Strawberry Lush

This easy Strawberry Lush features layers of creamy cheesecake filling, sweet strawberry Jello and fluffy whipped cream over a buttery cookie crust. A cool and refreshing no-bake dessert perfect for holidays, potlucks and summer gatherings.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword strawberry-lush, strawberry-lush-recipe

Prep Time 20

Chill Time 4

Total Time 4 20

Servings servings

Calories 358kcal

Ingredients

Crust:
1 14 oz package Golden Oreo cookies
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
Cream Cheese Layer:
2 8 oz blocks cream cheese softened
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Layer:
1 1/2 cups diced strawberries
1 3 oz box strawberry Jell-o
3/4 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups whipped topping i.e. Cool Whip (from additional 8 ounce container) use remaining Cool Whip on the top
Topping:
1 8 oz container frozen whipped topping thawed
fresh strawberries for garnishing

Instructions

Make the Crust: Crush Golden Oreos in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Mix with melted butter until evenly combined.
Press mixture onto the bottom of a 13x9-inch dish in an even layer. Pop into the freezer to chill and set for 5-10 minutes, while preparing the cheesecake layer.
Cream Cheese Layer: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the softened cream cheese, 1 cup heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
Strawberry Layer: Clean, trim and dice strawberries.
In a medium bowl, dissolve strawberry Jell-O in boiling water to dissolve. Place bowl in freezer just until chilled, but not set. Into the Jell-O stir in the diced strawberries and fold in the whipped topping until evenly distributed and combined. Pour strawberry mixture over cream cheese layer.
Frost the top of the dessert with the remaining 8 oz whipped topping. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to set.
Slice and serve garnished with fresh strawberry slices.

Notes

Crust – You could use crushed graham crackers, shortbread cookies or vanilla wafers for the crust. You’ll need around 2 cups.
Butter – You can use salted butter or unsalted butter.
Cream Cheese – You could use Neufchatel cheese in place of classic cream cheese.
Fresh Whipped Cream – You can make homemade whipped cream to use for the the layers in place of whipped topping. You’ll need 1 1/2 cups for the strawberry layer and 2-3 cups for the top.
Berries – You could adapt this recipe using other fruit like raspberries, blueberries or blackberries.

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