Strawberry Delight
This no-bake strawberry dessert is a surprisingly easy-to-make family favorite and great for potlucks and parties.
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Chill Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 274 kcal
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs, some extra crumbs for garnish if desired
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 10 strawberries, sliced (or enough to make a single layer over the graham crackers)
- 1 cup cold whipping cream, chilled
- 2 (8-ounce) blocks of cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 (3.4-ounce) box strawberry gelatin, (you will use 3 tablespoons from this box)
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
Crust Layer
In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, almond extract, and melted butter.
Press the mixture into an 8x8-inch dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Cream Cheese Layer
In a large mixing bowl, place the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Using a hand mixer, combine until light and fluffy with no lumps. Set aside.
In a chilled medium mixing bowl, place the heavy whipping cream. Using a hand mixer on high beat the cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
Gently add the heavy whipping cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold it together with a rubber spatula. Once combined, spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of the strawberries in the dish.
Set the other half of the mixture aside.
Place the dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.
Strawberry Cheesecake Layer
In the bowl with the remaining cream cheese/whipping cream mixture, add the 3 tablespoons of dry strawberry gelatin. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the dry strawberry gelatin until combined and solid in color.
Spoon the mixture on the top of the dish.
Whipped Topping Layer
Spread the Cool Whip on top of the dish as the last layer.
Chill at least one hour before serving.
Garnish with sliced strawberries and graham cracker crumbs if desired.
- It’s highly recommended to make this delicious dessert a day ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. This will allow it to thicken and makes it easier to cut into slices.
- To avoid everything melting while you work, be sure to chill the dish before you start and place it back into the refrigerator between layers where possible.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don't end up with lumps in your cream cheese filling.
Sodium: 167mgCalcium: 33mgVitamin C: 8mgVitamin A: 586IUSugar: 18gFiber: 1gPotassium: 67mgCholesterol: 53mgCalories: 274kcalSaturated Fat: 10gFat: 18gProtein: 2gCarbohydrates: 28gIron: 1mg