This No-Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie is a no-bake pie made with graham cracker crust, a layer of sweet cream cheese, loads of fresh strawberries and a homemade strawberry jelly. The perfect summer dessert!
Gather This
All of these strawberry pie ingredients can be easily found at your local grocery store. A full list of ingredients with measurements for this recipe is available in the printable recipe card below.
- Graham cracker crumbs – I like making my own graham cracker crust, however you can always buy one pre-made! If that’s the route you go, you can leave out the brown sugar, sugar and butter from the ingredient list.
- Light brown sugar
- Sugar
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Fresh lemon juice
- Cool Whip
- Strawberry jam
- Fresh strawberries
Perfect Pairings
I like to serve my strawberry cream cheese pie with whipped cream or even vanilla bean ice cream for the ultimate summer dessert recipe. To take the strawberry flavor up a notch, you can use strawberry ice cream.
Take things up a notch with a drizzle of your favorite dessert sauce too. Strawberry sauce, blueberry sauce or raspberry sauce would all be delicious.
5S Philosophy 👩🏻
- Salt – I do not use any salt in this recipe, but if you feel it needs something, try adding a sprinkle of flakey sea salt on top.
- Seasoning – Instead of or in addition to the vanilla extract, you can try adding something like orange or lemon extract to really bring out the fruit flavor of this pie.
- Swaps – You can literally use any fruit you like, but smaller and softer fruit is preferable. Raspberries, mandarin oranges, blueberries or even blackberries.
- Sauces – There are plenty of dessert sauces you can top this pie with. Try something like strawberry sauce or raspberry sauce.
- Senses – This pie is silky and cool, with a buttery graham crust that crunches beneath your fork. The scent is sweet and fruity, while each bite blends creamy tang, ripe berries, and a hint of vanilla in a smooth, dreamy finish.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
Ingredients
Graham cracker crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter , melted
Pie filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 8 ounces container frozen Cool Whip , thawed
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 4-6 cups fresh strawberries , halved or quartered
Instructions
- Add the 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs to a food processor and grind until coarse. Add the 1 tablespoon light brown sugar and 2 tablespoons sugar, then melted 6 tablespoons butter and grind again until combined and a sand like consistency.
- Transfer the crumb mixture to a deep 9-inch pie pan, place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes OR bake the pie crust at 325°F for 8-10 minutes or until light brown.
- In a large mixing or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 8 ounces cream cheese until smooth. Add the 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and mix until fully combine. Fold in the the thawed 8 ounces container frozen Cool Whip. Mix until no streaks remain.
- Evenly spread the filling over the crust, cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 6 hours to overnight.
- In the meantime or when ready to serve pie, combine the cut 4-6 cups fresh strawberries and 2 tablespoons strawberry jam together to coat. Spoon over the top of the pie.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings.
Nutrition
Storage and Freezing
This pie is best kept covered and chilled in the refrigerator. If kept chilled, up to 5 days. But I doubt it will last that long… it is that good!
Technically the answer is yes, you can freeze this strawberry pie. However, the texture is bound to change upon thawing, and I do not recommend it.
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The combination of strawberry and cream cheese is amazing!
I’m all about not turning on the oven when the weather gets warm. This is a great dessert for summer!
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