This luscious Strawberry Delight recipe is a layered dessert consisting of a buttery Graham cracker crust, freshly sliced strawberries, cheesecake filling, whipped cream, and a sprinkle of freeze-dried strawberry dust!
Much like a strawberry lasagna or strawberry lush cake, this no-bake strawberry dessert features various layers of creamy and indulgent ingredients that will make your mouth water just from looking at it.
The cracker crust and fresh strawberries add delicious texture while the cheesecake filling and whipped topping add sweetness, a slight tang, and a creamy consistency that’s ideal as a refrigerator dessert.
It’s the perfect summer-ready dessert that requires no baking time and will be a hit with everyone.
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🗝️ Recipe’s key points
- This no bake strawberry delight is perfect for those hot summer days when you can’t stand the thought of baking in a warm kitchen.
- This Graham cracker strawberry dessert tastes just like strawberry cheesecake without any of the hassle of traditional baked cheesecake.
- Easily make this strawberry delight cake the night before as it must chill in the fridge – perfect when you need to prepare ahead for birthdays and other special occasions.
Creamy, sweet and tangy, loaded with fresh and juicy strawberries – this strawberry delight no bake dessert is a great excuse to use up any excess strawberries this season!
🛒 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You’ll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
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Bottom crust
- graham cracker crumbs
- unsalted butter
Creamy filling
- fresh strawberries
- cream cheese — full-fat and at room temperature
- granulated sugar
- fresh lemon juice
- pure vanilla extract
- heavy whipping cream
- powdered sugar
- strawberry Jello mix
Whipped topping
🗒 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Grind the graham crackers into a fine crumb in a food processor or blender.
- Add the melted butter and stir until fully incorporated into the crumb.
- Press the buttery crumb mixture into a 9×9 pan.
- Refrigerate the crust while preparing the rest of the dessert.
- Wash the strawberries well and dry them. Remove the stems. Dice enough strawberries to fill 1 cup and set aside.
- Chop the remaining strawberries lengthwise and pat them dry with a paper towel. Set them aside too.
- Beat the heavy whipping cream in a chilled mixing bowl at medium-high speed until soft peaks start to form.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar and increase the speed to high until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Beat the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until smooth and lump-free.
- Mix in the prepared whipped cream and stir with a spatula until well incorporated.
- Divide the cheesecake mixture in half. Add the strawberry jello and 1 cup of finely chopped strawberries to the one half of the cheesecake mixture.
- Stir until combined.
- Layer the sliced strawberries over the graham cracker crust. Overlap and fill any gaps with the strawberries.
- Spread the plain cheesecake mixture over the top of the strawberries.
- Spread the strawberry cheesecake mixture on top.
- Prepare the second batch of whipped cream and pipe it over the top of the dessert with a 1M piping tip fitted in a large piping bag. Alternatively, spread the second batch of whipped cream evenly over the top. Sprinkle crushed dried strawberries over the top, if desired. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 4-6 hours before you serve this strawberry delight.
🥫 Storage
Store leftover no bake strawberry delight in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container, for 3-5 days.
Don’t freeze this fully assembled strawberry delight dessert as the fresh strawberries will turn soft and soggy from the freezing and thawing.
📚 Variations
- Use Cool Whip instead of whipped cream in the cheesecake filling or topping, or both. You will need two 8-ounce containers for this recipe.
- Use pineapple jello and fresh pineapple (sliced and chopped) to make pineapple delight dessert instead of strawberry delight dessert. This variation is possible for all kinds of fruit.
- Add shredded coconut and chopped nuts are extra toppings on this strawberry delight.
- Use ground freeze-dried strawberries (about 3 tablespoons) if you don’t have strawberry jello.
- Top this dessert with excess fresh strawberries instead of freeze-dried strawberry dust, if you prefer.
- Use gluten-free Graham crackers and check that the jello is gluten-free for a gluten-free strawberry delight recipe.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- The bowl used to beat the whipping cream must first be chilled in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. This will speed up the process and create light and fluffy whipped cream.
- Once assembled, store this easy strawberry delight dessert in the fridge for 4-5 hours. This chilling time will help the dessert to set so that it doesn’t fall apart when sliced and served. The chilling time also helps to intensify the flavors.
- If you plan to make this strawberry Graham cracker dessert a week or more in advance and wish to freeze it, assemble it without the sliced strawberries over the graham crust. Instead, only add freshly sliced strawberries as a topping to the dessert just before you serve it. The sliced strawberries don’t freeze and thaw well. The smaller chopped strawberries in the strawberry cheesecake filling will be fine in the freezer.
