This dessert is the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth without hours of baking or a complicated recipe. It’s creamy, refreshing, and delicious!

Hi cousins! This no bake dessert lasagna has sweet and delicious layers, including a graham cracker crust, strawberry cheesecake, strawberry sauce, and whipped cream.

What is No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna?

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert. It’s the perfect combination of creamy cheesecake and sweet strawberry flavor, layered on top of a crunchy graham cracker crust. This sweet treat is sure to please everyone in the family and can be whipped up in no time. The best part is, no baking is required—once it’s set, it’s ready to be served and enjoyed!

Ingredients and Shopping List

Cheesecake Crust Ingredients

Graham cracker crumbs—buy crumbs, but if you only have graham crackers the directions for crumbling them are below.
Sweet cream butter—melted to create a rich and buttery graham cracker crust.

Cheesecake Ingredients

Cream cheese—full-fat cream cheese softened on the counter for about 1 hour.
Sugar—regular white granulated sugar
Cool Whip—a 32-ounce container of Cool Whip. Heavy cream won’t work for this recipe.
Strawberry gelatin—for a sweet and refreshing strawberry flavor.
Water and ice—boiling water to dissolve the gelatin and cold water and ice to help it set.
Strawberries—1 cup of fresh strawberries, small if you can find them small so that they are easier to dice.

Strawberry Sauce Ingredients

Strawberries—1 pound of fresh strawberries diced into small pieces.
Sugar—1 cup of granulated sugar that melds with the natural sugars in the strawberries to make a sauce.
Lemon and lemon zest—the juice of a medium lemon and the zest from a large lemon to balance out the sweetness.

Toppings

More strawberries—another cup of fresh strawberries.
Cool Whip—another 8 ounces of Cool Whip.
Optional—chocolate shavings.

Supplies

Mixing bowls
Mixing spoons/spatulas
Hand mixer
Small knife to cut strawberries
Potato masher for strawberry sauce
9 x 13 glass baking dish
Cheese grater or potato peel to shave chocolate

Cheesecake Without an Oven!

Yes, that’s right! This No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna is made without baking. It’s softer and creamier than a traditional cheesecake, but it still delivers a cheesecake flavor. It uses Cool Whip instead of eggs to thicken the cheesecake layer, so it only needs to be chilled to set.

I have a few other no-bake cheesecake recipes—No Bake Oreo Cookie Cheesecake or No Bake Lemon Cheesecake!

Tips for Perfect No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna

With layers of creamy cheesecake and fresh strawberries, this treat is sure to be a hit. Here are some tips for making the perfect No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna:

1. Use fresh strawberries for the best flavor. It’s best to use berries that are ripe but still firm.

2. Ensure the cream cheese is softened. If it’s not soft, your cheesecake will be lumpy, not creamy.

3. Use full-fat cream cheese for the most delicious and creamy texture. Now is not the time for reduced fat!

4. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy before folding in the whipped cream.

5. Be sure to chill the lasagna for at least 6 hours before serving for maximum flavor and texture.

Softening Your Cream Cheese

I can’t underestimate the importance of softening your cream cheese. If it’s not softened your cheesecake layer will be lumpy. It will still taste good, but it will taste better if it’s smooth as silk!

Countertop: cheesecake takes about 60 minutes to soften on the countertop. If it’s hot or humid in your home it will soften in about half the time. Speed up the countertop method by opening the cream cheese foil, placing the cream cheese on a cutting board, and cutting it into 1-inch cubes. This will reduce the softening time to 20 or 30 minutes. You can prep the graham cracker crust and strawberry sauce while it’s softening.

Water bath: there are a couple of different water bath methods, just make sure your water is warm not hot. Remove your cream cheese from the box and foil, cut it into 1-inch cubes, and let it sit in warm (not hot) water for 20 to 30 minutes.

Microwave: this is the fastest method, but you must keep a close eye. There is no recovering a melted cream cheese. Remove your cream cheese from the box and foil. Microwave it on low for 10 seconds, flip it, and microwave it for 10 more seconds. Check to see if it’s soft. It may need to be flipped and microwaved 1 more time.

Mix It: remove your cream cheese from the foil, cut it in cubes, and place it in a mixing bowl. Use a mixer to mix it while cold, for about 2 minutes. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Check to see if it’s soft. If not, mix again and let it sit for another 5 minutes.

Making Your Own Graham Cracker Crumbs

Buying graham cracker crumbs is the fastest and easiest, but as always—use what you have! If you have 2 full sleeves of graham crackers, you can crumb them yourself. Be sure to measure thought, as you may need a tiny bit more than 2 sleeves.

Food processor—break your graham crackers into pieces, pop them in your food processor, and process until you have crumbs. You won’t be able to fit 2 full sleeves in at once, so crumb in batches.

Rolling Pin—pop about 8 halved graham crackers in a zip-top baggie. Press out the air and seal. Roll over the graham crackers with a rolling pin until they crumble.

What if I Can’t Find Fresh Strawberries?

If you can’t find fresh strawberries, you can use frozen strawberries instead. At the very least, try to use fresh strawberries for your topping.

1. Let them fully defrost in a colander first, not in water.

2. Once defrosted, gently press out the liquid.

3. Dice into small pieces and use as directed.

How to Shave Chocolate

1. Buy a full chocolate bar, either milk or dark chocolate for flavor and contrast.

2. Set it out at room temperature as cold chocolate is too hard to shave.

3. Use a potato peeler, cheese grater, or rotary cheese grater to make shavings.

Do you love strawberries? Check out my other strawberry recipes!