Can I make Strawberry Delight without the Jell-O?

Yes. Substitute the Jell-O glaze with a simple fresh strawberry sauce made by simmering two cups of sliced strawberries with three tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of cornstarch until the most thickened and the most beautifully glossy. Cool completely before spreading over the fresh strawberry layer for the most completely extraordinary and the most naturally flavored individual no-Jell-O strawberry delight.

Can I use frozen strawberries instead of fresh?

Fresh strawberries are the most strongly recommended for the most vibrant color, the most firm individual texture, and the most natural fragrant flavor. Frozen strawberries thaw to a most soft and the most mushy individual texture that does not hold the most beautifully defined shape when arranged over the cream cheese layer or hold as elegantly beneath the Jell-O glaze.

Why must the Jell-O cool before pouring?

Hot Jell-O melts the cream cheese and Cool Whip layer, destroying the most beautiful individual layer distinction and mixing the layers into an undistinguished pink mass. Room-temperature cooled Jell-O pours the most smoothly over the most completely cold strawberry and cream cheese layers and begins setting immediately upon contact, preserving the most beautifully distinct individual layers.

Strawberry Delight Easy No-Bake Layered Cream Cheese Cool Whip

Description

The most extraordinary no-bake Strawberry Delight made by lining 9×13 baking dish with parchment combining 2 cups crushed pretzels or graham cracker crumbs 3 tbsp sugar and 1/2 cup melted butter pressing firmly into dish refrigerating beating 8 oz room temperature cream cheese with 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth gently folding in 8 oz thawed Cool Whip spreading evenly over crust to all corners refrigerating 30 minutes dissolving 3 oz strawberry Jell-O in 1 cup boiling water 2 minutes adding 1/2 cup cold water cooling to room temperature arranging 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries beautifully over cream cheese layer pouring cooled Jell-O evenly over strawberries covering and refrigerating minimum 4 hours or overnight cutting into squares with sharp knife wiped between cuts and serving cold. A completely perfect no-bake layered potluck strawberry delight recipe.

Ingredients

Scale

2 cups Crushed Pretzels or Graham Cracker Crumbs

3 tbsp Granulated Sugar for crust

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter melted

8 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese softened

1 cup Powdered Sugar sifted

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

8 oz Cool Whip thawed

2 cups Fresh Strawberries hulled and sliced

1 package 3 oz Strawberry Jell-O

1 cup Boiling Water

1/2 cup Cold Water

Instructions

1. Line 9×13 baking dish with parchment.

2. Combine crushed pretzels or graham crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press firmly into dish. Refrigerate.

3. Beat room temperature cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and fluffy.

4. Gently fold in thawed Cool Whip until evenly incorporated.

5. Spread cream cheese layer evenly over crust to all corners and edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

6. Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water 2 minutes. Add cold water. Stir. Cool to room temperature.

7. Arrange sliced strawberries beautifully over cream cheese layer.

8. Pour cooled Jell-O evenly over strawberries.

9. Cover with plastic. Refrigerate minimum 4 hours or overnight.

10. Cut into squares with sharp knife wiped between cuts. Serve cold.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Dessert, No-Bake, Potluck, Spring
Method: No Bake
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 square
Calories: 245
Sugar: 22g
Sodium: 200mg
Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Unsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 30g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 3g
Cholesterol: 25mg

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