Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Bun Trifle

Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Bun Trifle — a recipes for dessert recipe, 9 ingredients, about 15 min.

Serves 14 · 15 min · Recipes for dessert

contains dairy

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric

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½ cup (150 g/5.3 oz) marmalade
4 cups (1 kg/2.2 lb) fresh custard
6 chocolate and salted caramel hot cross buns, 2 split into halves and 4 torn into pieces
1¼ cups (310 ml/10 fl oz) heavy cream
4 large oranges, zested and split into segments
3 tablespoons superfine sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons water
4 tablespoons chocolate-flavored dessert sauce

Make it lactose-friendly

4 cups (1 kg/2.2 lb) fresh custard → custard made with lactose-free milk
1¼ cups (310 ml/10 fl oz) heavy cream → lactose-free heavy cream or full-fat coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Microwave the marmalade for 30–60 seconds to loosen.
Leave the marmalade to cool until it is just warm to the touch.
Combine the marmalade and custard in a bowl and mix together.
Whip the cream with most of the orange zest in another bowl to soft peaks.
Heat the sugar, cinnamon ,and water in a pan over a low heat for 4–6 minutes, swirling occasionally.
Place the torn buns in a 3 - trifle dish.
Pour the custard mixture into the trifle dish.
Add a layer of three-quarters of the orange segments and two-thirds of the whipped cream.
Spoon 3 tablespoons of the dessert sauce over the dish.
Top with remaining custard and cream.
Drizzle the remaining sauce over the trifle.
Place the remaining orange segments on top.
Brush the bun tops with the cinnamon glaze and place on top of the trifle.
To serve, sprinkle with the remaining orange zest.

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