Trifle - No sugar, No grain, No dairy (paleo)

Leah is off sugar for a while and this was made in an effort to prove to her that life really can be great even without sugar.

There are 3 parts to this trifle - cake, coconut cream and lemon cream (plus fruit, of course). I will go through each separately.

Cake: This cake is the rolled cake found on this post by Christy http://6kindsofpie.blogspot.com/2014/05/gluten-free-strawberry-rolled-cake.html (with modifications).

Here are the modifications:

1/2 cup almond flour or a mixture of almond and coconut flour (mostly almond, if you use all coconut flour it is still yummy but kind of like flan)

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup maple syrup or agave (or less)

1 tsp vanilla

8 eggs, separated

Otherwise make it like Christy describes. I do not roll it for trifle but cut it into squares or break into chunks. Or you could try to roll it and when that messes up you can still make a nice treat by defaulting to trifle. 

Coconut Cream: 

I can coconut cream (only the cream part, if there is water part - leave that for something else.)

maple syrup 

Whip the coconut cream in a kitchen aid, add maple syrup to your sweetness level. I have been told it whips better if the cream is chilled first. 

As a full disclaimer my kids prefer real whipped cream after all it is delicious, but if I want some cream I make this coconut version. 

Lemon Cream or curd:

Make this recipe: http://6kindsofpie.blogspot.com/2013/04/lemon-cream.html

I always use agave instead of sugar. I have also successfully made it with honey and maple syrup - all very tasty. 

At this point you can either make the trifle in a beautiful trifle bowl or individually on plates or small ramekins. I find build your own works better with my kids .