Hello Friends. Do you have a sweet tooth? Better yet, a strawberry sweet tooth? I hope so because today for the Pinterest Challenge, we are sharing some of our favorite recipes. I’ll admit it – I’m not much of a fruit eater. I’m more of a cake eater. Any cake will do but white cake, like wedding cake, is my favorite. I could have made a strawberry cake and that would suit me just fine but I wanted something to sooth the sweltering heat outside. So I’m sharing how to easily make a yummy no-bake strawberry lemonade icebox pie! Wow, that’s a mouthful!
If you’ve joined me for the first time, welcome! I hope you find some fun and inspiring things here. And if you’re hopping over from Follow the Yellow Brick Home, thank you. I’m so glad you’re visiting! Weren’t those strawberry roses the cutest?! I love all that Amber does.
How to Easily Make a Yummy No-Bake Strawberry Lemonade Icebox Pie!
If you aren’t from the south, you may be asking yourself what exactly is an Icebox Pie. Well, let me tell you. It starts with the desire to entertain and be a good hostess. I guess you could say it’s another excuse to bake which all good southern ladies like to do. But in doing so, we don’t like to heat up the kitchen so a no-bake pie is the answer on a hot summer day.
Strawberry Lemon Icebox Pie by the extraordinary Cindy Richter
Icebox Pies usually have a pressed-in cookie type crust. You can add things to the crust like chopped pecans (pronounced puh-kaan), coconut or crushed almonds, and the like. It just depends on what flavor pie you’re making. For this one I used a plain store bought graham cracker crust.
See the strawberry puree bunched up on the sides? That’s because I poured it too fast. Not the best.
Before you say anything, I know. No self-respecting southerner would use a store bought crust but I ran out of time. Goodness me, don’t tell momma! Just kidding. My momma would (probably still does) buy potato salad at the store then transfer it to her own bowl to serve at the family reunion. All I can say is it takes all kinds.
Not eating the strawberry lemonade icebox pie fast enough can get a little drippy.
You can see below that if you choose to use a store bought crust, it can be disguised with a towel around the edge. 😉 Okay, so the aluminum pan isn’t really hidden but if your friends are real friends, they won’t say anything. Maybe. It also helps with condensation if you by some miracle have any left sitting out.
Wrap a towel around the aluminum pie pan to disguise it! 😉
On to the best part! Icebox pies are served cold, have a creamy center and most of the time have a whipped topping. This one was made with frozen lemonade concentrate and sweetened condensed milk. I don’t think any recipe could be yucky if it contained sweetened condensed milk. Add in heavy whipping cream and oh my soul it’s delicious!
I don’t recommend eating the decorative lemon rind. Bleh.
The only negative thing I can say about the pie is that you have to eat your piece quickly. If you have guests over and one of them speaks ten words a second with gusts up to fifty, this is not the dessert you want to serve. And it’s not for an outside party because hello, it’s hotter than a honeymoon hotel out there and these pies can get drippy real quick.
With all that said, here’s the recipe.
Strawberry Lemonade Icebox Pie
Prep Time: 20 mins
Freezing Time: 6 hours
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2/3 cup of frozen lemonade concentrate
- 1 – 14 oz. cup of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 4 Tbsp. of powdered sugar
- Small carton of strawberries (hulled)
- 3 Tbsp. honey
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. water
Instructions:
~ Mix your graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together then pour into a 9 inch pie dish and press down. Make sure to get it up on the sides. Or purchase a premade graham cracker crust.
~ In a blender, blend honey, vanilla and water and continue adding strawberries until you have pureed 1 cup full. Set aside.
~ With a whisk mix lemonade concentrate with sweetened condensed milk until combined. Set aside.
~ With a hand mixer, whip heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Then gradually add powdered sugar until you get the consistency of stiff whipped cream. Gently fold into lemonade/sweetened condensed milk mixture.
~ Pour half of the strawberry puree into the bottom of the pie crust. Slowly pour the lemonade mixture on top of the strawberry puree. If you pour it quickly, all the puree will run to the outside and you won’t have an even dispersion on the bottom. Smooth the top when finished.
~ Place the remaining strawberry puree in dollops on top of the lemonade filling. Swirl together the dollops and filling with a toothpick or whatever you want to use.
~ Add extra sliced strawberries to center of pie for edible decoration. I also added a swirl of lemon rind that I don’t recommend eating. 😉
~ Freeze pie for 6 or more hours before serving. If you have any leftover, keep frozen.
Well that’s how to easily make a yummy no-bake strawberry lemonade icebox pie. It’s simple to make, not to tart and not to sweet. And I’m telling you, it’s so good it’ll make childbirth a pleasure. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration but seriously, you have to try it!
Want to really impress your guests and make those cute lemon slice flowers to put on the side of your water glass? Click here for the DIY.
Ready for more mouth watering strawberry recipes? Check them out below!
Next up is my friend Christy at Our Southern Home. Her scrumptious recipe is on my to do list!
Hi Cindy
What a funny post too! Love it and a great idea to wrap a towel around the pan. I agree everything tastes better with sweetened condensed milk! yum! laura
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Would you believe I am new to baking things with sweetened condensed milk?! I used to think it was like sweetened sour cream – bleh. Then a friend made something with it and wowza, I was hooked! Glad you liked it Laura. Have a great week!
