Take the pan off the heat, then remove the vanilla pod ... Cut into slices and use to line the bottom and the lower sides of a large glass trifle dish. Drizzle generously with the sherry.

Mary's easy Christmas trifle with dried fruit compôte and lashings ... Pour 600ml/20fl oz water into a large pan, add the lemon zest and bring to the boil. Add the apricots, cranberries and ...

For those special times, such as to go with the Christmas Pudding ot trifle replace half of the milk ... add the pod and seeds to the milk in the pan, slowly bring to the boil and infuse for ...

Get into the festive spirit by trying out one of these simple and tasty trifle recipes; they are sure to blow your family and friends away! These Italian-inspired trifles use panettone ...