Mmm strawberries…
As summer approaches, I start breaking out the no-bake dessert recipes. Tiramisu is a classic Italian no-bake dessert that uses coffee-soaked lady finger cookies, mascarpone cheese, whipped cream and chocolate. It’s delicious! But a lot of folks don’t care for coffee-flavored desserts and mascarpone cheese is not easy to track down in my neck of the woods. This Strawberry Tiramisu takes the basics of the traditional tiramisu and turns it on its head by using fresh strawberries!
I think this just might become your new favorite dessert. I know it has become mine!
Just make sure you take the recipe with you when you take this dessert with you to a BBQ. Everyone is going to want the recipe!
Ingredients:
For the strawberries:
1 pint fresh strawberries, tops removed and sliced
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
For the filling:
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened to room temp.
½ cup sifted powdered sugar
2 tsp strawberry preserves, melted
1 package of lady fingers
¼ cup orange juice
For the topping:
1 (16 oz.) container COOL WHIP (large container), thawed (divided use)
2 tsp. strawberry extract
sliced strawberries or cocoa powder
Directions:
- For the strawberries: In a large bowl, add sliced strawberries, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Gently stir and set aside until juices develop.
- For the filling: In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and the melted strawberry preserves; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped dessert topping. Set aside.
- Place ladyfingers in a small bowl and drizzle with orange juice, tossing to coat.
- For the topping: In another bowl whisk together the rest of the whipped topping with strawberry extract. Set aside.
- To assemble: Spread half the cream cheese filling into the bottom of a 9×9 or 11×7 baking dish. Follow with a layer of half the lady fingers. Then add half the strawberries (with some juice) on top of lady fingers. Next, spread half the strawberry-flavored whipped topping on top of strawberries.
- Repeat the steps again.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours.
- Optional: top with fresh sliced strawberries before serving or dust with cocoa powder (see photo below.)
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- For the strawberries:
- 1 pint fresh strawberries tops removed and sliced
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- For the filling:
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ½ cup sifted powdered sugar
- 2 tsp strawberry preserves melted
- 1 package of lady fingers
- ¼ cup orange juice
- For the topping:
- 1 16 oz (large) container COOL WHIP thawed, divided use
- 2 tsp strawberry extract
- sliced strawberries or cocoa powder for topping
Instructions
- For the strawberries:
- In a large bowl, add sliced strawberries, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Gently stir and set aside until juices develop.
- For the filling:
- In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and the melted strawberry preserves; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped dessert topping. Set aside.
- Place ladyfingers in a small bowl and drizzle with orange juice.
- For the topping:
- In another bowl whisk together the rest of the whipped topping with strawberry extract. Set aside.
- To assemble:
- Spread half the cream cheese filling into the bottom of a 9x9 or 11x7 baking dish. Follow with a layer of half the lady fingers. Then add half the strawberries (with some juice) on top of lady fingers. Next, spread half the strawberry-flavored whipped topping on top of strawberries.
- Repeat the steps again.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or of at least 6 hours.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Grandbaby Cakes
Mary D says
I love all your no bake desserts, this one looks so good!
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
Thanks so much Mary! Hope you love this one too!
Julie Pawlacyk says
This looks amazing and I am going to have to try it soon. Thanks for posting 🙂
Sandra Kohn says
My family does not like Cool Whip or other such toppings. Can whipped cream be substituted?
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
Hi Sandra – the COOL WHIP is stabilized so helps this hold up together better. I have not tried it with whipped cream – sorry.
Nana says
LADY FINGERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN MY TOWN, DO YOU THINK SLICING A SARA LEE TYPE FROZEN POUND CAKE INTO STRIPS WOULD WORK OUT?
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
Nana, I suppose you could certainly try that 🙂
Donna says
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
Hope you love it Donna!
Joyce says
What kind of ladyfingers ? Hard or soft.
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
You’ll want the hard kind 🙂