No Bake Strawberry Delight
No Bake Strawberry Delight is a layered dessert featuring a buttery graham cracker crust, fresh strawberries, creamy no-bake cheesecake, and fluffy homemade whipped cream. It’s an easy, refreshing summer dessert perfect for parties and gatherings.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 9-12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (240g) graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- 16 ounces (452g) full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup (48g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (236ml) heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup (65g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons instant strawberry Jell-o mix
- 2 lbs (32oz) fresh strawberries, washed and dried
- 1 cup (236ml) heavy whipping cream for topping
- ½ cup (65g) powdered sugar for topping
Instructions
- Prep the strawberries: wash, dry, remove stems, dice 1 cup for filling, slice remaining for crust layer.
- Make the graham cracker crust: combine crumbs and melted butter, press into a 9×9 pan, refrigerate.
- Prepare whipped cream: chill bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks, add powdered sugar, beat until stiff peaks, set aside.
- Make cheesecake filling: beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla until smooth, fold in whipped cream.
- Divide filling: half plain, half with strawberry Jell-o and diced strawberries.
- Assemble dessert: layer sliced strawberries on crust, spread plain cheesecake filling, then strawberry cheesecake filling, top with whipped cream.
- Chill 4-6 hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
- Dry strawberries thoroughly to prevent watery dessert.
- Optional: use strawberry-flavored whipped cream for extra flavor.
- Cool Whip can replace homemade whipped cream to save time.
- Freeze-dried strawberries can substitute for strawberry Jell-o if unavailable.
- Add whipped cream topping just before serving for best texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 666
- Sugar: 35.1 g
- Sodium: 354 mg
- Fat: 48.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 31 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53.8 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 7.1 g
- Cholesterol: 137.8 mg
Find it online: https://recipeeasily.com/no-bake-strawberry-delight-recipe/