Freezer Strawberry Shortbread Dessert

Total Time
Prep: 25 min. + freezing

Updated on Oct. 24, 2022

When I’m planning party menus, I appreciate dessert recipes like this; you can make and freeze it up to two weeks before serving. A refreshing slice is welcome after a big meal.—Cassie Alexander, Muncie, Indiana

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Freezer Strawberry Shortbread Dessert

Yield: 15 servings
Prep: 25 min

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups crushed pretzels
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • filling:
    • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
    • 1/2 cup thawed nonalcoholic strawberry daiquiri mix
    • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
    • 1 container (16 ounces) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
    • 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • sauce:
    • 1 container (16 ounces) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed and undrained

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the pretzels, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 11x7-in. dish. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. For filling, in a large bowl, combine milk and daiquiri mix. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Stir in strawberries; fold in whipped topping. Pour over crust (dish will be full). Freeze for 4 hours before serving.
  3. For sauce, puree thawed undrained strawberries in a food processor or blender. Strain through a fine sieve. Drizzle over top.
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