Name: Strawberry Icebox Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3 cup heavy cream; 2 (8-ounce) containers mascarpone cream, room temperature; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 90 shortbread cookies; 2 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced, plus extra strawberries for serving; 1 banana, sliced; Fresh basil, for garnish

Strawberry Icebox Casserole

By: Addie Gundry, Cookbook Author and Food Network Star

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By: Addie Gundry, Cookbook Author and Food Network Star

There's nothing worse than baking hot dishes on an even hotter day. That is why this strawberry icebox cake is a summer favorite. You can learn how to make a strawberry icebox cake without ever touching your oven! Tasty and sweet, this summer dessert is ideal for Fourth of July celebrations and other summer parties.

From the Chef: Starting with fresh berries and basil, this dessert is unique and fresh for a hot summer day, and it's one of my favorites to demonstrate at live cooking events. Eat with a spoon or use your hands to pull apart the shortbread pieces. It's perfect for any brunch or daytime dessert-eating occasion.
- Addie Gundry

This recipe is from RecipeLion's 103 Cookbook series, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes: 103 Comforting Breakfast Casseroles, Dinner Ideas, and Desserts Everyone Will Love.

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Serves10

Preparation Time15 min

Chilling Time4 hr

Easy

Make Ahead RecipeYes

Ingredients

3 cups heavy cream
2 (8-ounce) containers mascarpone cream, room temperature
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon kosher salt
90 shortbread cookies
2 pounds strawberries, hulled and sliced, plus extra strawberries for serving
1 banana, sliced
Fresh basil, for garnish

Instructions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the cream, mascarpone, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt together until the mixture forms medium-stiff peaks.
Spread a thin layer of the cream mixture in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish and cover with a layer of shortbread cookies. Spread one-quarter of the remaining cream mixture over the cookies and top with one-third of the strawberries. Cover the strawberries with another layer of cookies, then spread with one-quarter of the cream and one-third of the strawberries. Repeat with the remaining shortbread, one-quarter of the cream, and the remaining strawberries. Spread the remaining cream on top.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve with extra strawberries and fresh basil leaves.

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Rnbowgrl

Nov 27, 2017

Although there's mention of bananas in this recipe and there is no sign of them anywhere in the instructions or video...I think they would really be an amazing addition to the strawberries and other ingredients. I love shortbread cookies and strawberries so this will definitely be a huge hit in my home, however, this would make an amazing trifle. I'd mash the strawberries and incorporate them into the cream mixture then layer it with the shortbread cookies broken into chunks as well as the bananas.

Edmund K

Apr 28, 2017

This looks extremely yummy! I love strawberries (we should get a batch from our garden this year) and this is a wonderful serving idea. A question, though. In the listing of ingredients, it mentions a sliced banana. The banana, however, is not mentioned in the instructions. How and where is it used? Is it added to the strawberry layers or placed on top as the last layer? It looks like this recipe could use a bit more editing.