Blueberry Trifle

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 12 blueberry muffins, torn into bite sized pieces. (about 12 cups)
• 6 cups fresh blueberries
• blueberries, & lemon-peel curl (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine 2 cups sugar, corstarch, and salt, mixing well. add egg yolks and water to sugar mixture, whisking well to combine.
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring often until mixture thickens, about 15-20 minutes. remove from heat.
• 3 add lemon juice, butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla, stirring well. cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, beat cream and remaining 1/2 cup sugar at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. add remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 5 in the bottom of a trivle bowl, layer half of the blueberry muffins. top muffins with 3 cups blueberries. top blueberries with half of whipped cream. top whipped cream with two thirds of lemon mixture. top remaining 3 cups blueberries and remaining blueberry muffins.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine the remaining lemon mixtureand whipped cream, folding gently to combine. spread over muffin layer.
• 7 garnish with additional blueberries and a lemon-peel curl if desired.