No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Dream Cake
I saw this recipe a few weeks ago that layered Twinkies, chopped strawberries and cool whip and thought that sounded AMAZING!
We ended up picking fresh strawberries Thursday night and with a family reunion planned for the weekend I knew I wanted to make a yummy dessert with them. I had no Twinkies on hand but the grocery store had had Yodels on sale and thinking I'd make something with them this summer I had picked up a few boxes.
An idea started forming....
I love mixing chocolate and berries; either raspberries or strawberries work well paired with chocolate, and so I started to wonder if I could come up with something mixing Yodels and strawberries together.
So I started prepping.
I cleaned and cut up 4 cups of strawberries and added 1 cup of granulated sugar to them. I let them sit so they'd made a syrup and turned my attention to the Yodels.
I knew I could just lay them out in the pan like they had done with the Twinkies but thought that the chocolate shell on the outside would prevent the strawberry taste from mixing with the chocolate cake interior. I finally decided to cut them in half lengthwise and lay them out that way.
Once I had the bottom of my pan filled I added the strawberries over it all (with the juice).
Then I topped the whole thing with Cool Whip.
Thinking that looked good but plain, I decided to chop a few more strawberries to sprinkle on the top and added a handful of chocolate chip morsels too.
Doesn't it look delicious?! The whole pan was gone in no time!
5 cups of chopped or sliced strawberries; divided
1 cup sugar
7 packages of Yodels
Lg Container of Cool Whip Whipped topping; thawed
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1. Put 4 cups of strawberries in a bowl and add 1 cup of sugar; set aside so the sugar draws out the strawberry juice and makes a syrup.
2. Meanwhile cut all the Yodels in half lengthwise and line the bottom of a 13x9 pan.
3. Pour strawberries on top and cover up all the Yodels.
4. Spread Cool Whip on top of the strawberry layer.
5. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of berries and 12 cup of chocolate chips over the cool whip layer.
6. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Linking Up With: Happiness is Homemade
We ended up picking fresh strawberries Thursday night and with a family reunion planned for the weekend I knew I wanted to make a yummy dessert with them. I had no Twinkies on hand but the grocery store had had Yodels on sale and thinking I'd make something with them this summer I had picked up a few boxes.
An idea started forming....
I love mixing chocolate and berries; either raspberries or strawberries work well paired with chocolate, and so I started to wonder if I could come up with something mixing Yodels and strawberries together.
So I started prepping.
I cleaned and cut up 4 cups of strawberries and added 1 cup of granulated sugar to them. I let them sit so they'd made a syrup and turned my attention to the Yodels.
I knew I could just lay them out in the pan like they had done with the Twinkies but thought that the chocolate shell on the outside would prevent the strawberry taste from mixing with the chocolate cake interior. I finally decided to cut them in half lengthwise and lay them out that way.
Once I had the bottom of my pan filled I added the strawberries over it all (with the juice).
Then I topped the whole thing with Cool Whip.
Thinking that looked good but plain, I decided to chop a few more strawberries to sprinkle on the top and added a handful of chocolate chip morsels too.
Doesn't it look delicious?! The whole pan was gone in no time!
To make the No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Dream Cake You will need:
5 cups of chopped or sliced strawberries; divided
1 cup sugar
7 packages of Yodels
Lg Container of Cool Whip Whipped topping; thawed
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1. Put 4 cups of strawberries in a bowl and add 1 cup of sugar; set aside so the sugar draws out the strawberry juice and makes a syrup.
2. Meanwhile cut all the Yodels in half lengthwise and line the bottom of a 13x9 pan.
3. Pour strawberries on top and cover up all the Yodels.
4. Spread Cool Whip on top of the strawberry layer.
5. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of berries and 12 cup of chocolate chips over the cool whip layer.
6. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Linking Up With: Happiness is Homemade
I SO want these right now! I just need to figure out a way to make them gluten-free but I am pretty good at that. Thank you for the inspiration & recipe. :)
ReplyDeleteI SO want these right now! I just need to figure out a way to make them gluten-free but I am pretty good at that. Thank you for the inspiration & recipe. :)
ReplyDeleteCan you let me know what you figure out (when you do)? I have a lot of GF friends.
DeleteThis looks so yummy! What a great summertime dessert :)
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Thank you! I thought so too!
DeleteOh my goodness!...this sounds delicious! Perfect dessert for this summer! Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictories Sunday linkup!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I just love that chocolate and strawberry combo!
DeleteYum! What a perfect recipe for the 4th of July! Thanks for sharing with #SocialButterflySunday! Hope to see you link up again this week :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. I will!
DeleteWhat a great cake to have for summertime! So glad you could join us on Full Plate Thursday and thanks so much for sharing with us. Hope you have a great week and a very Happy Mothers Day!
ReplyDeleteMiz Helen
It is one of my favorite summer desserts!
DeleteWhoo this does look like a dream. Looks so yummy and just the kind of treats I love :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Creative Mondays this week. Hope you can join us tomorrow.
Thanks! I just love the combo of chocolate and strawberry and you just can't beat a no bake dessert.
DeleteI had to look up Yodels. Lol. I see they are like Ho Hos. The recipe sounds so good! Pinned.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just had to look up Ho Hos! LOL.
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