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No-Bake Berry Icebox Cake

This no-bake berry icebox cake is layered with cream cheese filling, digestive cookies (or graham crackers), and juicy macerated berries for an easy dessert that tastes light, fresh, and incredibly delicious. It is simple to assemble and only takes 20 minutes to make. It is perfect for warm weather, and this layered berry dessert is ideal for spring and summer gatherings.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 600 g cream cheese
  • 150 g powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
  • 360 g heavy cream
  • 20 digestives or graham crackers you might need more or less cookies depending on the tray you use
  • 650 g mix of berries of your choice I used strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar

Instructions
 

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

  • With a hand mixer or in a stand mix using the whisk attachment, cream the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste on low speed until smooth.
    600 g cream cheese, 150 g powdered sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
  • Then add the heavy cream and whisk it until it can hold a stiff peak.
    360 g heavy cream
  • Use a baking dish to a 27x20 cm (8x10.5 inch) dish or 23x23 cm (9x9 inch) or anything similar in that size.
  • Lay a layer of cookies in the baking dish. You might need to break a few to fill any gaps.
    20 digestives or graham crackers
  • Add half of the cream cheese filling and even it out. Repeat the process.
  • Add plastic wrap over the cream cheese filling and let it sit in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours. After 4 hours the cookies still has some crunch to them. Overnight they will soften but hold there shape and have more of cake-like texture. I'd recommend eating it on the day, but both taste great.

MACERATED BERRIES

  • 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving, clean all the berries and pat them dry. Slice the strawberries into thin slices and in a bowl, mix all of the berries together with granulated sugar. Set the berries aside on the kitchen counter.
    650 g mix of berries of your choice, 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • Once ready to serve, add the macerated berries on top of the dessert and it’s ready to be enjoyed.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates: 41gProtein: 6gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 286mgPotassium: 217mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 1119IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cream cheese, digestives, graham crackers
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