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This Strawberry Dessert is the easiest strawberry shortcake for a crowd you’ll ever make. It’s got layers of pudding, whipped cream, and strawberries. It’s such a great spring and summer dessert!
BEST Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Recipe
This strawberry shortcake version of no-bake dessert is one of my favorites yet. Vanilla pudding, whipped topping, Golden Oreos, and strawberries. Lots and lots of fresh berries! Desserts like this one have so many different names from No Bake Layered Dessert, to Dream Dessert, lasagna, or lush.
Whatever you want to call it, it truly is one of the best strawberry desserts out there and I know you will love it just as much as I did.
What’s in Strawberry Shortcake Dessert
- Vanilla Instant Pudding: You can use cheesecake flavor if you want too.
- Milk: Any kind of dairy milk will work.
- Golden Oreos: Other vanilla flavored cookies/graham crackers will work great too!
- Cool Whip Topping: If you want to make your own whipped cream to substitute this–you can!
- Strawberries: Fresh strawberries and the best and tastiest in this recipe!
How to make an easy No Bake Strawberry Shortcake Dessert:
- The shortcake comes from crushed Golden Oreos. Shortbread would also be amazing. Crush the cookies and line the pan with them.
- Mix up some instant vanilla pudding in a large bowl. You could use sugar-free if you want, or use lemon or cheesecake flavor. Fold in some whipped topping. Layer that mixture with a pound of fresh strawberries.
- Then top the whole thing with more whipped topping and more crushed cookies.
Expert Tips
- This is best within 24 hours – the strawberries will weep after awhile in the refrigerator.
- If you prefer, make fresh whipped cream or whipped cream frosting with cream cheese!
FAQs
You can store it in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
No Bake Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 3.4 oz/96g box vanilla instant pudding
- 1 ½ cups (266ml) nonfat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 25 Golden Oreos or another vanilla flavored cookie/graham cracker
- 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, melted
- 12 ounces (510g) Cool Whip Topping (see note about using fresh whipped cream)
- 1 pound fresh strawberries hulled and sliced and patted dry
Instructions
- Whisk pudding, milk, and vanilla in a medium sized bowl. Let it sit while you prepare the crust.
- Crush the cookies in a large gallon sized ziploc bag using a rolling pin. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cookie crumbs. Place the 2 tablespoons melted butter in the bag and press with your hands to work the butter through the remaining cookie crumbs. Pour crumbs into a 9” square baking dish. The crust won’t be solid, it’ll stay crumbly.
- Fold 8 ounces of the whipped topping into the pudding. Place half the pudding mixture on top of the crust. Place the strawberries in a single layer over the pudding. Spread remaining pudding mix over the top of the berries. Top with more whipped topping and sprinkle the remaining cookies over the top.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
A friend makes this dessert, but uses canned pie filling and Dream Whip in place of Cool Whip or whipped cream and fresh fruit. It is delicious!
The recipe calls for nonfat milk, is that powdered milk or just a skim milk. Also instead of using vanilla flavored Oreos, I have several gallon bags of homemade cookies that fell apart after baking, that I have used as pie crust, some have chocolate chips, m & m’s. pecans, or even oatmeal raisin…I made several cheese cakes with them before and are delicious so am trying them on this also.
Yes nonfat is skim – and you can use any kind of cookie! Enjoy!
Love recipes like this, where a change of the cookie or pudding adds another new flavor. I think the berry flavored Oreos would taste delicious in this recipe. If you really love strawberries, switch the pudding mix to instant strawberry creme pudding . This is a basic recipe. Let your imagination flow and create your own by substituting.
That sounds amazing!
So much creamy strawberry deliciousness 🙂 Pinning! Love the ease of putting this together 🙂
Do you think it would be OK to add bananas to the strawberry no bake desserts? Also I hope they have the Golden oreos at my grocery store. Small town.
I think you totally could, but serve it the same day since bananas tend to go brown and yucky after a day in recipes. And if you can’t find Golden Oreos, use any golden cookie you can find: graham crackers, shortbread cookies, Nilla Wafers, anything!
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