Recipe For Strawberry Delight
Have you noticed strawberries are cheaper in the stores now? I even have some coming on in my garden now. I planted another 25 plants this year and they are thriving. I make strawberry jam, put some in the freezer for smoothies and freeze dry lots.
I have to share this MOUTH-WATERING No-Bake Strawberry Delight recipe. I have my family over for dinner on Sundays and last week this was the dessert I made. They loved it!! This No-Bake Strawberry Delight Recipe will become the best dessert ever for Mother’s Day or all summer long.
You do not need to turn on your oven, which I love, when it is so hot in the summer. Every bite of this recipe is a delight and it only needs a few ingredients, which more than likely you already have in your kitchen right now.
This No-Bake Strawberry Delight starts with a graham cracker base, topped with fresh strawberries. The next layer is a no-bake strawberry cheesecake and it’s topped off with homemade whipped cream and bits of strawberries on the top. This is a fabulous dessert Everyone will love!
Recipe Ingredients
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Unsalted butter
- Fresh strawberries
- Heavy whipping cream
- Powdered sugar
- Full-Fat Cream cheese
- Granulated sugar
- Lemon juice
- Pure vanilla extract
- Strawberry jello
For easiest slicing, freeze the chilled pie for 20-30 minutes before serving.
You can freeze the cheesecake (without the fresh strawberries on top) for up to one month. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and foil (so no freezer burn) before freezing. Just thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.
This treat is so incredibly easy to make. Your family and friends are going to be raving about it for days. Scroll down below for the recipe and start whipping up some No-Bake strawberry magic in your kitchen today.
Make one for Mom this Mother’s Day she deserves a little slice of heaven!
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup butter
FILLING
- 2 lbs. fresh strawberries
- 16 ounces room temperature cream cheese
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps strawberry jello mix
TOPPING
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- FOR THE CRUST….Grind the graham crackers into a fine crumb using a food process. Combine with melted butter and stir until the crackers are coated. Press into a 9×9 pan. Refrigerate the crust while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- FILLING….Thoroughly wash and dry all the strawberries, and remove stems. Set aside.
- Time to make the whipped cream. Beat the heavy whipping cream at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set it aside.
- Beat the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract and beat until it’s smooth and free of lumps. Then mix in the prepared whipped cream, and stir with a spatula until it’s well mixed.
- Divide the cheesecake mixture in half. To one half, add the powdered strawberry jello mix and 1 cup of finely chopped berries, and stir until combined.
- TIME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER…..
- Layer the sliced strawberries over the graham cracker crust, overlapping and filling the gaps.
- Spread the plain cheesecake filling overtop of the strawberries, followed by the strawberry cheesecake filling.
- Prepare the second batch of whipped cream whipping in the powdered sugar until stiff picks form. Spread evenly over the top then add diced strawberries over the top. Chill at least 4 hours.
- Adapted from Beyond Frosting.