Mini Chocolate Mascarpone Trifles with Oreo Cookies
These rich and creamy mini chocolate mascarpone trifles make a decadent dessert that comes together in minutes.
Servings: 6
Calories (Estimated): 407kcal
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
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
Instructions:
For the cookie layer:
- 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
- Chop the chocolate and mix with the crushed cookies. Set aside.2 ½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate
For the cream layer:
- Whip all ingredients to stiff peaks.¾ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate layer:
- 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:
- 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.)
- 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.
