No-Bake Strawberry Delight
No-Bake Strawberry Delight is a refreshing dessert made with a graham cracker crust topped with fresh strawberries and a creamy whipped topping.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Chilling Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: No-Bake Strawberry Delight
Servings: 9
Author: Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net
Crust
- 2 cups (14-16 sheets / 168 g) honey graham crackers, finely crushed
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pound whole strawberries, thinly sliced, reserving ¼ cup to dice for garnish
Toppings
- 2 blocks (8 ounces each) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 box (3 ounces) strawberry jello mix
- 3 cups whipped topping, divided
Crust
Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, including up the sides of the dish.
In a medium bowl, add graham crackers and sugar. Mix together.
Add melted butter to the graham crackers and sugar. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated with no dry spots.
Press the crumbs firmly into the bottom of the lined baking dish.
Top the crust with sliced strawberries, reserving 5 slices to dice for the garnish. Place in the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the toppings.
Toppings
In a large bowl add cream cheese. Use a hand mixer on medium speed to beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add sugar, vanilla, and lemon and beat again until creamy and no lumps remain (about 3 minutes).
With a spatula, gently fold in 2 cups of whipped topping.
Remove the crust from the refrigerator. Add half of the cream cheese mixture on top of the strawberries.
To the remaining cream cheese mixture, fold in ¼ cup of the strawberry jello mix.
Add the strawberry jello mixture to the top of the cream cheese mixture.
Top with remaining whipped topping.
Place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour, up to overnight.
When ready to serve, top with the reserved diced strawberries.