Description
No-Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie is a refreshing dessert that celebrates summer with its luscious strawberry flavor and creamy texture. This delightful pie features a buttery graham cracker crust and a velvety filling made from cream cheese, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream—no baking required! Perfect for warm days or spontaneous gatherings, this pie is quick to prepare and will impress family and friends alike. With just 20 minutes of prep time, you can create a stunning dessert that highlights the sweet, juicy taste of fresh strawberries. Serve it at picnics, parties, or family dinners; everyone will be asking for seconds!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
- 16 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2 cups fresh strawberries (hulled and divided)
- ¼ cup strawberry preserves (for blending)
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream (cold)
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar (for whipping cream)
- Additional strawberries (for garnish)
Instructions
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, melted butter, and salt; press into a pie dish. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Puree half of the hulled strawberries with strawberry preserves in a blender.
- Beat cream cheese with sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice until smooth. Fold in the strawberry puree.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form; gently fold into the cream cheese mixture along with chopped strawberries.
- Fill the chilled crust with the filling, smooth the top, and chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (approximately 100g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg