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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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Alyssa, have you ever made this in a 13 x 9 inch pan? I want to make this for about 50 people for a birthday party and I would need too many pies. And it would be so easy to cut in squares. Any directions will be greatly appreciated. This looks so good I can’t wait to try it.
I haven’t made this into a pan yet. Let me know how it turns out!
I use this but instead of the crust, I just use a angel food cake torn in pieces in the bottom of a cake pan. Make sure your jello is cool and not set, before you put in the cool whip.
can i use a already made pie crust from store
Yes, that will work great too!
I will make this pie ,, I made one and use orange jello and coolwhip and put orange extract in it ,, I was really good , my son like it too . it set up just find . thanks for this one ,, I love strawberries
When using orange jello, I use canned mandarin oranges. Drain juice before adding.
There is no mention of how much Gelatin to use in the ingredients list but there is mention of gelatin and boiling water in the instructions
Could you please tell me how much Gelatin to use?
You will use a 1 (3 oz) jello box. Follow the directions for making the gelatin. Hope that helps explain it better for you! Thanks for following along with me! XOXO
Can you used sugar free jello for the no bake strawberry and cream pie
Yes, that sounds great! It may not hold up as good or the taste may be altered but it is worth a try! Let me know how it turns out! Enjoy!! XOXO
Love the recipes
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i really like your blog
later, i want to make this recipes at my home
i will make it delicous
thx for the recipes
This may be a dumb question, but I’m not a master in the kitchen. The instructions say refrigerate “up to 6 hours.” I was planning on making the pie tonight for a dinner party tomorrow. Is it okay to refrigerate more than 6 hours?
Yes, you can make the day before. This is always something I make the day before around the holidays. My family’s go to request.
Lovely, quick and easy dessert. I used 8oz thickened cream and whipped it till soft peaks. Used Oreo biscuits and added a little icing sugar in filling. It was awesome.
What a lovely dessert!
This was good but made more than a nine inch pan…next time I will dble crust and put in springform pan
I make this without any water… Add your jello powder directly to the cool whip and then stir in sliced strawberries and put in crust. Only needs about an hour in the fridge to set. Works with any matching/complementary jello and fresh fruit. Peach is awesome too!
thank you for this (although you may never see my reply)! I was hoping to make this for dessert tonight but don’t have much time to let it set. this helps a ton!
thanks for sharing
The no bake is what drew me to this recipe. I’m not a strawberry fan so I bought some raspberry jello and fresh raspberries, my daughter is already swooning over this. Thanks for sharing, happy Memorial Day weekend to you!
sometimes i get ahead of myself! ill have to see how well it turns out!!
im gonna try the raspberry but i may wait til tomorrow! i do like a lot of the different suggestions too!! like cream cheese…..
Thanx to all the different recipes!
What suggestion re cream cheese?jo
Thanks for posting. I was pondering whether the raspberries would be too juicy and keep this from setting!
This is one beautiful cake!! And I LOVE that it’s no-bake! I need something to take down to our friend’s beach house for Memorial Day and I think I just found what I’ll be making 🙂
Do you think I could freeze this pie?