So, here's the gist of it:
Other recipe combinations I love: chocolate chip cookies covered in chocolate pudding, cool whip, cookie dough bites, chocolate fudge sauce, then repeat. Another favorite: brownie chunks for the base, chocolate pudding, cool whip, chocolate syrup (you can never go wrong with a layer of that!) then repeat. You can also make a pumpkin flavored one for fall - graham crackers/Nilla Wafers for your base, pumpkin pie pudding (yes, they sell boxes of that in stores!), cool whip, more Nilla Wafer cookies (even Scooby Snacks are surprisingly good in these) and repeat. I also like banana cream pie versions - graham crackers or Nilla Wafers, vanilla pudding, sliced up bananas, repeat. See how easy and fun this is?! The combinations are endless - and if you're out of an ingredient, you can probably substitute something else for it. Also, this is a great dessert to go "light" on - you can use fat-free pudding and cool whip and they still taste great with less calories!
So if you ever need an easy, fun dessert for any type of party (even made up parties like the ones I throw!) you should give these a try - I've never had a bad one! :)
"Rachel, you weren't supposed to put beef in the trifle!" (<-- "Friends" reference anyone? :)