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I seriously can’t believe that Thanksgiving is in 3 days! I am so not ready, not even close. The post-it note hanging from my monitor that I creatively titled “Thanksgiving” has one item written on it – Turkey. Yep, according to my list, all I need is a turkey.
If I am being honest, cooking on Thanksgiving sort of annoys me. Sure it’s great to hang out with the family and eat until we all slip into a tryptophan-induced coma, but seriously have you ever actually analyzed the process? Let me break it down for you.
Here is how my prep goes:
Wednesday Morning: Make pie and pumpkin roll. (2 hours)
Wednesday Afternoon: Head to grocery store for all the fixings – after I finish my list. (1.5 hours)
Pick up the turkey that I ordered thanks to the aforementioned post-it note (30 minutes)
Wednesday Evening: Head to “stuffing night” with Brittani’s family (3 hours)
Wednesday Night: Brine Turkey (1 hour)
Thursday Morning: Start cooking and continue cooking all whilst making an insane mess and chasing off my father who will inevitably be trying to pluck turkey skin from a piping hot bird. (5 hours)
Thursday Evening: Eat dinner (10 minutes)
Thursday Evening: Clean the kitchen while everyone else suffers from the aforementioned turkey coma. (Eleventy billion hours)
So let’s see – 14 hours of prep and an endless line of dishes afterwards for 10 minutes of eating pleasure? Yeah – can ya tell why it kind of irks me?
If your Thanksgiving schedule looks anything like mine, you may be in search of a quick, delicious dessert that can be prepped and assembled in minutes. I’m coming to your rescue (and my own) with these simple Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifles. They start with a base of crushed Biscoff cookies followed by a velvety layer of pumpkin cheesecake filling and are finished with a swirl of whipped topping. In a small glass, these elegant trifles are sure to be a hit at any Thanksgiving table. And as a bonus, those little trifle glasses are dishwasher safe!
I hope your Thanksgiving week is off to a delicious start!
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifles
Ingredients
- 12 Biscoff Cookies crushed into crumbs
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 12 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed, divided
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine Biscoff Cookie crumbs and butter. Divide the crumbs into the bottoms of your trifle glasses. Gently press crumbs to form an even layer of crust.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Add pumpkin, vanilla, sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Beat until well combined and creamy.
- Use a spatula to fold in half of the whipped topping. Gently combine ingredients until no streaks remain.
- To Assemble the Trifles: Pipe or spoon a layer of pumpkin cheesecake onto the Biscoff crust followed by a layer of whipped topping. Repeat layers until your trifle reaches the top of your glass or jar.
- Store trifles in the refrigerator until ready to serve. If desired, garnish with Biscoff cookie crumbs.
Notes
- The glasses and spoons seen in the photos are from Ikea.
- The layering proportions will vary depending on what size container you use.
OMGosh… are we ever kindred spirits!! I couldn’t have expressed my displeasure with Thanksgiving any more perfectly. The only difference is that my siblings despise me and I’m not so fond of them either, so as much as I miss my sweet mom, I’m sort of grateful that she passed away in August, because now it allows me to have a perfectly quiet Thanksgiving dinner with Brian rather than watching my brother and sisters slip into a Tryptophan-induced coma…. or is it a vodka/gin/whiskey induced coma? No matter… I’m happy! :)
Clean the kitchen — eleventy billion hours! Ha! So true. You forgot “Friday all day: collapse on the couch and have minions bring me leftovers on a plate.” A happy and tasty Thanksgiving to you and yours!
I understand how it’s totally exhausting..Just thinking about making all the stuff makes me nervous but the food is so good, I’ll pretend it doesn’t matter every year for the rest of my life!
Love these individual trifles. I posted a pumpkin trifle recipe yesterday on dyingforchocolate.com, but I think I like this one as well if not better. Instead of the cookies, I’ll use chocolate wafers..I’m all about the chocolate.
This sounds heavenly! Love this.
I love these – the perfect Thanksgiving treat!
These trifles look delicious and I understand your schedule…mine is remarkably the same! Happy Thanksgiving!
These look amazing!!! I have a soft spot for layered desserts, and these look so delicious! Happy Thanksgiving!
These look completely fabulous. Marry me? haha :)
Seriously, in my decade or so of following food blogs, I have never found a recipe so fantastic that I felt obligated to leave a comment. You are fabulous.
Krissy-
Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words.I am so glad that I’m your first official blog comment! Happy Holidays!
-Jamie
Hi! The recipe looks so yummy! Where can you buy the cookies? I’m definitely going to try this! Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving! :)
Sarah-
You can purchase the Biscoff Cookies pretty much anywhere. I have seen them at Kroger, Giant Eagle and even Target. Here is an image of the cookies so you know what you are looking for. Hope this helps.
-Jamie
These look wondeful. They carry Biscoff cookies at Walgreens, too.