No Bake Strawberry Delight
No Bake Strawberry Delight is the perfect summer dessert! It’s light, refreshing, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. Made with a graham cracker crust, a layer of creamy cheesecake filling, and topped with juicy strawberries and whipped cream, this dessert is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
As the weather heats up, it’s time to ditch the oven and turn to no-bake desserts. And what better way to celebrate the season than with one that highlights the deliciousness of summer berries?
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You don’t have to turn on the oven and heat the house to enjoy this creamy dessert.
- All of these ingredients are simple to find at your local grocery store, no specialty stores are needed.
- It’s perfect for summer cookouts and holidays when you need to bring something to share.
🛒Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to help you make this light and creamy no bake dessert. Gather these ingredients on your next trip to the grocery store so you can enjoy a slice of this sweet treat.
- graham cracker crumbs
- Granulated sugar
- melted butter
- fresh Strawberries
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Lemon juice
- Cool Whip
- strawberry gelatin powder
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make This No Bake Strawberry Delight
Making this no bake strawberry dessert recipe is simple. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and you will have a simple dessert that will wow your friends and family in no time at all.
Step 1: Make the crust
Crush graham crackers, or blitz in your food processor to crumbs. Add sugar and melted butter, and mix to combine. Press the graham cracker mixture into an 8×8 baking dish.
Step 2: Add the strawberries
Add a layer of sliced strawberries on top of the graham cracker crust.
Step 3: Make the cheesecake layer
In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, and beat until smooth. Add vanilla and lemon juice, and mix to combine. Add powdered sugar slowly, mixing well between additions.
Step 4: Add the cheesecake layer to the crust
Add half of the container of cool whip, and mix again until everything is well incorporated. Add half of the cheesecake mixture on top of the layer of strawberries, and smooth out evenly.
Step 5: Make the strawberry layer
To the mixing bowl, add strawberry jello mix. Mix well to combine. Add the strawberry layer on top of the original cheesecake layer.
Step 6: Chill before garnishing and serving
Move the dessert to the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to set. Before serving, top with the other half of the cool whip topping, and a sprinkling of crushed graham crackers.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Crust: You can use any of your favorite cookies to make the crust. Vanilla wafers, golden Oreos, or even gingersnaps would all work great.
- Fruits: Try adding other types of fruit like berries to your filling.
- Nuts: For a little crunch top the delight with some toasted pecans or walnuts.
If you love strawberry recipes like this one, then next time you may also enjoy these Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls.
🥄 Equipment
Here is a quick list of the kitchen equipment that you will need to help you make this delicious recipe.
- Food processor
- 8×8 baking dish
- large bowl
- Electric mixer
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store your strawberry delight in an airtight container in the fridge. If you don’t have a lid for your baking dish, you can cover it tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Freezing – You can also freeze this dessert though the strawberries may become watery when thawed.
Serve With
This delicious no bake dessert is great for your cookout meals. We like to serve it with these Grilled Shrimp Tacos for an amazing meal.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to help you make this recipe:
- Spray your baking dish well with nonstick cooking spray, or you can grease it with butter to prevent the crust from sticking.
- Using room temperature cream cheese is important to ensure that your cream cheese layer is smooth.
- Once you add the whipped topping be careful that you don’t overmix your filling as it may deflate and become runny.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, this no bake strawberry delight can be made up to 24 hours in advance. We like to make it the night before.
Yes, it is best that you keep your dessert chilled until you are ready to serve it. Otherwise, it may become runny.
If you don’t have a food processor you can use a blender, or a storage bag and a rolling pin to crush your cookies. You can also purchase pre-crushed cookies at the grocery store.
🍽 More Strawberry Recipes
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🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
No Bake Strawberry Delight
Equipment
- Food processor
- 8×8 baking dish
- large bowl
- Electric mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs – about 16 sheets
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 pound Strawberries sliced
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
- 8 ounces cool whip thawed
- ¼ cup strawberry gelatin powder
Instructions
- Crush graham crackers, or blitz in your food processor to crumbs.
- Add sugar and melted butter, and mix to combine.
- Press graham cracker mixture into an 8×8 baking dish.
- Add a layer of sliced strawberries on top of the graham cracker crust.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, and beat until smooth.
- Add vanilla and lemon juice, and mix to combine.
- Add powdered sugar slowly, mixing well between additions.
- Add half of the container of cool whip, and mix again until everything is well incorporated.
- Add half of the cheesecake mixture on top of the layer of strawberries, and smooth out evenly.
- To the mixing bowl, add strawberry jello mix. Mix well to combine.
- Add the strawberry layer on top of the original cheesecake layer.
- Move the dessert to the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to set. Before serving, top with the other half of the cool whip topping, and a sprinkling of crushed graham crackers.
