This is a beautiful summer dessert!
During the summer months, fresh strawberries are one of my favorite treats! Nothing says summer to me like the sweet tart flavor of amazing fresh strawberries from the market or garden!
This dessert is wonderfully easy and requires no baking (yay to not turning on the oven!). It is both light and rich at the same time (and is not too sweet). If you’ve never made an icebox cake before, they are wonderful and so easy!
Whipped Strawberry Icebox Cake (No Bake!)
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cream cheese
- 4 cups heavy whipping cream divided
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups diced strawberries
- 15 ounces vanilla wafer cookies
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 drop red food coloring optional
Instructions
- Cream together cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until soft and fluffy.
- Add 3 cups heavy cream and beat on medium until thickened and fluffy. Gently fold strawberries into the whipped cream mixture.
- Place a single layer of vanilla wafters in a 9x13-inch dish. Top with 1/3 of the cream mixture. Repeat layers 2 more times.
- Combine remaining cup of heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and food coloring if using. Beat on medium high until thickened. Spread over icebox cake. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Top with additional strawberries and serve.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
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I have a question. Can I make the strawberry ice box cake using Splenda or will it cause the whipping cream not to stiffen up?
Thank you.
Hi Lucy, we have never made this recipe with Splenda but I worry the whipped cream portion would not stabilize properly. If you do decide to attempt it please let us know how it turns out!
Yummy! I have made this with the Nilla wafers and also with pound cake or angel food cake sliced thinly. Delicious. Thanks for posting.
That is great Pam! Thanks for sharing your tips.
Do you place in freezer or refrigerator?
In the refrigerator.
This looks fabulous. I will absolutely try it this summer.
I love no bake desserts! This would be really good using chocolate graham crackers, too.
What a yummy looking treat! I’m featuring you for this week’s Friday Favorites!
Hi Holly,
I just love your Whipped Strawberry Ice Box Cake, looks delicious! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Love this!!
I have got to make this very soon. Thanks for the recipe. Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. We hope you hop over and share with us again next week.
This looks so delicious and easy!
OH MY YUMMY! This looks amazing…no bake desserts are perfect for summer. I love strawberries and cream. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe. We would love for your to join us at Party in Your PJs.
Looks super delish and yummy! Love all the ingredients here, especially strawberries! nom nom nom Hope you are bringing some to our Snickerdoodle Sunday tonight!