No-Bake Rainbow Sherbet Bars
These No-Bake Rainbow Sherbet Bars are the fun, festive way to beat the summer heat. A graham cracker crust is topped with colorful layers of a blend of cream cheese and sherbet to create a summery, refreshing treat full of sweet flavor, not full of work!
Summer is all about fun, sun, family, and friends. Of course, it’s summer, so it’s also all about heat! We always love having delicious cold treats like strawberry cheesecake lush and rich, creamy drinks like this orange creamsicle shake on hand for ourselves and our loved ones. They’re delicious and so perfect for beating the heat.
Of course, the easier it is to make these recipes, the better, which is why we’ve added these delicious rainbow sherbet bars to our rotation. These bars are rich, creamy, full of fruity flavor, and most importantly, free of any baking! It doesn’t get easier or more refreshing than these.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: It only takes five simple ingredients to make these refreshing bars.
- So Easy: All you have to do is blend, layer, and chill. That’s it!
- Colorful: These bars feature bright, summery colors of orange, green, and red swirled throughout.
- Cold and Refreshing Flavor: These frozen bars offer a rich, creamy, and refreshing texture, complemented by the fruity flavors of orange, lime, and raspberry.
- Perfect for Parties: These bars are the perfect treat for any kind of summer party.
Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
You can find everything you need in one quick, in-and-out trip to the grocery store.
Variations
- Sherbet: Use your favorite sherbet flavors to change up this recipe.
- Graham Cracker Crumbs: Try using a food processor to make crumbs out of butter cookies for a buttery, mild crust.
Instructions
This is a brief overview of the steps required to prepare this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Then, press them into the bottom of a lined 9×13 baking dish.
- Using a hand mixer, whip the cream cheese in a large bowl. Then, blend in the whipped topping and divide the mixture into three bowls.
- Add the raspberry, lime, and orange sherbet portions of the rainbow sherbet into the three respective bowls. Stir each bowl with the mixer.
- Add the lime, orange, and raspberry mixtures in layers in the dish. Use a butter knife to swirl the layers together. Freeze for at least 8 hours and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- An electric hand mixer is essential for achieving the correct texture in this recipe.
- A butter knife is the best way to swirl the sherbet mixtures. It offers the most control and the best look.
- While you can serve these no-bake rainbow sherbet bars after 8 hours, freezing them overnight is even better.
- A food processor is the easiest and quickest way to make graham cracker crumbs. Just add graham crackers and pulse until they reach your desired consistency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Rainbow sherbet is typically made with a combination of orange, raspberry, and lime flavors. Some variations may include pineapple in place of lime.
There are many varieties out there, but many enjoy Signature Select rainbow sherbet for its fruity flavor and low price.
A food processor is the easiest way to make graham cracker crumbs. Simply add graham crackers and pulse until they reach your desired crumb consistency.
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📖Recipe
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
No-Bake Rainbow Sherbet Bars
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
- large mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- parchment paper
- 3 medium bowls
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 48 ounces rainbow sherbet orange, lime, raspberry
Instructions
- Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Melt your butter.
- In a mixing bowl combine your graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
- Press the crumbs into the bottom of your lined dish.
- In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer whip the cream cream.
- Blend the whipped topping into the cream cheese.
- Separate the cream cheese mixture into 3 bowls.
- In one bowl place the raspberry portion of the sherbet, in the other the lime portion of the sherbet and in the final bowl the orange sherbet. It is okay if you get some of the other flavor sherbet into your bowl.
- Using the electric mixer stir up each bowl.
- Next pour your lime mixture onto the crust.
- Next the orange.
- Finally the raspberry mixture.
- Using a butter knife carefully swirl the flavors together.
- Place into the freezer for 8 hours or overnight.
- Slice and serve!
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
