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Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert

Name: Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 graham crackers, processed into crumbs; 5 tablespoons butter, melted; 3 tablespoons sugar; 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; Juice of half a lemon; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup whipping cream, whipped; Sliced strawberries (I used most of a 16-ounce package); A few raspberries and blackberries to garnish, optional; 2-3 tablespoons red currant jelly, melted, whisked till smooth, and cooled slightly

posted by Liz Berg on June 2, 2013 (updated 11/7/22)

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When strawberry season hits, it’s time to whip up a magnificent berry treat. This Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert starts with a graham cracker crust, followed by a sweet, creamy filling and finally crowned with fresh, juicy strawberries!

This Fresh Strawberry Pie is a cross between cheesecake and pie! It’s the perfect way to usher in strawberry season.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert in a ceramic pie plate

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1 Why You Must Make

2 When Is Strawberry Season?

3 How to Make

4 You May Also Like:

5 Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert

Why You Must Make

A pie is a perfect way to celebrate strawberry season!
It’s a super easy pie recipe without a pastry crust
Making a simple arrangement of berries on top and glazing them with jelly easily makes this easy dessert a showstopper. It’s definitely worthy of serving to company!

When Is Strawberry Season?

I have been counting the days till local strawberries appear at the fruit stand down the road in early June, when Indiana strawberries start to ripen. Tiny and flavorful, my kids also anxiously await those succulent berries that are available just one or two weeks a year.

Hoping they will be ripe at the end of May, we are usually disappointed when we have to wait until June to enjoy the best strawberry shortcakes of the year…when these local berries are picked at the peak of their sweetness.

But thankfully, the California berries at the market were red and fragrant…and perfect to top this Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert. And look for Florida strawberries from December to March. Make sure to check out all the magnificent berry recipes at the end of this post.

How to Make

A graham cracker crust was paired with a creamy cheesecake-like filling, then finished off with a sunburst of berries. Melted currant jelly is the perfect glaze for strawberries…it helps magnify their scarlet hue, providing an enticing gloss and subtle flavor. The guys skipped dessert when dining out last night…after asking if there were two slices of strawberry pie left at home. I’d say that’s a positive endorsement.

First, make, bake and cool a simple graham cracker crust. Of course, you can always buy a ready-made crust, but I like my pies in pretty pie plates instead of foil tins from the grocery store.
Use softened cream cheese and mix up the sweet, creamy filling.
Add the filling to the cooled pie shell and smooth the top.
Arrange whole strawberries or berry slices on the surface of the pie.
Glaze the pie with melted jelly.
Chill and serve!