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Mini Chocolate Mascarpone Trifles (no bake)

Updated: May 15, 2024 · Published: Sep 18, 2020 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment

4.89 from 9 votes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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These rich and creamy mini chocolate mascarpone trifles have a chocolate mascarpone mousse that's layered with vanilla whipped cream. A mix of crushed Oreo cookies and finely chopped chocolate adds crunch and great contrast to the creamy layers. Best of all, the preparation happens entirely on the kitchen counter. No oven, no stovetop, just your electric mixer!

Mini chocolate mascarpone trifle in a jar.

Ingredients and notes:

You can use either Dutch-process or natural cocoa powder for this recipe. (Dutch process cocoa has a slightly more intense, bittersweet chocolate flavor.)

Sugar, Oreos, chocolate, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, cream and mascarpone.

How to make it:

See full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card below!

Make the cookie layer:

Crushed Oreo cookies with a mortar and pestle.
  1. Scrape the filling out of the Oreo cookies and discard. Crush the cookies into crumbs.
Chopped chocolate and crushed Oreos in a bowl.
  1. Finely chop the chocolate and mix with the cookie crumbs. Set aside.

Make the cream layer:

Whipped cream ingredients in a bowl.
  1. Add heavy cream, vanilla extract and granulated sugar to a mixing bowl.
Whipped cream in a bowl with beaters.
  1. Whip to stiff peaks. Refrigerate until you're ready to assemble the trifles.

Make the chocolate layer:

Chocolate mascarpone mousse ingredients in a bowl.
  1. Add mascarpone, unsweetened cocoa powder, heavy cream and granulated sugar to a mixing bowl.
Chocolate mascarpone mousse in a bowl with beaters.
  1. Whip until firm.

How to assemble the trifles:

Assemble the trifles in individual jars in the following order:

  1. Start with a cookie layer.
  2. Pipe or spoon a chocolate mascarpone layer on top.
  3. Pipe or spoon a whipped cream layer on top of that.
  4. Repeat and end with a cookie layer.

How to serve them:

Serve the trifles immediately after assembling them or store them in the fridge for up to 5 hours. (Any longer than that and the cookie crumbs will start to soften.)

Full Recipe

Mini chocolate mascarpone trifle in a jar.
Author: Nicole B.

Mini Chocolate Mascarpone Trifles

4.89 from 9 votes
These rich and creamy mini chocolate mascarpone trifles make a decadent dessert that comes together in minutes.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 10 minutes mins
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 407
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients:
  

For the cookie layer (makes about 1 cup):
  • 5 Oreo cookies
  • 2 ½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate
For the cream layer (makes about 1 ½ cups):
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate layer (makes about 2 ½ cups):
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (either Dutch-process or natural)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • resealable plastic bag and rolling pin OR mortar and pestle
  • knife and cutting board
  • mixing bowls
  • standing mixer or handheld mixer
  • 6 jars or ramekins (7-ounce capacity each)

  • 2 large piping bags OR spoons
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Method:
 

For the cookie layer:
  1. Remove the filling from the Oreo cookies and discard. Crush the cookies. (Place them in a resealable plastic bag and hit with a rolling pin or crush them in a mortar with a pestle.)
    5 Oreo cookies
  2. Chop the chocolate and mix with the crushed cookies. Set aside.
    2 ½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate
For the cream layer:
  1. Whip all ingredients to stiff peaks.
    ¾ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate layer:
  1. Whip mascarpone, heavy cream, cocoa powder and sugar together until you get a firm, mousse-like consistency.
    8 ounces mascarpone cheese, ¾ cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (either Dutch-process or natural), ¼ cup granulated sugar
For the assembly:
  1. Layer (pipe or spoon) the components into individual jars. (Start with a cookie layer, add a chocolate mascarpone layer, then a whipped cream layer. Repeat and end with a cookie layer.)
  2. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to 5 hours.*

Recipe notes:

*I don't recommend storing the trifles longer than that because the Oreo cookie crumbs will lose their crunch and begin to turn soggy after 5 to 6 hours.
Black Forest variation on this recipe: These trifles are great with cherry preserves layered in because the tart fruit cuts through the richness.
  • Add about 2 tablespoons of cherry preserves per trifle.
  • Place 1 tablespoon each in between the chocolate mascarpone and the cream layers.
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Nutrition (estimate only):

Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 25.6gProtein: 2.2gFat: 32.1gSaturated Fat: 18.6gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 65mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 19.7gCalcium: 77mgIron: 1mg

More desserts with mascarpone:

  • This tiramisu in individual cups tastes like the classic dessert but is made without egg.
  • This maple mascarpone frosting is delicious on chocolate cakes and cupcakes.

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