Strawberry Heaven Dessert is a layered dessert made with cubes of angel food cake topped with strawberry pie filling, vanilla pudding, and whipped cream. This no-bake dessert, also known as heaven on Earth cake is as easy to put together as it is to enjoy! Seriously, if you need a dessert that everyone will love, this is perfect. Once you see how easy it is to make this light and fluffy dessert, you will want to try my Cherry Vanilla Heaven Dessert, too!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Angel Food Cake: To make this recipe super easy, buy an angel food cake at the store. The most time-consuming part is probably cutting the cake into cubes! Of course, you could also make a homemade angel food cake if preferred. If using a homemade cake, be sure to let it cool completely before cutting it. A pound cake or sponge cake would also work in this dessert.
Pudding Layer: The pudding layer is a mixture of instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, and heavy whipping cream. I prefer whole milk for a richer and creamier consistency.
Pie Filling: Since this is a strawberry dessert, I used strawberry pie filling! But, you could certainly try this dessert with other pie filling like cherry pie filling, blueberry pie filling, or your favorite flavor!
Whipped Topping: Either store-bought whipped toppings like Cool Whip or homemade whipped cream work well for this recipe.
How To Serve Strawberry Heaven Dessert
This light and fluffy dessert is easy to scoop right out of the dish and onto a plate to enjoy! Or, try serving it in some creative ways like the following:
- Make mini trifles in small dessert cups for individual servings.
- Show off the layers of the dessert by serving it in mason jars.
- Serve the dessert with chocolate syrup for drizzling! This would be a neat idea for Valentine’s Day.
- Offer vanilla ice cream or extra whipped cream for those who want an even sweeter dessert!
Can I Make Heaven Dessert Ahead Of Time?
Yes! Since this dessert does need to be chilled for a minimum of four hours, up to overnight, it’s the perfect dessert to get made a day in advance. Once assembled, simply chill the dessert in the refrigerator. Chilling the dessert helps firm up the layers as well as meld all of the flavors together.
How To Store Strawberry Heaven Dessert
Store Strawberry Heaven Dessert in the refrigerator, covered, for 1-2 days. I do not recommend freezing this dessert.
Strawberry Heaven Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 whole (10 ounces) angel food cake
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups (367.5 g) whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 can (21 ounces) strawberry pie filling
- 1 container (8 ounces) whipped topping, thawed
- fresh strawberries, sliced for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Cut angel food cake into cubes. (I recommend using a good serrated knife.) Set aside.
- To a large bowl, add vanilla pudding, milk, and heavy cream. Using a hand-held mixer, start beating on low speed, gradually increasing the speed for 2 minutes, or until thickened.
- On the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish, arrange ½ of the angel food cake cubes in a layer.
- Use a spoon to dollop about ⅔ of the strawberry pie filling over the top of the angel food cake cubes.
- Carefully spread the vanilla pudding over the filling in an even layer.
- Place the remaining cake cubes evenly on top of the vanilla pudding layer.
- Dollop the remaining strawberry pie filling over the angel food cake cubes.
- Carefully spread the whipped topping in an even layer.
- Place in the refrigerator to chill for 3-4 hours before serving. Garnish with fresh strawberries (optional).
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What the Test Kitchen had to say about this recipe:
Elizabeth
Oh, my…this dessert is just perfect! I love angel food cake topped with strawberries, so the added layers of vanilla pudding and whipped cream is simply heavenly…pun intended.
Rachael
Beautiful and easy dessert! This comes together so fast and looks like it took a lot of time to make. You can't go wrong with vanilla pudding, angel food cake, strawberries, and whipped cream.
Bella
Angel food cake always goes well with strawberries! So many layers of deliciousness!
Annabelle
What a simple dessert! Great for weeknights after dinner, or as a little treat whenever you'd like!
Made this and was gone in two days with only myself and wife eating! Going to make it for our next senior church dinner 😋
Can I use fresh strawberries in this dessert?
Sure
Looks amazing!! Definitely gonna try this when I can!! 😍🥰 Keep up the good work!! I love your blog and love to bake, too, so new posts/recipes are always exciting!! Take care and God bless you always!! 😊
So simple but so good! Have made twice in one week!
Easy peasy and absolutely delish! I did use white chocolate instant pudding instead and fresh strawberries with a hint of strawberry glaze. Was a hit!
I can’t wait to try it, it looks and sounds delicious
I realized this is a no back cake but would it work with a boxed baked cake mix? I think it would cut into pieces better. Can’t wait to make this.
It is amazinggggg! Ive also made it with sour cream instead of the heavy whipping cream just to make it a little faster. The sour cream definitely brings a little added something special. And by the way… Ive made this with every pie filling except blackberry and its next on my list! They’re all equally delicious.
Can you use thickened canned peach instead of strawberries? Our strawberry season is gone.
Super easy and serves 15-18 people. Delicious summer dessert and no baking necessary. A win-win dessert.