- I have made this Graham cracker jello dessert in a 9×9 pan. You may need to adjust the ingredients if you use a larger pan.
🤔 FAQs
Strawberry Angel Delight is sweet and slightly tangy, similar to cheesecake. It’s super creamy with strawberry flavor thanks to the fresh strawberries and the strawberry jello powder.
Angel Delight consists of a buttery graham crumb crust, a layer of juicy sliced strawberries, a layer of plain cheesecake filling, strawberry cheesecake filling, and a whipped cream topping.
Angel Delight dessert consists of creamy ingredients, such as cream cheese and whipped cream. While some recipes use Cool Whip, this recipe doesn’t. You can use Cool Whip in the cheesecake filling or topping, or both.
Classic strawberry fluff consists of strawberry jello, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, fresh strawberries, and sweetened condensed milk.
Some versions of strawberry delight dessert do include chopped nuts as a topping or mixed in with the crust.
- No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake – Another easy no-bake cheesecake dessert, except this time with blueberry topping!
- Orange Creamsicle Bars – If you love the classic orange creamsicle drink, these orange creamsicle dessert bars are a MUST! It’s refreshingly sweet, just like the drink.
- No-Bake Cherry Delight Dessert – This summertime Cherry Delight Dessert shows you how easy it is to adapt a no-bake delight dessert with a different choice of fruit.
🍽 What to serve with (name of recipe)
This strawberry delight hardly needs anything added to it! That said, feel free to enjoy a scoop of vanilla ice cream or this no-churn homemade strawberry ice cream with a slice of strawberry delight. How about a small glass of Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur to complement the luscious smooth taste?!
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You’ll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.
- Food processor — to make the fine graham cracker crumbs
- Electric mixer — for making the whipped cream
- Baking dish 9X9 — this is a no-bake dessert
- Measuring spoons
- Liquid measuring cup
- Dry measuring cups
- Mixing bowls
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📖 Recipe
No-Bake Strawberry Delight Dessert
Strawberry Delight is a layered dessert consisting of a buttery Graham cracker crust, freshly sliced strawberries, cheesecake filling, whipped cream, and a sprinkle of freeze-dried strawberry dust!
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Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 606kcal
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Ingredients
For the crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 240g
- ½ cup unsalted butter 113g
For the filling:
- 2 lbs fresh strawberries 32oz. washed and dried
- 16 ounces cream cheese 452g. full-fat cheese at room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 48g
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 5ml
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream 236ml
- ½ cup powdered sugar 65g
- 2 tablespoons strawberry Jello mix
For the topping:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream 236ml
- ½ cup powdered sugar 65g
- 3 Tablespoons Freeze Dried Strawberry chopped and used for sprinkling on top of the whipped cream topping
Instructions
For the crust:
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Grind the graham crackers into a fine crumb using a food process or blender. 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.
For the filling:
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Thoroughly wash and dry all the strawberries, and remove the stems. First, dice enough strawberries (about the size of a dime) to fill 1 cup. Set aside. Then chop all the remaining strawberries lengthwise and pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
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Prepare a batch of whipped cream. Chill a mixing bowl in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. With an electric mixer, beat the heavy whipping cream in the chilled bowl at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue beating at high speed until stiff peaks form. Set it aside.
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In another mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until smooth and free of lumps. Then mix in the prepared whipped cream and stir with a spatula until well mixed.
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Divide the cheesecake mixture in half. To one half, add the strawberry jello and 1 cup of finely chopped berries, and stir until combined.
To assemble:
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Layer the sliced strawberries over the graham cracker crust, overlapping and filling the gaps.
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Spread the plain cheesecake filling over the top of the strawberries, followed by the strawberry cheesecake filling.
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Prepare the second batch of whipped cream as instructed above. Decorate using a 1M piping tip fitted in a large piping bag or spread evenly over the top. If desired, sprinkle with the crushed dried strawberries. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 4-6 hours until serving.
Notes
We decorated the top with crushed freeze-dried strawberry dust. You can also garnish with some leftover strawberries.
You can use Cool Whip as a substitute for the heavy whipping cream. You’ll need two 8-ounce containers. One for the filling and one for the topping.
If you can’t find strawberry Jello, try using freeze-dried strawberries instead. You will need 3 tablespoons of the finely ground dried strawberries.
Storage: Store the finished dessert in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It tastes best within the first 3 days but will last up to 5 days.
Freezing: If you plan to freeze the strawberry dessert, don’t add the sliced strawberries over the graham cracker crust. Instead, add them to the top as a garnish and include the chopped strawberries in the cheesecake layer.
Nutrition
Calories: 606kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 375mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1782IU | Vitamin C: 120mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 2mg
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