My grandma’s strawberry delight pudding dessert is similar to banana pudding but with strawberries. Layers of Nilla wafers, a creamy pudding mixture, and topped with strawberry glaze and fresh strawberries, this is a great dessert for any occasion.

When I was growing up my grandma would make this strawberry delight with Nilla wafers for me and my sister when we would visit during the summer. As I got older and started to cook with her in the kitchen, she shared that she had found the recipe from one of her church cookbooks.

Recipes like this remind me that some of the best desserts are the simplest ones. This treat is always something we look forward to because its cool, creamy, and perfect for a warm summer day.

This no bake strawberry dessert is surprisingly easy to make with just a few, simple ingredients needed. A great option when you need something for a potluck or party because it can be made the night before and kept in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

• Cool, creamy, and great strawberry flavor. The combination of cookies, pudding, and strawberries is hard to resist.
• An easy no bake dessert. You can make this strawberry dessert in under 20 minutes.
• Wonderful for all types of occasions like potlucks, holidays, cookouts, and more.

Ingredients

Make this old fashioned strawberry delight with just a few simple ingredients.

• Nilla wafers: You will need a box of Nilla wafers for this dessert.
• Vanilla pudding mix: Be sure to get the instant vanilla pudding mix.
• Milk: Use whatever milk you have on hand. Make sure that it is cold milk.
• Cool Whip: Thawed, frozen whipped topping adds great creaminess to the pudding layer.
• Strawberry glaze: This can usually be found in the produce aisle close to the strawberries.
• Strawberries: Fresh, ripe strawberries are used to top the dessert.

How to make strawberry delight

1. Place Nilla wafers in the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and cold milk. Stir in the Cool Whip. Spread half of the mixture over the Nilla wafers.
3. Add another layer of Nilla wafers and then the remaining pudding mixture over the Nilla wafers.

4. Spread the strawberry glaze over the Cool Whip mixture.
5. Top with diced strawberries.

6. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.

Heather’s recipe tips

• Use cold milk with the pudding mix. This will help the pudding come together and thicken.
• Make sure to use ripe strawberries. Fresh, ripe straberries will give you the best flavor.
• If you don’t have Cool Whip, you can use homemade whipped cream.
• Refrigerate for an hour before serving. This will let everything come together.

Variations

• Pudding: You can substitute the vanailla pudding with cheesecake flavored pudding mix, strawberry pudding mix, or french vanilla pudding mix. It’s even great with lemon pudding mix.
• Berries: Make this a red white and blue dessert by adding fresh blueberries to the top.
• Cookies: Substitute the vanilla wafers with Pepperidge Farm Chessman cookies or Golden Oreos.

Storage instructions

Store this strawberry delight covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. I do not recommend freezing the dessert.

Recipe FAQ’s

More easy strawberry dessert recipes

• Strawberry angel food cake dessert
• Strawberry fluff
• Strawberry blossoms
• Pink lady cake

Let me know if you made this easy no bake strawberry delight in the comments below.