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Summer is not complete without fresh fruit in the house. It’s the best time to venture out and find some incredible deals with incredible freshness. The second best thing in the summer is undoubtedly chocolate. So we’ve set out to find a great recipe that would incorporate both ingredients! What we came up with was this delicious chocolate and fruit trifle recipe, it’s the perfect balance between really-good and really-good-for-you. The original recipe can be found on Allrecipes.com.

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package of devil’s food cake mix
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups whipped cream
• 2 cups fresh raspberries
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
• 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped

Directions

1. Prepare the cake batter according to the package directions. Pour the mix into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
2. Crumble enough cake to measure 8 cups and set it aside. (Save the remaining cake for another use.)
3. In a mixing bowl, combine milk and water until smooth. Add the pudding mix and beat on low speed for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Fold in the whipped cream.
4. To assemble, spread 2-1/2 cups pudding mixture in a 4-qt. glass bowl. Top with half of the crumbled cake; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon orange juice. Arrange half of the berries and kiwi over cake. Repeat pudding and cake layers; sprinkle with remaining orange juice. Top with remaining pudding mixture. Spoon remaining fruit around edge of bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.