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No Bake Strawberry Jello Pie with Cool Whip is an easy dessert made with strawberry Jello gelatin and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. This easy recipe makes a delicious dessert for hot summer days or holiday dinners!
No Bake Strawberry Pie with Jello is a great recipe for summer and one of our favorite no bake desserts. This easy pie is like my Strawberry Jello Salad only in pie form, and it’s super light, fluffy and delicious!
Even though no bake pies are perfect for spring and summer, I usually always serve at least one no bake dessert for holidays and special occasions. Saves oven space!
Why you’ll love this Strawberry Pie!
Absolutely no baking required!
It’s cool, creamy and light enough that you won’t have to skip dessert, even after a holiday meal!
It’s simple enough that anyone can make it and also easy on the budget!
This is a great dessert to make ahead of time. You can make Jello strawberry pie up to 2 days in advance.
Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to make this no bake strawberry Cool Whip pie. You can find them online or in your grocery store.
- Strawberry Jell-o gelatin — 3oz
- Boiling water
- Ice cold water — add enough ice cubes to water to make 1 cup cold water
- Cool Whip — or any non-dairy whipped topping.
- Graham cracker pie crust — I use a pre-made no bake graham cracker crust. You can make a homemade crust if you like.
- Fresh strawberries — optional for garnish
How to Make No Bake Strawberry Jello Pie
First, add the strawberry gelatin to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the hot water and whisk until the strawberry jello powder is dissolved — this usually takes about 2 minutes.
Pour in the ice-cold water, and whisk until the mixture becomes frothy. Then, spoon the Cool Whip into the Jello mixture. It’s easiest to add the whipped topping gradually, and stir until it’s a light pink color.
Place the Jello Cool Whip mixture into the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes. The mixture should be thick but easy to pour or scoop with a spoon. Spoon the Jello pie filling into the graham cracker crust. Use a spatula to smooth the mixture in the prepared pie shell so that it’s nice and even.
Then, place the pie into the refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
Quick Tip
Homemade whipped cream is delicious, but whipped topping works better for this recipe since it keeps the pie nice and fluffy.
Make sure the whipped topping is thawed before using.
Storing the Pie
Store this no bake easy strawberry pie in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container. You can use toothpicks to raise the plastic wrap off of the surface of the pie so it doesn’t stick. Or, use the plastic lid from the pie shell to cover the pie.
This pie will last for 2 to 3 days refrigerated — though it never lasts that long in my house!
Variations
Incorporate fresh fruit into the strawberry pie filling. After you’ve mixed the Cool Whip and gelatin mixture, add the fruit before transferring into the pie shell. For this, I’d of course use strawberries, but you could add other fruit, such as fresh blueberries, as well.
You could also just put sliced strawberries on top of the pie as well. A big dollop of whipped topping, chocolate chips, fresh berries, and sprinkles are each a great option too!
I usually keep this type of pie super simple, but you can make your own whipped cream with heavy cream, vanilla, and sugar, or even a homemade graham cracker crust.
This no bake dessert will work with any Jell-O flavor. The pink strawberry pie is so cute though, especially for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day or July 4th!
More No Bake Pies
No Bake Strawberry Jello Pie
Ingredients
- 3 oz box strawberry Jell-o gelatin
- ⅔ cup boiling water
- 1 cup ice cold water
- 8 oz Cool Whip thawed
- 1 graham cracker pie crust
- Fresh strawberries optional for garnish
Instructions
- Add Jello gelatin to a large mixing bowl, and pour in hot water. Whisk until gelatin powder is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes
- Pour in ice cold water, and whisk until frothy
- Gradually stir in Cool Whip, and mix until completely blended and light pink
- Place mixture in refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes or until thick enough to spoon into pie crust
- Spoon Jello mixture into graham cracker crust, and smooth evenly in crust with spatula
- Refrigerate pie for at least 4 hours or overnight for best results before serving
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you’re looking for more Jello recipes and recipes with Cool Whip, check out my easy dessert recipes and side dishes for more inspiration!
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Can you use “real” whipped cream?
It doesn’t hold up as well as whipped topping.
Made this for our latest family get together. What a huge hit. So easy to make lots of requests for the recipe. Told them to look at your web page.Thanks for the great dessert.
I made this with a pretzel crust, new to me so I hope it turns out yummy! Simple recipe, thanks!
I made this pie and it is delicious! It was gone on 5 minutes and everyone raved about it. I’m making again today!
The kids and I made this yesterday! The hardest thing to do was wait for it to set up! Delicious! Glad we made two!