| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 4 hr 20 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup strawberry preserves or jelly
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- About 16 graham crackers (from 2 sleeves)
- 2 pounds strawberries, trimmed and sliced
Instructions
- Put the cream cheese in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until soft. Add the cream, confectioners’ sugar, preserves, lemon juice and vanilla, and beat until it just holds stiff peaks.
- Arrange about a third of the graham crackers on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or a loaf pan plus an 8-inch square baking dish), fitting in as many as possible without overlapping. Spoon a third of the cream mixture on top and smooth evenly with an offset spatula. Arrange a third of the strawberries on top in a single layer. Repeat to make three layers of each. Put the remaining graham cracker in a resealable plastic bag and crush it to make crumbs. Sprinkle the crumbs all over the cake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the cookies soften, at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 765 |
| Total Fat | 57 g |
| Saturated Fat | 33 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 38 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 194 mg |
| Sodium | 285 mg |
Reviews
Made this for a family meal and it was a hit! Making it again this Sunday. Will be on the rotation for desserts. Thank you Valerie. Another great recipe from you.
Finally made this. So easy and very lite and delicious. Saving this recipe.
Hi Valeria.
I love your shoe especially the kids baking ones.
How long does this keep and best way to store it? Just my daughter and myself.
Thank you
Patti
Made several times Love recipe !
Awesome is all I can say! Added extra cream cheese and lemon zest.
To cut calories, I used Splenda and cool whip instead of cream. Worked great and tastes great!
Delicious dessert
LOVE LOVE your show, please keep making many more!
Can you sub a different type of cookie? My 2 children dislike Graham Crackers. ):
Heads up: This dessert tastes like nothing more than strawberries in whip cream with softened Graham crackers. There isn’t enough cream cheese to even remotely elevate a cheesecake flavor. Once I tasted the finished whip cream mixture, I doubled the amount of strawberries so there would at least be some kind of flavor. I wish I had more cream cheese on hand as I would have added more.