If you're a strawberry lover, check out my 3-Ingredient homemade Pink Drink, Strawberry Chicken Spinach Salad, and Strawberry Jell-O Cream Cheese Dessert.
★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
This vintage Jell-O dessert is so eye catching and yummy, too! Made with fresh strawberries, Jell-O, Cool Whip, and this is optional — cream cheese.
Feeds a Crowd
This is a great dessert to serve after family dinner for holidays or to celebrate a special occasion like a birthday, anniversary, good report card, whatever!
My grandmother was a big fan of Jell-O and whipped cream desserts so I had to dust off this old recipe to share it with you all!
Easy to Make
This layered Jell-O dessert tastes great and is extremely easy to make.
All you need is just 4 main ingredients plus water! Pretty amazing for as impressive as this dessert looks!
The 2-step process for creating the layers is simple, you just need a little patience to let the first strawberry Jell-O layer set before adding the bottom creamy layer.
Jello makes for fun desserts!
Just like my Jell-O Fish Bowls, Jell-O Strawberry Cream Pie, and Cherry Pineapple Jell-O Salad, this Jell-O dessert has that nostalgic feel and punchy flavor with easy prep.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
All you need is 5 ingredients! So simple.
Here's everything you need to make this beautiful Jell-O dessert:
- Fresh strawberries. Sorry frozen will not work well. They tend to look and taste soggy.
- Cool Whip. I prefer this to homemade whipped cream. Seems weird but trust me, it's just better.
- Jell-O. Strawberry or go rogue and try another flavor if you'd like!
- Cream cheese. This is totally optional! You can replace this with more Cool Whip if you don't want a cheesecake-like taste. (My son isn't a fan of cream cheese so maybe you have one of these people in your family, too.)
- Water. Easy enough, right?
By the way, you can make this with any kind of fruit, not just strawberries. Try mandarin oranges with orange Jell-O. Blackberries, cherries, raspberries or blueberries!
★ Tips & FAQs ★
What kind of bundt pan do you need?
I picked up a pretty rose-topped vintage Jell-O mold at a local thrift shop. It looked as if had never been used. I was excited because you never see these things any more and I remember my mom used to have these hanging on the wall growing up!
You can use any size bundt. A smaller bundt pan will produce a taller dessert which can look nice.
However, a large bundt pan works, too, if that's what you have. No need to buy anything new.
Don't have a bundt pan? You can shop bundt pans on amazon or try your local thrift store and see if you get lucky like I did!
For best results use a nonstick bundt pan.
The Trick for Getting Jell-O out of the Mold
Without totally destroying it!
- You do NOT need to grease the pan.
- The key is submerging the mold in warm water.
Submerging the outside of the pan in warm water for about 10-30 seconds, loosens the Jell-O from the walls of the pan just enough for it to slide right onto your serving platter.
The amount of time needed to submerge varies depending on how thick your bundt pan is.
So if you're not sure, start with submerging for 10 seconds and look to see if the Jell-O has released from the wall of the pan before trying to release it. Wiggle the pan a little. If the Jell-O still looks pretty attached to the sides, submerge it for longer.
When it detaches from the wall, you're ready to carefully invert the mold onto a plate. Start by placing a plate, upside down on top of the mold. Then quickly but carefully flipping the mold upside down with the plate now facing up. The Jell-O should drop onto the plate.
If it doesn't easily drop out of the mold, give the mold a couple of taps. If it still doesn't drop, then you need to go back to submerging it a little longer then try again.
This easy Strawberry Cream Jell-O dessert recipe was featured on South Your Mouth!
Strawberry Cream Jell-O Dessert
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 oz strawberry Jell-O
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 4 oz Cool Whip
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese optional or you can replace with 4 oz more of Cool Whip
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Instructions
- In a bowl, dissolve the strawberry Jell-O in the boiling water; stir for 2 minutes. Then add the cold water.
- Add sliced strawberry to your Jell-O mold or bundt pan then cover with about 2 cups of the Jell-O mixture. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.Place the bowl with the remaining gelatin in the fridge as well until it it cool and starting to thicken about 20 minutes.
- While those are chilling, beat together Cool Whip with the whipped cream cheese. Add remaining gelatin once it's cooled and thicken. Blend well.
- Pour cream cheese and Jell-O mixture on top of chilled and firm layer of Jell-O and strawberries then replace in the fridge and chill for an additional 4 or more hours before serving.
- Before serving, invert onto a serving platter.To remove the Jell-O from the mold, submerge mold in warm water for about 20 seconds. Then loosen around the edges with a small rubber spatula or you can use your finger. Next place a plate upside down on the top of the mold then carefully invert. Tap lightly to release as needed.*
Jennifer says
I made this recipe without the cream cheese for Easter, it was a hit with everyone including the kids! Needless to say it was all gone!
I’m making it again today for an adult get together but this time I’m adding the cream cheese! I’ll let you know.
I use the silicone bunt molds and they work great so far!
Kristie says
The first one I made came out awesome and was so delicious
The second one broke while transferring to the plate.
Any ideas on what I can make with it now ?
Angela G. says
I would serve enjoy it chopped served in a glass with a touch of whipped cream and a strawberry on top.
Susie says
It was very easy to put together. We will see if I can get it out of the mold. Lol
Laurie Baker says
This Strawberry Cream Jello Dessert is making my mouth water and an excellent recipe.
john says
Do you know what year this recipe is from?
Angela G. says
I do not but I'd assume mid 1950s when Jell-o was very popular.
Melanie Mose says
Do I use heavy whipping cream or cool whip? Thanks
Angela G. says
Hi Melanie, I have tried both and I prefer the taste of Cool Whip.