This Strawberry Delight is a luscious dessert of strawberries, cream cheese, gelatin, and whipped topping. It's easy, no-bake, and delicious!

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Strawberry Delight is a luscious dessert of strawberries, cream cheese, gelatin, and whipped topping.

This easy, no-bake dessert tastes light, creamy, and fresh. It's layered and served on a graham cracker crust and looks beautiful when sliced and served.

Strawberry Delight

Strawberry Delight belongs to a layered dessert category featuring cream cheese filling, fruit, and whipped topping all on some form of crust.

This recipe is what Southerns like to call a dessert salad. Ingredients are tossed together and it’s easily transportable.

They’ve become quintessential at potlucks and church or neighborhood gatherings.

This Strawberry Delight Dessert is similar to Strawberry Pretzel Delight or Pretzel Salad with the primary difference being the crust in this recipe is made of graham crackers, not pretzels.

Similarly, though, this cool whip strawberry delight dessert recipe is full of creamy, strawberry goodness.

Strawberry Delight Ingredients

• Graham cracker crumbs
• Sugar
• Almond extract
• Butter
• Strawberries
• Whipping cream
• Cream cheese
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla
• Lemon juice
• Strawberry gelatin 
• Cool Whip

Easy Strawberry Delight is five layers of crust, strawberries, cream cheese filling, strawberry gelatin whipped cream, and cool whip.

There are definitely ways to cut down on calories, but you decide if and which products to go low-fat with.

Crunchy graham cracker crust, sweet strawberries, and creamy layers are a winning combination. Make it as a pie or in a dish.

Try the crust with Pecan Sandies, Vanilla Wafers, or pretzels.

Remember, Strawberry Delight Dessert can be made in advance, chilled overnight, and taken to your next social gathering.

How To Make Strawberry Delight

PREP: Pull the cream cheese out of the refrigerator before you start this recipe. It needs to be fully softened so there aren’t lumps.

Taste the strawberries before using them. If they are not very sweet, toss in sugar, but make sure to drain before layering on top of the crust.

FIRST STEP: In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, almond extract, and melted butter.

SECOND STEP: Press the crust mixture into an 8x8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

THIRD STEP: Layer the sliced strawberries evenly on top of the frozen crust. Plate the dish into the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the dish.

Making the Cream Cheese Layer

FOURTH STEP: In a large mixing bowl place the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice, and using a hand mixer combine until light and fluffy and no lumps. Set it aside.

FIFTH STEP: 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.

SIXTH STEP: 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 8x8 dish.

SEVENTH STEP: Set the other half of the mixture aside.

EIGHTH STEP: Place the 8x8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.

NINTH STEP: 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.

TENTH STEP: Spoon the mixture onto the top of the 8x8 dish.

SEVENTH STEP: Spread the Cool Whip on top of the 8x8 dish as the last layer.

You can substitute stabilized whip cream in place of the Cool Whip.

TWELFTH STEP: Chill at least one hour before serving.

You can also freeze your dessert for at least 30 minutes before serving which will help it hold together better when slicing and dishing up.

THIRTEENTH STEP: Garnish with sliced strawberries and graham cracker crumbs if desired.

Storing This Recipe 

IN THE FRIDGE: Store in an airtight container for 3-5 days in the fridge.

IN THE FREEZER: Store in the freezer in an airtight container for up to a month. Thaw in the fridge before serving.

Strawberry Delight

This Strawberry Delight is a luscious dessert of strawberries, cream cheese, gelatin, and whipped topping. It's easy, no-bake, and delicious!

5 from 67 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Chill Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Calories 382 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs and some extra crumbs for garnish if desired 
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 5 tbsp butter , melted
• 10 strawberries , sliced (or enough to make a single layer over the graham crackers)
• 1 cup cold whipping cream , chilled
• 2 8 oz blocks of cream cheese , softened
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp lemon juice  , freshly squeezed
• 1 3.4 oz  Strawberry gelatin box , (will use 3 Tablespoons from this box)
• 1  8oz Cool Whip

DIRECTIONS

 

• In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, almond extract and melted butter.
• Press the mixture into an 8×8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Layer Two - Strawberries

• Layer the sliced strawberries evenly on top of the frozen crust. Plate the dish into the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the dish.

Layer Three – Cheesecake

• In a large mixing bowl place the softened cream cheese, powered sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice and using a hand mixer combine until light and fluffy and 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 together with a rubber spatula. Once combined spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of the strawberries in the 8×8 dish.
• Set the other half of the mixture aside.
• Place the 8×8 dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.

Layer Four - StrawberryCheesecake

• 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 onto the top of the 8×8 dish.

Layer Five – Cool Whip

• Spread the Cool Whip on top of the 8×8 dish as the last layer.
• Chill at least one hour before serving.
• Garnish with sliced strawberries and graham cracker crumbs if desired

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Notes

• Add extra strawberries and graham cracker crumbs on the top to make this dessert look extra pretty
• 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
• You can substitute cool whip in place of the stabilized whip cream.
• Pull the cream cheese out of the refrigerator before you start this recipe. It needs to be fully softened.

Nutrition

Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1109IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg

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