Makes 20 tequila shot glasses
This is like a trifle, but using either the guava or mango makes it less sweet and really good.
Ingredients
- 5 ounces Maria crackers (about 32 crackers) or graham crackers (about 10 whole crackers)
- 1/2 cup minced (packed) piloncillo or dark brown sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 2 1/2 cups sliced fruit in syrup (guava or mango), drained (syrup reserved for another use)
- Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (or less if fruit is too sweet in syrup)
- 1- 0.25 ounce envelope whipped topping mix such as Dream Whip
- Purchased meringue cookies, crumbled (I like to add chocolate-mint flavored from Whole Foods, adds a nice kick)
- 2 fresh mangos, small dice
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a food processor, process Maria crackers, plioncillo, and butter until well incorporated – everything should stick together when you grab it with your hand
- Place it on a baking sheet and press it down to form a crust
- Bake it for 10 minutes or until golden in color – remoe from oven and let cool
- Once cooled, break into little pieces, this will be one of the layers of the trifle dish
- In a blender, process fruit until smooth
- Strain fruit (especially if it’s guava so you can remove the seeds) into medium bowl
- Using an electric mixer, whip the cream cheese and sour cream in a bowl until fluffy
- Mix in 1/4 cup granulated sugar and whipped topping until well sugar has completely dissolved and add reserved fruit puree
- In a shot glass, begin with a layer of the cookie crumble, top with fruit cream and continue with meringue cookies, more cream, and cookie crumble
- Continue layering until reaching to the top
- Serve immediately.
