Here’s a beautiful, refreshing No-Bake Summer Berry Lasagna — layers of creamy filling, fresh berries, and soft cookie crust. Perfect for hot days, parties, and potlucks!
🍓 No-Bake Summer Berry Lasagna
Ingredients (serves 10–12)
Crust
- 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers, graham crackers, or golden Oreos
- ½ cup (115 g) butter, melted
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (whipped to stiff peaks)
Berry Cheesecake Layer
- 3 oz (85 g) strawberry or raspberry gelatin powder (dry)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 cup whipped topping or fresh whipped cream
Berry Layer
- 2 cups mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
- Slice strawberries; keep others whole.
Whipped Topping Layer
- 2 cups whipped cream or Cool Whip
- Extra berries for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the crust
- Mix crushed cookies with melted butter.
- Press firmly into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Refrigerate for 15–20 minutes.
2. Make the cream cheese layer
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in the whipped cream.
- Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
- Refrigerate while preparing the next layer.
3. Make the berry cheesecake layer
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Let cool until just warm (not hot).
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Slowly add the gelatin mixture, cold milk, and whipped topping.
- Mix until creamy.
- Gently fold in 1 cup berries.
- Pour over the cream cheese layer and smooth out.
- Refrigerate for 2–3 hours, or until fully set.
4. Add the berry layer
- Spread remaining berries evenly on top of the set cheesecake layer.
5. Top with whipped cream
- Spread whipped topping or whipped cream over the berries.
- Add extra berries for decoration.
6. Chill
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight for best texture.
🌟 Tips & Variations
- Cookie options: Vanilla Oreos, Lemon Oreos, Digestives, or Graham crackers all work.
- Berry variations: Use peaches, mango, or just strawberries if berries are expensive.
- Stabilized whipped cream: Add 1 tbsp instant pudding mix to whipped cream for a firmer top.
- Lighter version: Use Greek yogurt mixed with whipped cream for the first layer.
- Extra fancy: Drizzle with berry sauce or white chocolate before serving.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
🍒 A red-white-blue July 4th patriotic version
🍋 A lemon-berry lasagna
🍫 A chocolate-berry no-bake lasagna
Just tell me!
