This easy chocolate trifle is a chocolate lover’s dream! It is ready in 10 minutes.

This no bake dessert is full of creamy, sweet goodness and can be made in advance for easy serving. The layered effect and rich, creamy flavor are sure to impress!

This really is a dessert for chocolate lovers. We’re talking chocolate custard, double chocolate muffins, chocolate Swiss roll, chocolate caramel candy, and swirls of Nutella. Yep, all in one dessert! This fluffy dessert comes together in 10 minutes and can be made in advance.

How to Make a Chocolate Trifle

Here is a brief overview of how this easy chocolate trifle recipe comes together. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

1. Make the base. Cut up the Swiss roll and line the sides and base of your bowl.
2. Add the muffins. Roughly chop the muffins and place half of the muffin chunks in the center of the bowl. Top with half of the chocolate custard. 
3. Whip the heavy cream. Whisk the heavy cream in a metal bowl until soft peaks form and spoon half of it over the custard.
4. Continue layering ingredients. Top with the remaining chocolate muffin chunks, followed by the remaining custard. Spoon the remaining cream on top and smooth it out so that it covers the whole top of the trifle.
5. Add the Nutella. Spoon the Nutella on top of the cream in 8-10 little dollops around the edges of the trifle. Use a toothpick to swirl it into the cream.
6. Garnish the trifle. Break the chocolate caramel pieces up and scatter them on top of the trifle in the middle.
7. Enjoy or refrigerate for later.

How to Serve

I love to prepare and serve it in a glass bowl to really show off the chocolatey layers. I used a 2 liter (1 3/4 quart) bowl for this dessert and it filled it to the brim (and then some, those extra two spoonfuls were cook’s treat!). Keep the dessert in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

This is a great dessert to make ahead of time. Prepare the trifle in the bowl you plan to serve it in, cover with plastic wrap, and keep it in your refrigerator for up to one day before you want to enjoy it.

Tips and Tricks

This recipe is super customizable and adaptable. Here are some tips and tricks for making the best trifle!

• To get your heavy cream to really whip and be fluffy, put your metal whisk and metal bowl in the freezer for 15 minutes before making this. Or, skip the whisking and use Cool Whip instead.
• Swap the chocolate muffins for chocolate cake or brownies.

Other Additives

If there is something in this recipe that you don’t have or don’t like, you can easily skip it and replace it with something else. Or, if you want to add any extras, how about:

• Chopped nuts
• Banana slices
• Crushed Oreo cookies
• Crushed Heath bar toffee candy
• Strawberries or cherries
• Crushed Amaretti cookies

Other Easy Dessert Recipes

If you love desserts that don’t require you to start up your oven but are still packed with sweet delicious goodness, try these other easy no bake dessert recipes!

• Chocolate Lasagna Parfait
• Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Easy Chocolate Pudding

If you try this easy chocolate trifle recipe or any of my other recipes, please let me know what you think by leaving a comment!