Strawberry Tiramisu
Strawberry Tiramisu dessert has layers of ladyfingers, whipped cream and fresh strawberries. It is the most perfectly fresh and easy dessert!
A Delicious No-Bake Recipe
As summer approaches, I start breaking out the no-bake dessert recipes. This Strawberry Tiramisu takes the basics of the traditional tiramisu and turns it on its head by using fresh strawberries, cream cheese instead of mascarpone cheese and juice instead of coffee!
Delicious strawberry tiramisu! It was fresh, light, and just right for Memorial Day! Will definitely make again!
– Cathy
Tips For Making Strawberry Tiramisu
- You can use blueberries, raspberries or blackberries if you prefer. I have a Lemon Blueberry Tiramisu recipe if that is a combination you enjoy! 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!
- The orange juice not only adds flavor to the ladyfingers but it helps to soften the cookies a bit. It doesn’t need to be fresh squeezed unless that is your preference. If you don’t want to use orange juice, you could use milk or even a vanilla flavored coffee creamer.
- The reason for warming up the strawberry preserves is to make it thinner and easier to store into the cream cheese mixture.
- If you enjoy and are able to find mascarpone cheese, you can use that instead of cream cheese in this recipe.
- This dessert needs to be kept refrigerated.
- The tiramisu should last about 2-3 days if stored covered in the refrigerator.
- I don’t recommend freezing this dessert as the texture will be compromised when you go to defrost it when ready to eat.
Ingredients Needed: (See Recipe Card Below For The Full Recipe)
How To Make Strawberry Tiramisu
For the strawberries: In a large bowl, add sliced strawberries, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Gently stir and set aside. For the filling: In a large bowl combine the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and the melted strawberry preserves; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth.
Stir in one cup of the Cool Whip whipped 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. You want a deep dish for this.
Follow with a layer of half the lady fingers (breaking up as necessary to make the fit.) Then add half the strawberries (with some juice) on top of lady fingers.
Spread the rest of the cream cheese filling evenly on top of the strawberry layer. Then spread half the strawberry-flavored whipped topping on top of the cream cheese layer.
Evenly layer the rest of the lady fingers. Then layer the rest of the strawberries and juice.
Finally top with the rest of the strawberry flavored Cool Whip whipped topping. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours. Top with fresh sliced strawberries before serving.
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Strawberry Tiramisu
Ingredients
For the strawberries:
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, tops removed and sliced
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
For the filling:
- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup sifted powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons strawberry preserves, melted (not boiling hot)
- 1 package lady fingers
- ¼ cup orange juice
For the topping:
- 16 ounce Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed (divided use)
- 2 teaspoons strawberry extract
- fresh sliced strawberries (for garnish)
Instructions
For the strawberries:
- In a large bowl, add 1 pint fresh strawberries, tops removed and sliced, 3 Tablespoons sugar and 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Gently stir and set aside until juices develop.
For the filling:
- In a large bowl combine 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature, ½ cup sifted powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons strawberry preserves, melted; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth.
- Stir in one cup of the whipped topping (Cool Whip). Set aside.
- Place 1 package lady fingers and drizzle with ¼ cup orange juice.
For the topping:
- In another bowl whisk together the rest of the whipped topping with 2 teaspoons strawberry extract. Set aside.
To assemble:
- Spread half the cream cheese filling into the bottom of a 9×9-inch or 11×7-inch baking dish.
- Follow with an even layer of half the lady fingers. Break them up as needed to make them fit.
- Then add a layer of half the strawberries (with some juice) on top of the lady fingers.
- Spread the rest of the cream cheese filling evenly on top of the strawberry layer.
- Next, spread half the strawberry-flavored whipped topping on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Evenly layer the rest of the lady fingers on top of the Cool Whip.
- Then layer the rest of the strawberries and juice.
- Finally, top with the rest of the strawberry flavored Cool Whip whipped topping.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or of at least 6 hours.
- When ready to serve, top with fresh sliced strawberries.
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Notes
- See post above for the answers to frequently asked questions.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: April 2017
Updated photos & republished: May 2021
This is my new Easter dessert. My guys loved it as much as I do. Thank you for a new treasure.
U can’t find the hard kind if lady fingers. Only the soft ones. So im going with soft. Can i make this a couple days before?
Iv never had strawberry tiramisu . Im going have to make this. Looks so yummy. How do i make the strawberry preserve?
Made this to bring to the neighbors home last night, it was delicious! Easily had 9 servings from my 8X8 Dish
Love hearing that – thank you Deb!!
Living in the UK, I have made this with both your recipe and with Mascarpone and crushed strawberry juice instead of orange. A beautiful dessert and I’ve had requests from friends to make them one. Many thanks for sharing your tasty desserts, will be trying more.
Thanks so very much Steve! I am so happy you were able to make this work for you! I know the conversions can be a bit tricky sometimes. I lived and worked in the UK for about 3 years (back in the 90’s) and that was before there were recipes on the internet. I really struggled since there wasn’t Google – ha!
This looks so good! I will for sure make it this weekend.
I love tiramisu of any kind, but I have never had one that is strawberries; this recipe is also easy to make, and being that its no-bake will be helpful too.
Delicious strawberry tiramisu! It was fresh, light, and just right for Memorial Day! Will definitely make again!
What juice could be used instead of orange juice for the lady fingers?
You could also use lemon juice. In addition, you could just use regular milk or a flavored coffee creamer.
This turned out SO good! It was a huge hit and everyone loved the flavor combination!
What kind of ladyfingers ? Hard or soft.
You’ll want the hard kind 🙂
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
Hope you love it Donna!
LADY FINGERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN MY TOWN, DO YOU THINK SLICING A SARA LEE TYPE FROZEN POUND CAKE INTO STRIPS WOULD WORK OUT?
Nana, I suppose you could certainly try that 🙂
My family does not like Cool Whip or other such toppings. Can whipped cream be substituted?
Hi Sandra – the COOL WHIP is stabilized so helps this hold up together better. I have not tried it with whipped cream – sorry.
This looks amazing and I am going to have to try it soon. Thanks for posting 🙂
I love all your no bake desserts, this one looks so good!
Thanks so much Mary! Hope you love this one too!