up will be the caramel sauce. It will set up and cool down pretty fast which is why you save it for last.

Not pictured directly below in the trifle assembly picture is the Chocolate Mousse layer and Chocolate Sauce layer beneath the second layer of brownies. They are there though, as you can see beneath that second layer of brownies and they are HEAVENLY!

If you love chocolate and caramel, then this Caramel ROLO Brownie Trifle recipe is for you today :)

This dessert is so incredibly rich and delicious! With layers of ROLO brownies, caramel mousse, gooey caramel, chocolate mousse, chocolate sauce and ROLOS, this is sure to be a show stopper wherever it goes!

Ingredients

BROWNIES:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa Natural Unsweetened
• 1⅓ cups flour
• 28 ROLOS, unwrapped and chopped in halves

CARAMEL MOUSSE

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 22 soft caramels, unwrapped
• 4½ teaspoons heavy cream
• 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ cup HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

• 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
• ½ cup Chocolate Sauce, see above

CARAMEL SAUCE

• 30 soft caramels, unwrapped
• 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
• 60 ROLOS, unwrapped and chopped

Instructions

BROWNIES

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add salt, unsweetened cocoa and flour and stir to combine well. Do not over mix. Stir in chopped ROLOS.
3. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 23-26 minutes. Preform toothpick test in center to test for doneness.
5. Let cool completely.

CARAMEL MOUSSE

1. In a medium bowl, cream the cream cheese and sugar together until well beaten.
2. In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine 22 soft caramels with 4 ½ teaspoons heavy cream. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment until smooth and completely melted. Allow to cool.
3. Beat in cooled caramel with the cream cheese until smooth.
4. Fold in thawed frozen whipped topping until well blended.
5. Cover and set in fridge until ready to assemble.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

1. In a medium large safe bowl, combine 1 cup heavy cream and cornstarch and whisk until cornstarch has completely dissolved into heavy cream.
2. Add HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, give a quick stir and heat in microwave for 40 seconds. Stir mixture and place back in microwave and heat for an additional 30 seconds. Stir after 30 seconds. Repeat heating for 30-second increments and stirring in between each increment until mixture just begins to boil.
3. Allow it to cool completely and set up.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

1. Stir in ½ cup of completely cooled Chocolate Sauce recipe above to the thawed frozen whipped topping. Cover and place in fridge until ready to assemble.

CARAMEL SAUCE

1. In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine 30 soft caramels with 2 Tablespoons heavy cream. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment until smooth and completely melted. Allow to cool.

ASSEMBLY

1. Cut cooled Brownies into 1x1 inch cubes.
2. Before beginning, note that you may have to gently press down each layer to fit everything in.
3. In a trifle bowl, layer ½ of the brownie cubes. Spread half of the CARAMEL MOUSSE over the tops of brownies. Pour and spread half of the CARAMEL SAUCE over the top of the Caramel Mousse. Sprinkle half of the chopped ROLOS over the top of the Caramel Sauce. Carefully spread half of the CHOCOLATE MOUSSE over the tops of the ROLOS. Pour half of the remaining CHOCOLATE SAUCE over the Chocolate Mousse. Repeat layers one more time, reserving a little Caramel Sauce, until you get to the Chocolate Mousse. Drizzle as much of the remaining Chocolate Sauce and the remaining Caramel Sauce over the top of Chocolate Mousse and garnish with a few remaining chopped ROLOS.

Enjoy!

Source: chef-in-training.com