Strawberry Delight
Strawberry delight is a delicious layered dessert that combines a crunchy graham cracker crust, a velvety cream cheese layer, a refreshing strawberry layer, and a creamy layer of whipped topping. You'll love how quick and easy it is to assemble this dessert.
Servings: 12
Calories: 382kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter melted
- 1 cup finely crushed graham crackers
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 16 ounces Cool Whip divided
- 1 8 ounce block cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 3.4 ounce packet strawberry Jell-O mix
- 1 pint fresh strawberries for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan on the stove, or in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Once the butter is completely melted, add it to a bowl along with the crushed graham crackers and flour. Whisk the ingredients together until homogenous. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan to form a crust and then bake it for 20 minutes.
- While the crust is baking, add a little less than half of the cool whip to a mixing bowl with the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix the ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth. Use a silicone spatula to spread the cool whip mixture over the crust.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the heavy cream and Jell-O mix using a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed. Mix for about 2 minutes, or until the cream starts to develop soft peaks. Once it forms soft peaks, spread the strawberry whipped cream mixture over the cool whip layer.
- Top strawberry delight with the remaining cool whip.
- Cover and allow strawberry delight to chill in the freezer for 3 ½ hours, or overnight.
- 30 minutes before you want to serve, set the strawberry delight on the counter. Garnish with optional fresh sliced strawberries, if desired.
- Slice into squares and serve.
Notes
How to Store
Store this dessert in the fridge for up to 3 days covered with plastic wrap. I like to pre-slice the strawberry delight before storing it to make it easier to serve.Tips
- Allow the cream cheese to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before making the crust for this recipe. This was it will be soft when you're ready to start on the other layers. If it is too cold then your first layer might end up a little clumpy.
- We like to top our strawberry delight with sliced strawberries, but you can also leave the top plain.
- Allow the strawberry delight to sit on the counter for 30 minutes before slicing. This way you don’t have to run your knife under hot water to get through the frozen cool whip layers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1036IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg
