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When it’s too hot to even think about turning on the oven, this no bake strawberry cream pie is exactly what you want waiting in the fridge. It’s cool, creamy, loaded with fresh strawberries, and comes together without heating up your kitchen
The Sweetest Reasons to Make This
- No Oven Required! This is the kind of dessert you can throw together on a hot day without heating up your kitchen.
- Fresh Strawberry Flavor! Every bite is packed with sweet, juicy strawberries that taste like the peak of summer!
- Make Ahead Friendly! It chills beautifully, so you can prep it earlier and have an easy dessert ready when you need it!
Strawberry Cream Pie Ingredients
- Make your own crumbs! Add 10 to 12 graham cracker sheets to a zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin or pulse in a food processor until fine.
- Shortcut the crust! Use a Pre-made graham cracker crust to save time.
- Whisk the gelatin well! Smooth it out completely so you don’t end up with little rubbery flecks in the filling.
- Chop strawberries small! Smaller pieces spread evenly through the pie and make every bite more flavorful and easier to slice.
- Use whipped topping if needed! Swap in one 8 ounce container of thawed cool whip and skip the heavy whipping cream. Stir the gelatin right into it.
No-Bake Strawberry Cream Pie Recipe
After so many of your helpful comments, I pulled back on the fresh strawberries to cut down on extra liquid, so now the filling is thicker, sturdier, and slices like a dream while still keeping that fresh strawberry flavor you love. This no bake dessert is a dream!
- Prep Pie Crust: Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted salted butter in a medium bowl until it resembles damp sand.
- Make Crust: Press the crust evenly into an 8-inch pie dish, using your fingers or a flat-bottomed measuring cup or glass to press the bottom and up the sides. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
- Dissolve Jello: Add the strawberry gelatin and boiling water to a medium bowl and whisk until completely dissolved. Set aside to cool and thicken.
- Make Whipping Cream: Add the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and whip with a handmixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until you have stiff peaks.
- Combine: Add the gelatin to the whipped cream and stir gently until combined. Fold the strawberries into the whipped cream.
- Chill: Pour the filling into the chilled crust and smooth the top. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving.
Alyssa’s Pro Tip
Top it your way! Add whipped cream or keep it simple and serve as is.
Must Have Tools For This Recipe
- Electric Hand Mixer: Whips the cream quickly and evenly so you get the right texture
- 8 inch Pie Dish: The ideal size for a thick creamy pie.
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No-Bake Strawberry and Cream Pie
An easy no bake strawberry cream pie with a thick creamy filling that sets beautifully and slices clean every time.
Equipment
- 1 8-inch pie dish
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs 10-12 full crackers
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons melted salted butter
Filling
- 1 (3-ounce) package strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups roughly chopped fresh strawberries
Instructions
Crust
- Combine 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup granulated sugar, and 6 tablespoons melted salted butter in a medium bowl until it resembles damp sand.
- Press the crust evenly into an 8-inch pie dish, using your fingers or a flat-bottomed measuring cup or glass to press the bottom and up the sides. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
Filling
- Add 1 (3-ounce) package strawberry gelatin and 1 cup boiling water to a medium bowl and whisk until completely dissolved. Set aside to cool and thicken.
- Add 1 ½ cups heavy cream, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract to a large bowl and whip with a handmixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until you have stiff peaks.
- Add the gelatin to the whipped cream and stir gently until combined.
- Fold 1 ½ cups roughly chopped fresh strawberries into the whipped cream, then fill the chilled crust. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serivng.
Notes
Storage Instructions
- Fridge: Cover the pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
- Freezer: This pie freezes great. Use a freezer-safe dish and freeze for at least 8 hours, until solid. Wrap tightly with 3–4 layers of plastic wrap and freeze for up to 3 months. Serve frozen, or thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 235mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 922IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I tried the recipe but it didn’t turn out as I expected. The color of the filling wasn’t as intense as in the photo even though I used ripe, quality strawberries, the flavor wasn’t very strong either and I had to add a flavoring paste and the strawberry jelly in the filling turned into a thick syrup in the fridge that started to leak out of the pie, softening the crust.
Thanks so much for trying it and for the detailed feedback, that really helps. It sounds like the issue might be the strawberry jello vs strawberry jelly. The recipe uses a dry strawberry gelatin packet, which gives the filling that bright color and strong strawberry flavor, and also helps it set properly. Using strawberry jelly would stay more syrupy, which is likely why it leaked and softened the crust.
If you try it again with the gelatin packet, you should get that thicker, more vibrant filling, but I really appreciate you taking the time to share what happened.
Oh my goodness. This pie was divine. I shared it with family members and they couldn’t stop eating it. Thanks so much.
The only thing is that I would add just a little more sugar. Other than that it was a GREAT pie!
A little bland. Needs to be sweeter. And spray the pie pan first so the crust doesn’t stick.
I’m making it again tomorrow and I’m adding 4 oz. Of cream cheese (whipped). I believe I did this last year too (of course I didn’t write it down), but it turned out delicious and it set without being sloppy.
Can this be made two days in advance and just kept in the fridge ?
Yes! That would work just fine!
So delicious. My pie came out perfect. Spent lots of time whisking until it came out to the perfect texture. It was the perfect Easter dessert and everyone loved it.
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I loved it turned out very good had a lot of compliments
I made this pie last night and my family loved it came out great.
Can you use frozen strawberries and should they be thawed out first?
Frozen strawberries will work. They will not have as much flavor and may be more juicier and bleed red in the pie.