Frozen Strawberry Fluff with Gluten Free Option

This Frozen Strawberry Fluff is a light, refreshing dessert that’s totally no bake and made in 20 minutes!

As a kid, I loved going over to my best friend’s house for dinner. This was fantastic for 2 reasons.

1. Best friends always have awesome Barbies to play with that you don’t have.
2. Eating at someone else’s house is like, WHOA, a crazy special treat when you’re an 8 year old.

After eating someone else’s food for dinner (which is way better than eating your own food for some reason), I would cross my fingers and hope that my friend’s mom would go downstairs to the freezer and (please, please, please!) pull out a frozen dish filled with Strawberry Fluff.

It was one of her specialties and I remember enjoying it many summer evenings. Those were the best nights–running around outside, making dirt soup, bungee jumping our Barbies off the swing set (what? you didn’t do this??), staying up late, and then enjoying a cool, refreshing slice of frozen Strawberry Fluff.

This dish will always bring up memories of those warm summer nights. Something about it makes me feel like a kid again. It’s perfectly light, almost guilt free, and can easily be made gluten free. Simply whip up some egg whites and strawberries until they form puffy, billowy pink clouds. Add some sugar and vanilla, pour over an easy peasy graham cracker crust, and freeze. You’ll have a perfect dessert waiting for you in the freezer whenever you need it.

I did adult-ify this recipe a bit by adding a healthy drizzle of chocolate syrup, a few extra slices of strawberries, and a generous dollop of whipped cream. It really doesn’t need the additions, but wow, they take this dish from great to fabulous! (And darned pretty too!)

For easier slicing, simply lay the dish in about an inch of hot water for a minute or two after you get it out of the freezer. The crust should slip out pretty easily.

Call up your best friend and invite her over for dessert. It’ll be one of the best nights of the summer, I promise.

P.S. The countdown to strawberry season is upon us. Prepare yourself.

Frozen Strawberry Pie

Light and airy Frozen Strawberry Pie is a no-bake dessert that's perfect for summer, but can be enjoyed all year long!

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Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 20 minutes mins

Servings: 16

Calories: 192kcal

Ingredients

 

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For the crusts:

• Butter or neutral cooking spray (for greasing)
• 12 Tablespoons salted butter (melted)
• 4 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 24 whole graham crackers)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon water (plus more, if needed)

For the filling:

• 2 egg whites (*see note)
• 16 oz. frozen strawberries (partially thawed)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 8 oz. Cool Whip (or whipped topping)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Sliced strawberries, chocolate syrup, and/or fresh whipped cream (for serving)

Instructions

• Use butter or a neutral cooking spray to grease 2 9 pie pans or 1 9x13 inch pan.
• In a small bowl combine melted butter, crushed graham crackers, and sugar. Stir until the crumbs start to adhere together. Add the water, a Tablespoon at a time, until the crust sticks together if pinched between two fingers. Divide the mixture evenly between the two pie pans, using your fingers or the bottom of a measuring cup to press it into the bottoms and up the sides of the pan. Place the crusts in the freezer while you prepare the filling.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs whites on high speed for 1 minute, or until frothy. Add the frozen strawberries and granulated sugar in three separate additions, beating well after each addition. Continue to whisk the mixture until light, fluffy, and tripled in size. Gently stir in Cool Whip and vanilla.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the two pie crusts, smoothing the top. Flash freeze for 1 hour, then wrap tightly with saran wrap and freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight. To serve, place the frozen pie in about an inch of very hot water for 30-60 seconds. Slice and serve immediately with fresh strawberry slices, whipped cream, and chocolate, if desired.

Notes

• Consuming raw egg whites presents a small risk of salmonella. To avoid this, use a carton of pasteurized egg white product. You'll need 3 Tablespoons for each egg white.
• Frozen strawberry pie will keep in the freezer for about 2 months. If keeping for longer than a week, double wrap the pie in saran wrap then aluminum foil.
• You can substitute store bought graham cracker crusts if you prefer.
• For gluten free version, gluten free graham cracker crumbs--Kinnikinnick is the brand I usually use.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword frozen strawberry fluff, gluten free strawberry fluff, strawberry fluff

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg

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