Easy Instant Pudding Dessert Ice Cake Recipe
This ice cake is an easy no-bake refrigerator cake made with fresh strawberries and layers of graham crackers softened by whipped cream and vanilla pudding mixture! A refreshing dessert perfect for a summer potluck or BBQ party!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 15 sheets graham crackers 16 oz
- 1 1/2 cups milk add more if needed
- 7 oz vanilla instant pudding mix 2 small boxes
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 cups whipped cream or whipped topping
- 3 cups fresh strawberries chopped plus 12-15 halved for topping
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries optional
Instructions
- Wash strawberries and pat dry with paper towel. Chop them into small pieces
- In a medium bowl, mix the instant pudding with softened cream cheese.
- Add in milk and whisk until smooth.
- Fold the whipped cream into the pudding mixture. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Grease a 13×9 inch dish and add a thin layer of pudding mixture onto the bottom.
- Add a single layer of graham crackers on top. Break the cookie if needed to fit the dish.
- Spread a 1/2" thick layer of pudding mixture on top of the graham crackers to cover using a spatula.
- Arrange 1/3 of the berries on top of the pudding layer.
- Repeat the graham cracker / pudding mixture / strawberries layering two more times, finishing with the berries.
- Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours up to 2 days before serving. Enjoy!