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Strawberry Icebox Cake
Easy no bake strawberry icebox cake recipe
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
0
minutes
minutes
Chilling
4
hours
hours
Total Time
4
hours
hours
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
9
servings
Calories
376
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Equipment
8x8-inch square pan
Ingredients
Cream Cheese
8
ounces
cream cheese
softened
¼
cup
powdered sugar
Whipped Cream
2
cups
cold heavy whipping cream
⅓
cup
powdered sugar
½
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Base and Topping
15
graham crackers
2 ½
cups
sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup powdered sugar together until well-combined.
8 ounces cream cheese,
¼ cup powdered sugar
In a separate large chilled bowl, beat 2 cups of heavy cream to soft peak stage.
2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
Add 1/3 cup powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat to stiff peaks.
⅓ cup powdered sugar,
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Reserve generous 1/2 cup whipped cream as a topping.
Fold together remaining whipped cream and cream cheese mixture.
To put it all together, spread a thin layer of the cream mixture into the bottom of an 8x8-inch square baking pan.
Place a layer of graham crackers over the cream, breaking grham crackers to fit.
15 graham crackers
Spread half of the cream mixture on top.
Place a single layer of sliced strawberries over the cream.
2 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries
Top with another layer of graham crackers, breaking them fit.
Spread the remaining half cream mixture over the graham crackers.
Add another layer of strawberries.
Top with the final layer of graham crackers.
Spread the reserved 1/2 cup whipped cream over the top.
Top with remaining strawberries.
Chill until the graham crackers have softened completely, at least 4 hours or overnight.
Serve chilled, and refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
Cream cheese:
Regular cream cheese will give you the creamiest filling. You can use 1/3-less fat cream cheese if you prefer.
Graham crackers:
You can substitute chocolate graham crackers or cinnamon graham crackers in place of the honey grahams.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
376
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
32
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
15
g
|
Cholesterol:
86
mg
|
Sodium:
293
mg
|
Potassium:
204
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
16
g
|
Vitamin A:
915
IU
|
Vitamin C:
23.8
mg
|
Calcium:
97
mg
|
Iron:
1.2
mg