Preheat oven to 350°F and spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray

In a microwave safe dish melt the butter. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until the butter is completely melted.

Stir cocoa powder into melted butter making sure there are no clumps. Set aside.

While butter mixture is cooling, in a separate small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a stand mixer, or using a hand mixer, mix together the butter mixture (it’s okay if it’s still warm), sugar, espresso powder, and vanilla. Then add the eggs one at a time, letting each egg become fully incorporated into the batter before adding the next.

By hand, with a large rubber spatula or mixing spoon, fold in the flour mixture. Folding in the flour will help the brownie batter keep the air in it.

Pour into the prepared baking dish then pour chopped candy over the top.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Repeat steps 1-8 for the second batch of brownies.

Combine cold milk and both packages of instant chocolate pudding mix. Whisk for two minutes then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Add the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of an electric mixer. Whip on medium high until soft peaks form.

Melt 1 cup of green candy melts and 1 cup white candy melts (in separate bowls), each with 1 tbs coconut oil or shortening at a time. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% power, stir, repeat until melted. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 tsp at a time until you get your desired consistency. *

Place candy melts in a piping bag with a small writing tip* (Wilton #3).

Place your REESE’S Peanut Butter Trees on a parchment lined baking sheet and pipe on a green tree on each one. Then add sprinkles to it*. I used a star sprinkle for the top of each tree then sprinkled on small round sprinkles to the rest the tree. Set aside to allow to harden.

Place your York Peppermint Pattie Snowflakes on a parchment lined baking sheet and pipe on a white snowflake on each one. Then add sprinkles to it. Set aside to allow to harden.

Once the candy melts have fully set up gently stick a skewer/cake pop stick into the bottom of each decorated candy*.

Break up your brownies into small pieces.

In a Trifle Dish add a layer of brownies, a layer of whipped cream, and a layer of chocolate pudding, then add another layer of brownies, whipped cream, and pudding, and add the remaining whipped cream on top.

Add sprinkles to the top then stick in the decorated REESE’S Peanut Butter Trees or York Peppermint Pattie Snowflakes.

If making individual Trifle cups, simply assemble each individual cup the same you would’ve a large trifle dish*.

Enjoy!