Strawberry Pancake Trifle

Ingredients

• 1 batch cooked pancakes, cooled
• 2 cups ready made custard
• 1 cup blueberries
• 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1/2 cup strawberry jelly, melted
• 16 oz packaged cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup very cold whipping cream, or thickened cream
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place the strawberries in a large bowl and coat them with the melted jelly or jam. Cut the cooked, cooled pancakes into 4-inch pieces.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar, beating with an electric mixer or whisk until the mixture is smooth. Pour in the whipping or thickened cream gradually, add the vanilla, and keep beating until the filling turns light and fluffy.
3. Set out a 3-quart glass trifle bowl. Arrange half of the pancakes across the bottom, then add half of the custard, half of the cream cheese mixture, and half of the strawberries. Build the same layers again with the remaining pancakes, custard, cream cheese mixture, and strawberries.
4. Stir the blueberries into any strawberry juices left in the bowl, then use them to decorate the rim of the trifle bowl.
5. Chill the trifle for half an hour if you have the time.