07/08/2026
☀️🍰 5 No-Bake Desserts to Keep You Cool This Summer!
☀️🍌 No-Bake Banana Split Cake
Ingredients
Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
½ cup butter, melted
Cream Layer
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fruit & Topping
20 ounces crushed pineapple, well drained
4 medium bananas, sliced
8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed
½ cup chopped pecans
4 ounces maraschino cherries, drained
Directions
Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter until evenly moistened. Press firmly into a 9×13-inch dish and chill for 15 minutes.
Beat the softened cream cheese, softened butter, salt, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the chilled crust.
Layer the drained crushed pineapple over the cream cheese layer.
Arrange the sliced bananas evenly over the pineapple.
Spread the Cool Whip over the top.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans and garnish with maraschino cherries.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
Nutritional Information
⏰ Prep Time: 20 minutes | ❄️ Chill Time: 4 hours | ⏱️ Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
🔥 Approx. 410 kcal per serving
🍽️ Servings: 12
🍓🍰 Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
2 cups crushed Golden Oreo cookies (about 20 cookies)
6 tablespoons crushed freeze-dried strawberries
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Cream Filling
3 cups very cold heavy cream
1½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
1 cup strawberry preserves
Layers
11 ounces vanilla wafer cookies
1 pound fresh strawberries, sliced
Directions
Combine the crushed cookies, freeze-dried strawberries, and melted butter. Press into a 9×13-inch dish and chill.
Beat the heavy cream with the powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with the granulated sugar until smooth.
Mix in the strawberry extract and strawberry preserves.
Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
Spread a layer of filling over the crust.
Add a layer of vanilla wafers and sliced strawberries.
Repeat the layers, ending with the remaining filling.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight before serving.
Nutritional Information
⏰ Prep Time: 30 minutes | ❄️ Chill Time: 6 hours | ⏱️ Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
🔥 Approx. 470 kcal per serving
🍽️ Servings: 12
🍦🍫 Buster Bar Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
14 fudge-covered graham crackers, broken into pieces
96 ounces vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
16 ounces hot fudge topping
14.5 ounces chocolate Magic Shell topping
1¼ cups dry roasted peanuts, divided
Directions
Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
Spread one-third of the softened ice cream in the bottom of the pan.
Sprinkle with ½ cup peanuts and half of the fudge-covered graham crackers.
Drizzle with half the hot fudge and half the Magic Shell.
Repeat the layers with another third of the ice cream, another ½ cup peanuts, crackers, hot fudge, and Magic Shell.
Finish with the remaining ice cream.
Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup peanuts.
Freeze for at least 6 hours before slicing.
Nutritional Information
⏰ Prep Time: 25 minutes | ❄️ Freeze Time: 6 hours | ⏱️ Total Time: 6 hours 25 minutes
🔥 Approx. 560 kcal per serving
🍽️ Servings: 16
🍪❄️ Frozen Oreo Dessert
Ingredients
14.3 ounces Oreo cookies, crushed (reserve about 12 cookies for topping)
¼ cup butter, melted
1 cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
Directions
Mix the crushed Oreos with the melted butter and press into a 9×13-inch dish.
Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
Spread the filling over the Oreo crust.
Sprinkle the reserved crushed Oreos over the top.
Freeze for 4–6 hours before serving.
Nutritional Information
⏰ Prep Time: 20 minutes | ❄️ Freeze Time: 6 hours | ⏱️ Total Time: 6 hours 20 minutes
🔥 Approx. 430 kcal per serving
🍽️ Servings: 12
🥜🍫 Peanut Butter Icebox Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Pudding Layer
19.1 ounces crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, divided
⅓ cup salted butter, melted
2 (3.9-ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
2¾ cups whole milk
2 cups whipped topping, thawed
5 cups miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, halved (divided)
Peanut Butter Layer
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1½ cups powdered sugar
2 cups whipped topping, thawed
7.25 ounces chocolate Magic Shell topping
Directions
Mix 2¼ cups crushed chocolate cookies with the melted butter and press into a 9×13-inch pan.
Whisk the pudding mix with the milk until thickened. Fold in the whipped topping and 2 cups of the peanut butter cups.
Spread the pudding layer over the crust.
Beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping.
Spread the peanut butter layer over the pudding.
Sprinkle with the remaining crushed cookies and remaining peanut butter cups.
Drizzle the Magic Shell topping over the dessert.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight, before slicing.
Nutritional Information
⏰ Prep Time: 30 minutes | ❄️ Chill Time: 6 hours | ⏱️ Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
🔥 Approx. 590 kcal per serving
🍽️ Servings: 16