Indian Mithai Trifle Dessert
Mithai Trifle is a beautiful and classic fusion dessert recipe that combines popular Indian sweets such as gulab jamun, rasgulla, jalebi, barfi, and ladoo with layers of whipping cream, crumbled cake, and nuts. A stunning and crowd-pleaser recipe at Diwali and Christmas.
Course: Dessert, sweets
Cuisine: British, Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 363kcal
For the cream
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- 2-3 Cardamom pods
- 8 Saffron strands kesar
- 1 cup Whipping cream
Mithai (Sweets) chopped. Use your favorite sweet assortment
Other ingredients
- Pistachios, for garnish
- Rose petals, for garnish
In a mixie jar or blender, add sugar, cardamom pods, and saffron and blend it to a smooth powder.
2 tablespoon Sugar, 2-3 Cardamom pods, 8 Saffron strands
In a bowl, add whipping cream and powdered sugar and whisk until stiff peaks are formed.
1 cup Whipping cream
In a blender, add cake slices and pulse for seconds.
2 Sponge cake slices
Use your favorite mithai and chop or crumble them into small bite-size pieces.
1 Besan ladoo, 2 Rasgulla, 2 Gulab jamun, 1 Milk barfi, 1 Motichoor ladoo, 1 or 2 Jalebi
Assemble
In a serving glass, add a layer of cake crumbs, followed by a layer of sweets and then whipped cream. Garnish with pistachios and rose petals.
Pistachios, for garnish, Rose petals, for garnish
Repeat the same layers one more time.
Chill until ready to serve.
- Based on the size of the serving glass, you may have to assemble the layers. You can make two big servings or four individual servings with the recipe given.
- Instead of cake crumbles, cookie crumbles, custard, or jelly can be added.
- You can make this mithai trifle even after diwali with all the leftover sweets.
- I have flavored whipped cream with saffron and cardamom. It is optional. You can simply add vanilla extract instead.
Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 923IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 0.5mg