Description
Make individual portions of creamy strawberry pie without turning on your oven. This recipe uses layers of graham cracker crust, sweet cream filling, and fresh strawberries, served directly in jars.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for crust)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for whipped cream)
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Mix until the crumbs are evenly moistened.
- Divide the crumb mixture evenly among four small jars (about 8 ounces each). Press the mixture down lightly to form the crust layer. Place the jars in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
- In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.
- In a clean, cold bowl, whip the heavy cream and 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until just combined. This is your strawberry cream filling.
- Layer the ingredients in the jars over the crust: place a layer of sliced strawberries, followed by a layer of the cream filling. Repeat the layers until the jars are full, ending with cream filling on top.
- Top each jar with a few extra strawberry slices for garnish.
- Chill the jars for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the filling to set slightly.
Notes
- You can use vanilla wafers or shortbread cookies instead of graham crackers for the crust.
- For a firmer filling, you can add 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin dissolved in 2 tablespoons of hot water to the cream cheese mixture before folding in the whipped cream.
- Prepare these jars up to one day ahead of time; store them covered in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 28
- Saturated Fat: 16
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 75