No Bake Summer Berry Lasagna - Guide Recipe
Incoming holidays , Memorial Day and 4th of July inspired me to make this delicious , festive and fun RED WHITE and BLUE DESSERT.
Speaking about red , white and blue , let me tell you more about this layered dessert.
First one , RED VELVET LAYER at the bottom is graham cracker crust flavored with strawberry jam.
Second is white CHEESECAKE LAYER with some fresh strawberries.
Dark blue layer is BLUEBERRY JELLO SALAD. It’s mixture of blueberry pie filling , crushed pineapple and gelatin.
Top layer is just simple whipped cream garnished with a lot of fresh strawberries and blueberries , drizzled with white chocolate.
Three-day weekend upon us is perfect time for you to try this easy No Bake Summer Berry Lasagna recipe dessert. It’s really simple to make , it doesn’t take much of active prep time. But It’s the best to be made a day before serving because it need 5-6 hours to set.
No Bake Summer Berry Lasagna
Ingredients;
For Whipped Cream;
- 1 and 2/3 cup heavy cream-chilled
- about 1/3 cup powdered sugar (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Red Velvet Crust;
- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup strawberry jam
- ½ cup+ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter-melted
- Red gel food coloring
For Cheesecake Layer;
- ½ cup unsalted butter-softened
- 8 oz. cream cheese-softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 1 cup of whipped cream
For Blueberry Jello Salad Layer;
- 2 (3 oz.pckg) berry blue Jello (or other flavor to your taste)
- 1 and 1/4 cup boiling water
- 2 cups blueberry pie filling
- 1 cup of canned crushed pineapple-drained from juice (if use pineapple chunks , pulse it in a food processor to get fine crushed pieces)
Topping;
- 2 ½ cups whipped cream
- Fresh strawberries halved
- Fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions;
To make the crust;
- Combine graham cracker crumbs , strawberry jam , melted butter and red food coloring( drop the color directly in melted butter or jam , it will dissolve better).
- Mix until evenly moistened. Press the mixture in the bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 inch dish. Place the crust in the freezer to firm.
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