Cindy, I love an ice box pie in the summer. I used to make one with canned pie filling cherries that was decadent. That was in another life! Thanks so much for this month’s inspiration. It was fun and my family loved it.
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I love cherries Carol. One day you’ll have to post that one too! Glad you and your family enjoyed the baking together and you got at least a second slice?!
Haha, love your wit! It looks scrumptious and I’ll bet it’s so refreshing on a sweltering summer Texas day! Yum!
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I just type what I think. Sometimes I have to go back and delete and filter, delete and filter. The pie is delicious! Try it out.
Cindy,
This looks so yummy. Thanks for all your hard work on these challenges! I hope to participate next month.
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My pleasure Rachel. I think the Pinterest Challenges are so fun. I love a challenge and this month was waaaay out of my comfort zone. But, it turned out way better than I though and was seriously yummy.
Your icebox pie looks so delicious, and I’m drooling over the strawberry swirls on top! I would have no problem eating this fast before it melted LOL!
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Thank you Michelle. I keep telling myself since I’m here alone this week to invite someone over super quick before I eat it all!
Your pie looks absolutely delicious!
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It looks as good as it tastes! Thanks bunches Paula.
Your pie looks delicious, your pictures are beautiful, and your commentary made me LOL several times. “Hotter than a honeymoon hotel”…bwahahahah. Too funny.
I’ve pinned and followed you on Pinterest. Thanks for sharing and hosting, Cindy!
Niky @ The House on Silverado
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Aww, thank you for the follows and pin Niky. You are so sweet. And I’m glad you like the post. It’s good to laugh. 😉
It looks so good and perfect for hot summer days, it won’t last too long even if it’s just me, lol!!!
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Me either. I’m home alone this week. Someone better come save me!
I am definitely giving this one a try. It looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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You will love it Tammy. You know if I make one it has to be super easy! 😉
You had me at no-bake! This looks so yummy and perfect for our upcoming beach trip! This is such a fun Pinterest Challenge!
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No-bake is the best bake for sure! Ashley would do a much better job at decorating the top than I did. Enjoy and try not eating the entire thing at once. 🙂
Wow, what a yummy dessert! And your hotter than a honeymoon hotel phrase is hilarious! I bet your dessert would be yummy in a glass with a straw, so we would be able to beat that heat! 😉
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I don’t know about eating it with a straw. That makes me think of hospital food albeit the best hospital food ever in the history of hospital food! Beats out jello that’s for sure. Let me know if you try it. It would be perfect for a Cali-girl too.
Your no bake strawberry lemonade icebox cake looks so delicious and you have styled it perfectly. Love the vintage dishes and the idea of wrapping the outside with a pretty dish towel.
I can’t eat dairy or gluten anymore, but I do remember how these scrumptious desserts taste. As soon as I saw your post I ran to the freezer for a slice of gluten free/dairy free “cheeze cake” and I imagined I was eating your icebox pie instead!
This was such a fun theme for a challenge. Thanks for hosting!
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My best friend is in the same boat. I hate it for you but at least you’ve found an alternative and strawberries are still on the list of yums! Thank you Amber. Have a great week!
My mama was not averse to using a store bought crust, either. The same lady who taught me how to make butter, and we made it often, as well as starting me at the age of 9 making a true red velvet cake every year at Christmas time. Now I’m glad she did. I love ice box pies, especially in the summertime. In Texas. In July…
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Yes, mam. That’s the best time to have a slice. I need to learn how to make a red velvet cake. Maybe I can add that to my baking want to do list?! Thank you for the visit Lynne. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Your pie looks delish, especially for a hot summer day dessert.
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It was yummy! You should try it out sometime.
Oh my word, you’re hilarious! I’ve never heard the phrase about the honeymoon hotel, but I’m using that one someday. I love the way your pie looks and especially love that it doesn’t require baking. Truth be told, I think I overbaked my dish, so maybe I should stick to no-bake options too! Especially if they look as pretty as yours! Thanks for hosting, as always!
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I can’t believe you’ve never heard that before? Maybe I hang around people that are less sophisticated than you do?! LOL. I love a no-bake anything. That’s how I roll. Thanks Crissy!
This sounds so delicious!! The pie is so beautiful as well!!
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Thank you Kristin. I really felt it was messy looking and that I swirled it to much. But it was delicious anyway!
Oh, yum! I have a major sweet tooth and dessert is my love language! This pie is totally speaking to me!
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It spoke to me several times. I’m here alone this week and it wasn’t a good idea to make this pie. :0
This looks amazing, Cindy! I can’t wait to try this recipe with my niece. She LOVES anything with strawberry so this will be totally up her alley. Thanks for making the directions super easy to follow. She’s just learning how to cook and bake and will be over the moon to make this recipe before the lazy days of summer send her back to school. Big hugs, CoCo
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Thank you CoCo. Hopefully y’all can find some good strawberries. Ours are never that great and certainly never sweet. Enjoy making it AND eating it! 🙂