Recipes Desserts Fruit Desserts Strawberry Dessert Recipes 15 Deceptively Easy Strawberry Desserts By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on April 12, 2022 Close Photo: missablee Looks can be deceiving. Take these eye-catching strawberry desserts, for example. Each of them is made with clever time-saving shortcut ingredients like ready-made pie crusts and store-bought cakes that put you on the fast track to fruit-filled strawberry desserts. Scroll through and find easy-to-make recipes like strawberry cobbler, no-bake strawberry cheesecake, and strawberry trifle. Now you know what to bring to your next picnic, potluck, or party 01 of 16 Strawberry Pie II View Recipe sopenia Shortcut: Frozen pie crust.Top Tip: "Paint" the inside of the baked crust with melted chocolate before pouring in the filling to keep the pie from getting soggy. 02 of 16 Glazed Doughnut Strawberry Shortcake View Recipe Lindsey Shortcut: Glazed doughnuts from the bakery.Top Tip: Use a serrated bread knife to make slicing the doughnuts easier. 03 of 16 Strawberry Kiwi Tartlets View Recipe LilPhotog Shortcuts: Frozen puff pastry shells and strawberry preserves.Top Tip: Don't bother removing seeds from the kiwi. I mean, who does that? 04 of 16 Strawberry Napoleons View Recipe Shortcuts: Frozen puff pastry and vanilla pudding.Top Tips: Use lemon pudding and homemade whipped cream for the filling instead of frozen whipped topping. 05 of 16 Strawberry Shooters View Recipe Deb C Shortcut: Canned whipped cream.Top Tip: Check out the video to see how to scoop out the strawberry core with a melon baller or small measuring spoon. 06 of 16 Cheesecake in a Jar View Recipe Shortcut: No-bake cheesecake mixture.Top Tip: Spoon strawberry filling between layers of cheesecake for the prettiest presentation. Perfect for shower season. 07 of 16 Strawberry Soup a la Kiev View Recipe lutzflcat Shortcut: Use frozen instead of fresh strawberries.Top Tip: Add some mashed strawberries to the purée for more texture. 08 of 16 Strawberry Graham Cracker Bites View Recipe Kim's Cooking Now Shortcuts: Canned whipped cream.Top Tip: Teddy Grahams instead of mini graham crackers crank up the cute factor. 09 of 16 Summer Fruit Galettes View Recipe missablee Shortcut: Refrigerated pie crusts.Top Tip: Brush the pastry pleats with beaten egg before you sprinkle with sugar and bake. This adds gloss and crunch, and helps the sugar adhere to the crust. 10 of 16 Strawberry Torte View Recipe Jillcasey84 Shortcut: Packaged ladyfinger cookies.Top Tip: Add ½ teaspoon almond extract to the cream cheese mixture. 11 of 16 Strawberry Angel Food Dessert View Recipe Carolyn Weaver Veliz Shortcut: Store-bought angel food cake or pound cake.Top Tip: To make your own glaze, add 4 or 5 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 cup sugar, and 2 cups boiling water to a 3-ounce box of strawberry gelatin. Cook until thickened. 12 of 16 Strawberry Shortcake Ice Pops View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine Shortcuts: Vanilla sandwich cookies and instant pudding.Top Tip: Crush cookies instead of blending them until they're fine crumbs. Reviewers say they like the extra cookie texture. 13 of 16 Judy's Strawberry Pretzel Salad View Recipe Meredith Food Studios Shortcuts: Jell-O, frozen whipped topping.Top Tip: Double the Jell-O to make it proportional to the amount of cream cheese. 14 of 16 Chocolate Covered Strawberries View Recipe My Hot Southern Mess Shortcut: Milk chocolate chips.Top Tip: Heat until only half of the chocolate is melted, then remove from heat and stir gently until it is all melted. 15 of 16 Southern-Style Strawberry Cobbler View Recipe SunnyDaysNora Shortcut: Refrigerated crescent rolls.Top Tip: Even if 3 tbsp. of butter seems like too much for the recipe while you're cooking, be sure to use it all. 16 of 16 More Strawberries, Please! Allrecipes Magazine Our Best Strawberry Dessert Recipes of All Time 16 Ways to Make the Best Strawberry Shortcake Browse All Strawberry Dessert Recipes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit